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Damon Hynes - 22 Mar 2007 04:50 GMT

As part of my stormchasing, I needed to replace the Blaupunkt in my
2003 US Ford Focus. I installed an old Radio Shack AM/FM/CD/
Weatherband; the deck had previously been in a 88 Ranger without any
problems.

Got the proper wiring adapter, but the best match of wires would
either a) cause my presets and clock to go away after each time I
turned the car off, or alternately b) burn out the backlight on the
display, which it did in short order. Still this wasn't a problem
until I forgot to take the detachable faceplate off when I went out of
town and the battery ran down.

The old deck shows signs of old age and I am looking to get a new
deck, and am wondering if there is any way to make sure this doesn't
happen again, or are newer decks engineered so this isn't a problem?

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I. Care - 22 Mar 2007 04:59 GMT

> As part of my stormchasing, I needed to replace the Blaupunkt in my
> 2003 US Ford Focus. I installed an old Radio Shack AM/FM/CD/
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> deck, and am wondering if there is any way to make sure this doesn't
> happen again, or are newer decks engineered so this isn't a problem?

You could ask your question on rec.audio.car. You could also look at
www.crutchfield.com, they have lots of info regarding auto wiring and
what fits your vehicle.

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trainfan1 - 22 Mar 2007 13:36 GMT

Put the original AM/FM/CD back in the car & get a decent scanner if
you're really serious about "stormchasing". The built-in weatherband is
a compromise... even a GMRS/FRS w/ weather & weather alert would be a
better option.

Rob

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