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| Posted: Fri Jun 15th, 2018 12:28 am |
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wh23g3g Joined: Sun Mar 11th, 2018
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I was in the salvage yard getting some parts and I came upon a 1998 Ford Ranger extended cab that had a clean Radio/CD/Cassette, almost looked new. It looked just like the 80-Watt Premium RDS radio pictured in the 1998 factory brochure but didn't have the RDS button or black heat sink on the back. It cost like $23 and I took out the Sony aftermarket I had in my 98 and this one sounds just as good if not better than the Sony radio I pulled out. Even on my original 380,000 mile speakers it's clear, it gets a lot louder than the Sony aftermarket. It's also simple to change settings on. I noticed it looked like in 1999 that the Ford Ranger's now called this same radio the 80-Watt Premium sound radio, which no longer had the RDS button. I was told by the companies that rebuild radios the 1998 RDS radio wasn't very reliable and that this later one was a lot better sounding. The number on it is XL2F-18C868-AB. I thought all 98's with Premium Sound should have the RDS button. Anyway it's working good for now so it will stay.
____________________ 1998 Ford Ranger XLT 2.5 4R44E Automatic 4.10 non-limited slip, 1993 Ford Ranger XLT 2.3 M5 Manual, 3.45 non-limited slip |
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