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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / January 2007Aftermarket radio for 99 Ford Ranger / Mazda B2500
Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find any straight answer as to what mounting my dash can handle. It appears that it can take a "double DIN" mounting radio, which is the standard size for the type of system I'm trying to add - combination radio/cassette/CD. Can anyone clear up whether or not that is the case? On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:48:22 -0800, owner rearranged some electrons to form: > Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 > Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone clear up whether or not that is the case? www.crutchfield.com  SignatureDavid M (dmacchiarolo) http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled T/S 53 sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 25 days 21:04 Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any radio you want in there. SignatureSteve Barker > Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 > Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone clear up whether or not that is the case? > Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any > radio you want in there. > > -- > Steve Barker That's what I figured, and Best Buy also did my CB radio a while back. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't buying something that was just too damn BIG to go in there. > > Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any > > radio you want in there. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I just wanted to make sure that I wasn't buying something that was just > too damn BIG to go in there. As a previous poster suggested go to www.crutchfield.com and choose the option for "what fits my car". They'll show you want the sizes are for the speakers and radio that you can fit in your car. Take that info, and go shopping. > > > Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any > > > radio you want in there. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the speakers and radio that you can fit in your car. Take that info, > and go shopping. Did that before I posted the message, Crutchfield only has one unit that is an AM/FM/CD/Cassette combo, and the reviews of it are pretty lousy. I poked around online, and there are numerous websites selling double DIN install kits for "Ford Ranger / Mazda B 1995+," so I think that answered it. Thanks for all your help! On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:00:53 -0800, owner rearranged some electrons to form: >> > > Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any >> > > radio you want in there. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks for all your help! Crutchfield will give you an installation kit at no charge to fit an ISO-DIN style unit in the space you have. SignatureDavid M (dmacchiarolo) http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled T/S 53 sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 26 days 23:02 >>>> Best Buy has all the install kits you need. You can put just about any >>>> radio you want in there. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Thanks for all your help! If you *really* need the cassette capability, I've got a takeout Subaru Double-DIN AM/FM/CD/Cassette unit that's not all that bad. It's free if you pay the shipping. I can find the pinouts for it online. Post here if your posting address is valid, or post a munged version of your real address if interested. Personally, I'd rip those cassettes to MP3 CD and go with a Kenwood DPX501 or 701 if you want to stay double din. Single DIN gives you a lot more choices and a storage pocket for your CDs. I'm pretty sure yo have a double DIN, maybe you have a DIN and a half. Single DIN is the standard radio of most aftermarket products. Some make a DIN & a half, and even fewer make the Double DIN. It is difficult to find larger than Single DIN radios on the aftermarket. Perhaps Crutchfield has them. > Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 > Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone clear up whether or not that is the case? > Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 > Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Can anyone clear up whether or not that is the case? Your truck DOES NOT take the double DIN, although with a bit of screwing around and the correct adaptor kit, you can make a double DIN fit. Try this place: http://www.westcoastradios.com/page/page/613732.htm I have a 97 Mazda B4000 that came with only AM/FM/cassette. I wanted a CD player -- they had an OEM AM/FM/CD that replaced the original one perfectly. Also, they will answer questions about wiring, etc. The radio I bought from them needed a wiring harness that they supplied. >> Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 >> Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > screwing around and the correct adaptor kit, you can make a double DIN > fit. HMMM, I have a 2000 Ford Ranger with the single CD and I have a DOUBLE DIN. His is a 99 so it WILL have a double DIN. If you look at that page that you supplied the link to, it will be the head unit right next to the single CD head unit. The dashes were changed in 98 to the one in my 00 ranger, and they kept them till 01. They changed after that I believe. > Try this place: > http://www.westcoastradios.com/page/page/613732.htm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > perfectly. Also, they will answer questions about wiring, etc. The > radio I bought from them needed a wiring harness that they supplied. >>> Question: I'm looking to add an aftermarket in-dash radio to my 99 >>> Mazda B2500 (cosmetically identical to 99 Ford Ranger), and can't find [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > single CD head unit. The dashes were changed in 98 to the one in my 00 > ranger, and they kept them till 01. They changed after that I believe. Not to belabor the point, but my Mazda MPV has a DIN & 1/2, not double DIN. I have no reason to think the OP's Ranger hasn't got a radio that is larger than the standard units that one can buy on the aftermarket, I only suggest that he needs to remove his radio in order to determine the size of the replacement. When the radio unit is out, the faceplate surround will let you know if there is additional space available, or not. If there is more space (I recall there to be another 1/2 inch or so on my MPV), the faceplate will have a spacer that can be removed to make the opening a full Double DIN. If there is no spacer, then the radio unit is already a Double DIN. If one elects to install a Single DIN radio unit, then he must use an adaptor kit that will create a handy storage pocket for sunglasses or pack of gum, in the newly created space below the radio unit. >> Try this place: >> http://www.westcoastradios.com/page/page/613732.htm [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> perfectly. Also, they will answer questions about wiring, etc. The >> radio I bought from them needed a wiring harness that they supplied. |
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