I recently purchased an '85 380SL with 38K miles. Great car, and all the power equipment works, but I have an issue with the Becker radio (original, Model 612). The radio powers on, produces no error codes, gives an audible "pop" to the speakers when it turns on, but will not lock on any AM or FM station and will not produce any sound. Also, it will play a tape, but not produce any sound. Have tried manually programming the stations, working volume up and down, no success. Also have checked the Becker site, which was not helpful in this case. Any suggestions?

Fader bad?

Sounds like the headunit is bad. Toss it, if you want to stick with a Becker style... get a 1480 from a 1990 car.

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