Please help me. I am looking for an owners manual for an Alpine Stereo 7148L which was factory installed in a 1985 Lamborghini Countach in Italy. Does anyone either have one for purchase or know where I can find one? I’ve attached a photo. Thank you.
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I have to think someone on here would have a suggestion or knowledge of where I can find this. Thank you.
That's going to be really tough to find.
Most aftermarket buyers didn't keep boxes or manuals. Any that survived were likely complete boxes that were stuck on a garage shelf and forgotten. Aged owners, wives and kids who find such things decades later tend to send them straight to the trash.
Shaft mount cassette decks like that weren't top of the line models in 1985, hence they weren't revered as much as the upper models that really caused financial pain to acquire. As a result, accessories and even the decks themselves are less likely to have been kept.
Have you tried Lamborghini Owner's Club for recommended resources?
There are quite a few service manuals on ebay, I would message those sellers and inquire about what you need. They may have sources or ideas.
Are you trying to replace a missing manual, or needing instructions for operation?
Most aftermarket buyers didn't keep boxes or manuals. Any that survived were likely complete boxes that were stuck on a garage shelf and forgotten. Aged owners, wives and kids who find such things decades later tend to send them straight to the trash.
Shaft mount cassette decks like that weren't top of the line models in 1985, hence they weren't revered as much as the upper models that really caused financial pain to acquire. As a result, accessories and even the decks themselves are less likely to have been kept.
Have you tried Lamborghini Owner's Club for recommended resources?
There are quite a few service manuals on ebay, I would message those sellers and inquire about what you need. They may have sources or ideas.
Are you trying to replace a missing manual, or needing instructions for operation?
Will any manual for a similar radio help or does it have to be specifically for the Lamborghini head unit?
Doesn't the Countach need its suspension rebuilt every 1000 miles? That would worry me more than the stereo. 🙂
I appreciate some of these suggestions, but I what I would really like to know is if there is a resource in Europe that would have either an owners manual or an actual Alpine 7148L with an owners manual. Thank you.
Neither. I am doing a complete restoration of my car and I compete in Concours d'Elegance. I need to have everything complete on the car, including all accessories, manuals, etc.
I'm a bit surprised on a forum like this that nobody has a resource where I can find these things. Ebay has not yielded what I'm looking for.
I'm a bit surprised on a forum like this that nobody has a resource where I can find these things. Ebay has not yielded what I'm looking for.
Ok, car and car audio forums etc, this forum is not likely to have what you need.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.