I didn't do a video on it yet, but I can tell you how. The unit is held in by 4 10mm bolts. There are two on the top of the mounting, and two on the bottom. Some of the console needs to be removed as well as the 3 gauge pod on the top. Make sure the car is off and set the parking brake. You will need to remove the little square on the top left of the shifter selector. There is a button underneath it. Push the button and move the selector to drive. Open up the console arm rest lid and the storage display above the shifter. Now pull up on the trim for the shifter. That will lift up. Maneuver it around the shifter and remove it. Now you need to remove the storage area above the shifter (the one with the 12v power port in it). I don’t remember if there are screws that need to be removed for that one or not. If there is, they will be visible in the area the shifter trim was previously covering. Once that is out of the way, you will see two silver 10mm bolts on either side of the of the area below the climate control switches. Remove them. You are halfway there now. You need to remove the upper instrument pod now. This is usually very brittle, so be careful and take your time. I believe there are those “Christmas tree” clips holding this in place, similar to a door panel. Use a straight screw driver and pry the 4 way switch out. You will use that hole to put your thumb or finger in. Take your other hand and firmly grasp the upper part of the instrument cluster. Pull straight out toward you. It will surprise you when the clips release. You can move that cluster out of the way slightly, and see the two silver 10mm bolts that this panel covered. Remove those screws. Pull the radio toward you. The radio and climate controls will both come out, but will separate once you move the climate control down (they go together kind of like legos. You will just do things in reverse to put it back together. Hope that this information helps!

Glad I was able to help. We have to keep these great cars on the road.

You know it!

Thank you. It's amazing that this sound is on 70 year old metal wire. I am glad that you enjoyed it!

@@zipdude yeah, recently i have been working on a disc storage system, (electromagnetic) and i was just curious to see what kinds of forgotten recorders there have been, for all i know from wire players is that they dont have alot of hum disortion, but wow on pitch, and scrambling sounds are common, (like little scratches from the wire passing through the magnetic head)

Other than Huffy blowing me off, the bike hasn't had any other issues since then. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

For what it's worth, the bike has held up for me so far. But the warranty service was definitely sub-par. Hope you are happy with the bike that you finally choose to buy.

The wheel was the right size and same quality, without the Dakari emblems. It came with an innertube, so I don't think that it is tubeless ready. Hope that info helps.

Glad you enjoyed it. I am still digitizing the remaining wire recordings. Not sure what is on them: stay tuned!

@@zipdude Just plugging this as my grandmother was actually on Welcome Travelers (and won) on April 29th 1953 but I don't think we'll be able to find that recording. If you come upon any leads I'd be very interested in following up!

It's still holding up and in the same general condition as when I bought it last year. Fortunately, I have not had any frame issues with the bike.

@@zipdude Awesome to hear. Yeah saw your videos about the busted rim I hope I don’t run into the same thing.

@@SkylineGTR06 I hope not too for your sake. It took months of time and follow up to get it resolved.

Yeah, you're right. I know better now.

Yeah. Tell me about it! lol

I think your way is definitely the better way to go. This was the first time I've bought a bicycle for me in over 30 years, and thought that I would get the best chance of success by getting one right from the manufacturer. My thought was obviously wrong. I really do like the bike, but the customer service was non-existent. I felt like they thought they were doing me a favor to even help at all.

David, that's a great story. It helps piece the history of our culture together. I never knew that this show existed until I tried to archive the recordings that were on my family's wire recorder that was broken for at least 50 years. It's like unearthing a time capsule. Thank you for the information.

Thank you for the information. I really appreciate it. I didn't know about the Royce Union RHT previously. I checked it out, and it does look like a better value for the money. I might try to true the wheel myself. I honestly didn't think of that either. I've been out of the bike market since I was a teenager, so it's a learning curve for sure.

I still am going through some wire recording and digitizing them. This is the only one that I've found so far. You might want to check this location for a lead on some of the other known shows. radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/ Please like and subscribe to my channel to help my channel grow. Thank you.

​@@zipdudejust want to add that from what I'm able to search no other welcome Travelers exists on that link unless I'm missing something. I'm personally looking for my grandmother's appearance (April 29th 1953) if you have any other leads or places that might be helpful please let me know

Hey, not sure if your still looking but I know I was able to confirm the exact date by talking to the Library of Congress as they have the show descriptions (no video or audio that I've found so far). If your still looking please let me know!

@@TuckerStapleton Yes, I would love to find it but I don’t really know how to go about it!

@@WingDestroyer88 what's your email? The first start would be my recommendation to confirm what date they appeared. Do you know if it was the TV show or the radio show? If you have her name and rough info around her show you can either contact the Library of Congress and i got a copy of the show description that confirmed the date for my grand mother (May 29th 1953 for her)

The antenna came with the radio when I bought it. I think if you look around, you should be able to find an adapter that goes from banana connectors to the standard cable end to make your own. Looking for this obsolete stuff is half the fun of it.

Thank you very much. I appreciate that you enjoyed it. Please check back: I will be posting more recordings of the wire spools.

You may be right about the speed. Unfortunately these things have motors that aren't adjustable, so the play speed is what you get. I am going to do a video about the workings of a wire recorder in the near future. I appreciate you subscribing. Thank you very much!

Some of the wire reel recordings were from my family. Others I got from people selling them. This one was bought from a person in Florida, but the recording is from New York's Central Park. My best guess is that these folks once lives in New York and then went south for better weather when they retired, and their estate sold or gave them away. It's really wild when you sit back and think that this recording happened 72 years ago!

That's the plan. I really hope that they do. It would be nice for them to get a piece of their ancestry back to them .

I sure have. I know they have information on how to tie a cloth leader on the wire, but that’s just such a pain. I just use some painter’s tape to hold the end of the wire on the take up reel to keep in place until the recording gets started. The Webster Chicago machines seem easier to deal with a lack of leader wire/plastic than the Silvertone take up reel. I have learned a lot trying to get a machine working to play and digitize these wire recordings.

@@zipdude all I have are the WC machines. Granted the 180-1 was an improvement over the 80-1 because of the removable take up reel so plastic leaders are easier to deal with. The timer and auto stop are great improvements too.

@@oldradiosnphonographs I agree. I have both a 180-1 and an 80-1 that are both functional (but the 180-1 is in better shape). I think there's a piece missing/ broken on the Silvertone mechanism, which is most likely why my family just left it sitting there for decades. I also have some amp issues with the SIlvertone. Too many projects. Have to prioritize!

Yeah. It definitely pays off to take your time to carefully make the leader flat as you can on the take up reel. I noticed a decent amount of warble (not sure if that’s the right word) early on in the playback if I don’t.

Thank you. I will be uploading other recordings in the near future.