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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / March 2005how do aftermarket stereos look?
I have a '97 850 and am thinking about getting a "real" AM/FM/CD player unit. Something from Crutchfield's or locally. Do these look bad installed? TIA. I installed a radio cd player in my 850 taking out the standard radio cassette CD head unit that the car came with. I needed a fitting kit which includes the wiring and a small box which fits under the radio. So you actually gain somewhere to put stuff. The box looks a bit plasticky but on the whole looks ok and fitting is dead easy. > I have a '97 850 and am thinking about getting a "real" AM/FM/CD player > unit. Something from Crutchfield's or locally. Do these look bad > installed? TIA. I have a '96 850 wagon and did the exact same thing. The key is to find a model that has a simple BLACK face. Many of the units have a silver face and more lights than a Christmas tree. Those would just look horrible on the nice clean Volvo dash. I found a AM/FM/CD player that also plays MP3s that are burned to CD. If you buy from Crutchfield they give you a pocket to take up the space needed if you get a standard sized unit, since the stock unit is a "double" sized unit. > I have a '97 850 and am thinking about getting a "real" AM/FM/CD player > unit. Something from Crutchfield's or locally. Do these look bad > installed? TIA. On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:38:30 -0500, Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: > I have a '96 850 wagon and did the exact same thing. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > needed if you get a standard sized unit, since the stock unit is a > "double" sized unit. What unit did you purchase/install? Beverly  SignatureMany a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer I don't know off the top of my head, I'll check tonight and take a picture. I'm quite pleased with it and how well it matches the rest of the dash. > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:38:30 -0500, > Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Beverly It is a clarion DB345MP Here is a link to Crutchfield with pictures. Alas it is no longer available from them unless you get a used "scratch & dent" unit for $110 (which is a good price) http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0DneE9COhoK/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?I= 020db345mp&search=clarion%20db345mp > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:38:30 -0500, > Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Beverly Sorry that the url was on two lines, but if you cut and paste both lines as one line into your browser's address line the "total" address will take you to the right Crutchfield page. I don't know if the picture worked. I don't really know how to embed a picture into a post. *sorry* On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:24:27 -0500, Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: > It is a clarion DB345MP Atif - thanks for the information. That unit is aesthetically pleasing. Shame they don't have it anymore. Beverly SignatureMany a smale maketh a grate -- Geoffrey Chaucer > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:24:27 -0500, > Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: > > It is a clarion DB345MP > > Atif - thanks for the information. That unit is aesthetically > pleasing. Shame they don't have it anymore. There's a number of places that have it http://www.digitaladvisor.com/car-electronics/clarion-db345mp-cd-mp3-receiver_re views.html correct me if i am wrong...but...aren't the volvo sound systems pretty good generally? the 2000 and newer models have rcd some pretty good reviews (i thought)...and the s80 system pumps out some decent sound...in the stock, factory set up.....(I thought....) in my 1993 940t, i left the stock volvo head unit alone, and added the volvo cd changer (trunk)....we then went through and upgraded the speakers, added a few, and added a tube bass kicker along w/a power booster and a "splitter" (whatever that's for...i am not sure about all the stereo gear these days).....but the system sounds decent, and still looks stock..."sleeper system"..... Depends what you start with and what you want. I had the stock volvo radio with just a tape player. I never listen to tapes, only CDs. So no need to keep the stock unit. The unit I put in has a CD unit that also reads MP3 burned to CDs. This new unit is also SMALLER, so I have another cubby hole/CD holder pocket in the dash which is nice. So for what I wanted and needed replacing the stock worked out well. > correct me if i am wrong...but...aren't the volvo sound > systems pretty good generally? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > these days).....but the system sounds decent, and still looks > stock..."sleeper system"..... > correct me if i am wrong...but...aren't the volvo sound > systems pretty good generally? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > some decent sound...in the stock, factory set up.....(I > thought....) The newer ones may well be good, my 240 on the other hand came with a crappy old (factory) casette deck that had spotty FM reception and the tape speed wobbled all over the place. The tape deck in my 740 was better but still didn't sound that great and had no aux input for a CD player. In both cases I like the aftermarket decks MUCH better. Here is a picture of what it looks like in my 850 with the car off. > On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:38:30 -0500, > Atif I Chaudhry (foo@foo.com) wrote: [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Beverly > I have a '96 850 wagon and did the exact same thing. > > The key is to find a model that has a simple BLACK face. Many of the > units have a silver face and more lights than a Christmas tree. Those > would just look horrible on the nice clean Volvo dash. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > unit. Something from Crutchfield's or locally. Do these look bad > > installed? TIA. Agreed; the hardest part is to find a face that doesn't try to emulate the ginza at midnight. The Japanese brands seem to be glitzier than the eurobrands. yea...thats for sure...i have come across some pretty "wild units"..in the local sound stores...lots of "bells and whistles", buttons, do dads, viedo, and i few things i am not sure what they are...they l@@k pretty cool....i guess.... |
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