Specifications

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BLUE BIRD RADIO AND PA SYSTEMS BY CUSTOM RADIO
Bus Model &
Year
PA System AM/FM Stereo AM/FM Stereo PA
AM/FM Stereo
Cassette
November1999to
December2000
Radioswerecommonspeakerground.Bothleftandrightspeakergroundsweretiedtogetherin
Pin#5ofthebusharness.TheexternalspeakergroundwasalsoconnectedtoPin#5.
ThesevehiclescanbeupgradedtothehighpowerradioslistedfromNovember1999toDecem-
ber2000.However,thespeakergroundwiresinthebusmustbeseparatedandpositionedcor-
rectlyinthebusharnessfortheradio.Refertowiringdiagramsuppliedwithradioforthecorrect
placementofthegroundwiresinthebusharness.Kit#BKT-BL-0006containsterminal(pin)with
wiretoplugintothebusharness.
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Aluminum
N/A
Canbeupgraded
BKR-1050-BL25A
Canbeupgraded
PA2-1050-BL37A
Canbeupgraded
BKR-2015-BL25A
Canbeupgraded

Lexan
N/A
Canbeupgraded
BKR-1050-BL26A
Canbeupgraded
PA2-1050-BL38A
Canbeupgraded
BKR-2015-BL26A
Canbeupgraded
November1999to
December2000
RadioswereFixed-Face,Hi-Powerwithoatingspeakergrounds.Thebuswiringwaschangedto
separatetheleft,rightandexternalspeakergroundwiresinthebusharness.
TheseradioscanbeinstalledinbusesbuiltpriortoNovember1999,butthebusspeakerwiring
mustbechangedtoseparategroundwiresforthespeakers.

Aluminum
PA6-BL13E
00014018
BKR-5300-BL04E PA2-5300-BL10E
BKR-5310-BL04E
00040798

Lexan
PA6-BL15E
00014020
BKR-5300-BL06E PA2-5300-BL14E BKR-5310-BL06E
January2001to
Present
RadiosareFixed-Face,Hi-Powerwithoatingspeakergrounds.
LexanRadioMountingPlatedoesnothavethemicrophoneontheplate.Microphoneislocated
indriver’sarea.Productionpartnumberdoesnotincludemicrophonecable.ServicePartspart
numberincludesthemicrophonecable.
DinMountmountsin-dashwithsleeve.Microphoneandinternal/switchmountin-dash.Produc-
tionpartnumberdoesnotincludemicrophonecableorinternal/externalswitch.ServicePartspart
numberincludesmicrophonecableandinternal/externalswitch.
GMandFordkitsavailablewithinternal/externalswitch(W/SW)orwithoutinternal/externalswitch
(W/OSW).WiringplugsintoGMorFordOEMwiring.
Din Mount

Production
PA6-BL30M
00031042
BKR-5300-BL21M
Samep/nforPro-
ductionandService
Parts
PA2-5300-BL32M
BKR-5310-BL21M
00040803
Samep/nfor
Productionand
ServiceParts

ServiceParts
PA-6-BL34A
PA2-5300-BL40A
(3”cable)
PA2-5300-BL04B
(6”cable)
Lexan

Production
PA6-BL15M
00031041
BKR-5300-BL05M
Samep/nforPro-
ductionandService
Parts
PA2-5300-BL14M
BKR-5310-BL05M
00040802
Samep/nfor
Productionand
ServiceParts

ServiceParts
PA6-BL15P PA2-5300-BL14P
GM
2001toCurrent
PA6-GM11A(w/osw)
PA6-GM12A(w/sw)
(DinMounts)
BKR-5300-GM04A
PA2-5300-GM09A
(w/osw)
PA2-5300-GM11A(w/
sw)
BKR-5310-GM04A
00043227
Ford
1998toCurrent
PA6-FM11A(w/osw)
PA6-FM12A(w/sw)
(DinMounts)
BKR-5300-FM03
PA2-5300-FM12
(w/osw)
PA2-5300-FM14A(w/
sw)
BKR-5310-FM03
00043226