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FYI my "mom and pop" upholstery shop makes new foam with a hot knife and for a few dollars more will add a thin layer of memory foam. A bit cheaper than ordering repo molded foam.

I repair 8 tracks and it's the parts availability that costs $$$$. If you just need a belt, head cleaning, and capacitors your 8 track can be repaired for under $200. If you need a pinch roller, motor, etc the price climbs fast. My opinion is AM radio is going away. Personally I think this is a...

Close up of the tint trimming around the original air temp sticker.

Well I'm 100% satisfied with the job he did on the Grand Marquis, but about 90% satisfied with the Coronet. I asked him to be careful about the front window near the wing frame and he said he would gap the tint. For whatever reason he told me he wanted to gap the tint at the quarter window, too...

We've discussed and he says one piece should do it. I've asked him cut around the original air temp sticker to try to preserve it.

I told the guy I wanted "one step darker than legal". I'm going to call him today and make sure we're on the same page. Definitely don't want "limo" tint. Thanks for the replies.

Now that my Coronet has working AC I am considering window tint. The guy is coming over Saturday to tint my Grand Marquis and I mentioned I may want my Coronet tinted. Anyone have it done? Anything to be aware of before I have it done? Thanks.

I used to recommend repairing the original AM radio and using a Redi Rad adapter for connection to your phone. Nowadays with AM radio going away (which is unfortunate) and the fact that the modern conversions work really well I recommend going that route. The conversions are really expensive...

Try a local mom and pop type upholstery shop. My local guy swaps out springs from other chairs and seats and makes them work.

Way too many waiting to get on my bench already. Unfortunately can't take on any more radio work at this time.

Thank you. Great job and great procedure to follow. My question is cost. I see $1500 and assume that's the total. Thanks.

Just for your reference see rt-eng.com concerning the IVR and characteristics.

A capacitor is two plates across a dielectric. The trimmer screw itself is connected to one plate of the trimmer capacitor. A metal screwdriver unbalances the capacitance. Also, the trimmer is connected to the RF amplifier and a metal screwdriver, especially a long one is defeating the goal of...

Best to find a station around 1200kHz and just with a plastic or ceramic screwdriver.

@dart4forte might be able to help?

Did this get fixed? I just did a 1968 Dart Thumbwheel radio over the weekend. Let me know if you still need help.

The old timers would use 0000 steel wool and rubbing alcohol. Scrub and scrub. Then take newspaper and a mist of warm water and scrub. Follow up with car wax and lots of buffing. I have found that Griots Garage glass polish works great. It might take 3, or 4 applications, but the results are...

I'm interested in the indicator swap procedure. Can't figure out how to replace mine. Thanks for any information.

I believe @JimKueneman used superglue and wire to tighten up the crack on his radio tune gear. Search here for his fix: https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/1968-coronet-500-project.114333/

Mike has the right fixes. I've had so so luck with the glue.