Original 356 C Blaupunkt Speaker Cloth
Original speaker cloth that is correct for a Blaupunkt radio in a 356 C is tough to come by. This is mostly due to the fact that the material used was thin, fragile, and did not do well with exposure to sunlight.
I owe a big thanks to Sabastian Gaeta who has loaned me a piece of original material and it is used in the photos below. This material was found in the radio installation kits that were provided to the dealers. An NOS kit is shown in the photos.
The original appearance of the material was gray with a silver thread. However, with only a little time in the car, the gray color started changing to a light brown/golden color, and the silver thread took on this appearance as well. The original piece in the photos below explains this best. Carefully look at the edges of the material where it was protected by the chrome ring. There you will see the correct original gray color with the silver thread.
When you look at the photos, you'll probably also notice that there is a little more of the gray color left on the back side of the piece. Not much, and hard to photograph, but it is there. The front is now completely changed.
I owe a big thanks to Sabastian Gaeta who has loaned me a piece of original material and it is used in the photos below. This material was found in the radio installation kits that were provided to the dealers. An NOS kit is shown in the photos.
The original appearance of the material was gray with a silver thread. However, with only a little time in the car, the gray color started changing to a light brown/golden color, and the silver thread took on this appearance as well. The original piece in the photos below explains this best. Carefully look at the edges of the material where it was protected by the chrome ring. There you will see the correct original gray color with the silver thread.
When you look at the photos, you'll probably also notice that there is a little more of the gray color left on the back side of the piece. Not much, and hard to photograph, but it is there. The front is now completely changed.