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Next (hopefully last) round of radio shenanigans.

The Griff

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Ok, well I know your all tired of this, but here goes again.

Firstly, the Dodge. A friend of mine bought a 95 Dakota that had a factory infinity headunit, (real fancy thing, CD player, equalizer, etc.) but it didn't work in his truck, the backlights would come on, and that was it, no sound or display, just like the ones I tried. He got a new radio and we decided to toss the old one in my truck, I know it didn't work, but I figured it was a change of scenery. I put it in there, and it seems like its dead as a doornail, but when I crank the volume up to max I get static out of the speakers, and when I hit the seek, scan, or tune buttons, the static goes away for about a third of a second as if it is actually changing station. If I mess with the equalizer the tone of the static will change. If I put a CD in it, it will take it, but spit it back out after about 5 seconds. I can even change the fade and balance of the static with the knob.

Any Ideas?


Now for the Blazer, I pretty much have decided that the old Alpine radio is just crap, The display will work every now and again, and would keep presets, but no matter what wouldn't make any sound. So I was looking on Amazon and found a radio that will fit in the factory, uncut radio hole with USB for under $20, so I'm considering buying it. They also have a couple of speakers I could mount to the bottom of the dash for a little over $20.

The radio
http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLR14MPF...1077068&newCar=1&s=car&vehicleType=automotive

The speakers
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-2022S...C1Q4K/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_y/177-8918249-3392924
 
Ok, well I know your all tired of this, but here goes again.

Firstly, the Dodge. A friend of mine bought a 95 Dakota that had a factory infinity headunit, (real fancy thing, CD player, equalizer, etc.) but it didn't work in his truck, the backlights would come on, and that was it, no sound or display, just like the ones I tried. He got a new radio and we decided to toss the old one in my truck, I know it didn't work, but I figured it was a change of scenery. I put it in there, and it seems like its dead as a doornail, but when I crank the volume up to max I get static out of the speakers, and when I hit the seek, scan, or tune buttons, the static goes away for about a third of a second as if it is actually changing station. If I mess with the equalizer the tone of the static will change. If I put a CD in it, it will take it, but spit it back out after about 5 seconds. I can even change the fade and balance of the static with the knob.

Any Ideas?


Now for the Blazer, I pretty much have decided that the old Alpine radio is just crap, The display will work every now and again, and would keep presets, but no matter what wouldn't make any sound. So I was looking on Amazon and found a radio that will fit in the factory, uncut radio hole with USB for under $20, so I'm considering buying it. They also have a couple of speakers I could mount to the bottom of the dash for a little over $20.

The radio
http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLR14MPF...1077068&newCar=1&s=car&vehicleType=automotive

The speakers
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-2022S...C1Q4K/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_y/177-8918249-3392924

You took a dead head unit, from a fancy factory (amp wierd voltage and ohm setup), put it in your truck, and wonder why it wont' work? :dunno:

Those types of factory head units tend to only work with special factory amps and speakers, all paired together. The question is, if it was broke, why would you bother?

Seriously, i'm all for trying to make due with what you have......but at a point, things are just broken. Pickup some cheap new head units, and spend your time elsewhere.

Hate to be a downer, but this just seems pointless.....
 
Honestly I didn't expect it to work, like I said all I was expecting was a little change in scenery, the thing that got me is it doing a lot more than the radios that supposedly did work.
 
Did you read the reviews of that head unit? If you decide to get it then don't say that you weren't warned. The speakers don't seem like they're much better from the reviews.
 
No I didn't, I didn't know there were reviews on there, (this is my first time using Amazon).

The reviews defiantly turned me off that.
 
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