Dan Hunter
Truck Terrorist
The factory radio died about 4 years ago I guess. I replaced it with a "reconditioned" unit which is to say it was conditioned to croak as well.
Rather than buy another - new or otherwise - I purchased a 27 dollar Chinese four speaker 50 amp fm radio that has a usb port in the front. I spliced into the factory speaker harness and power it from the cigarette lighter. It's screwed to the dash below the factory tape player. I pulled the control head and put a 7 dollar storage cubby in its place. I'm hoping to do the same with the cassette player that I've used maybe once.
It looks as odd as my other mods and, in fact, has a charming 1970s style to it. Oh, and it works. Even has a remote control though it doesn't require it!
Rather than buy another - new or otherwise - I purchased a 27 dollar Chinese four speaker 50 amp fm radio that has a usb port in the front. I spliced into the factory speaker harness and power it from the cigarette lighter. It's screwed to the dash below the factory tape player. I pulled the control head and put a 7 dollar storage cubby in its place. I'm hoping to do the same with the cassette player that I've used maybe once.
It looks as odd as my other mods and, in fact, has a charming 1970s style to it. Oh, and it works. Even has a remote control though it doesn't require it!
