Stock Premium Unit Questions
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From: Poway, CA US
Hey Jeff!!
Email me your address; if I get it before 5 pm our time today, I can have the unit in the mail to you today. Yep, in less than an hour, I got the new Alpine set up installed this morn. Just walked into the shop, and Stan said, yeah, you're gonna do it today, aren't ya? I said yep, he got his lads right on it, and it is TERRIFIC!! Got the TDA-7653 with the CHA-1214 12 disc changer. Left lotsa room for the amp and sub later on (and probably new speakers front and rear at the same time). The system is surprisingly easy to use, comes with a remote (oh well, I didn't ask for one), has the detachable face, and the install was clean and good looking. You're right, Doc-it's not bad at all, altho the little pocket under the unit is pretty worthless for anything except losing dollar bills down inside.
So anyway, send me your address Jeff, and I'll get it out to ya tonite or tomorrow!
morganriveraussies@yahoo.com
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
Email me your address; if I get it before 5 pm our time today, I can have the unit in the mail to you today. Yep, in less than an hour, I got the new Alpine set up installed this morn. Just walked into the shop, and Stan said, yeah, you're gonna do it today, aren't ya? I said yep, he got his lads right on it, and it is TERRIFIC!! Got the TDA-7653 with the CHA-1214 12 disc changer. Left lotsa room for the amp and sub later on (and probably new speakers front and rear at the same time). The system is surprisingly easy to use, comes with a remote (oh well, I didn't ask for one), has the detachable face, and the install was clean and good looking. You're right, Doc-it's not bad at all, altho the little pocket under the unit is pretty worthless for anything except losing dollar bills down inside.
So anyway, send me your address Jeff, and I'll get it out to ya tonite or tomorrow!
morganriveraussies@yahoo.com
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
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From: Winneconne, WI
Thanks Dusty, I got the CD player today, and installed it. Everything works fine, MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Tim A, if you are still around, thanks for your input. It's great to have such knowledgable people around here.
Jeff
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1999 F150 Lariat
Reg cab Short box Styleside
5.4L 3.55ls
Deep Wedgwood Blue/Silver
Lund Interceptor hood shield, VentVisors, Class III hitch, Ford molded mud guards, soft tonneau, factory CD with changer (thanks Dusty), window tinting on the 27th
Tim A, if you are still around, thanks for your input. It's great to have such knowledgable people around here.
Jeff
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1999 F150 Lariat
Reg cab Short box Styleside
5.4L 3.55ls
Deep Wedgwood Blue/Silver
Lund Interceptor hood shield, VentVisors, Class III hitch, Ford molded mud guards, soft tonneau, factory CD with changer (thanks Dusty), window tinting on the 27th
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From: Orlando, FL
Dusty, Sorry it's taken so long with the pics. They will be up this Friday or Saturday. Just go to the URL in my signature. Glad your happy with the Alpine setup.
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1997 Lariat 4x4, red/silver, 5.4, 4" Rancho Suspension with RS 5000's, 3" Body Lift,
Bedliner, Alpine Head Unit and EQ, Rockfor Fosgate and Precision Power Amps, 10" Bazooka, Bugdeflector,
16.5x9.75 Welds, 35x12.50x16.5, Superchip and K&N Filter, <A HREF="http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jdd44064
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1997 Lariat 4x4, red/silver, 5.4, 4" Rancho Suspension with RS 5000's, 3" Body Lift,
Bedliner, Alpine Head Unit and EQ, Rockfor Fosgate and Precision Power Amps, 10" Bazooka, Bugdeflector,
16.5x9.75 Welds, 35x12.50x16.5, Superchip and K&N Filter, <A HREF="http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~jdd44064
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From: Kansas City, Pothole Capital of the US, maybe the Western Hemisphere.
I'd like to weigh in on the Factory Head Unit discussion. I've pulled my head unit out and to my suprise, it's not a true double DIN unit, it's shaped like this: (profile)
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It really sucks that for the number one selling vehicle on the planet, there is not an aftermarket *solution* for a head unit. And by solution, I don't mean tons of crappy plastic bezels/fillers/spacers. You can either install a standard DIN unit with what must be a huge plastic spacer, or make some kind of mods (for the brave?) under the dash for the double DIN-type unit. I can't imagine that the standard DIN unit looks good at all (I'd really like to see doc_ford's picture). Besides, I really like the nice layout, the mute button, and large multi-info-at-once display on the factory CD player. And I'm not willing to trade those features for a unit that doesn't fill the hole right. I do consider myself an audiophile, and I have my trustworthy JBL GTQ200 ready to go should a solution present itself, but so far, I haven't seen anything. I'd like all of you to keep your eyes open for a head unit that fits in and uses the entire face area like the factory unit. I think the manufacturer that comes up with it may just sell a few!
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1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover
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It really sucks that for the number one selling vehicle on the planet, there is not an aftermarket *solution* for a head unit. And by solution, I don't mean tons of crappy plastic bezels/fillers/spacers. You can either install a standard DIN unit with what must be a huge plastic spacer, or make some kind of mods (for the brave?) under the dash for the double DIN-type unit. I can't imagine that the standard DIN unit looks good at all (I'd really like to see doc_ford's picture). Besides, I really like the nice layout, the mute button, and large multi-info-at-once display on the factory CD player. And I'm not willing to trade those features for a unit that doesn't fill the hole right. I do consider myself an audiophile, and I have my trustworthy JBL GTQ200 ready to go should a solution present itself, but so far, I haven't seen anything. I'd like all of you to keep your eyes open for a head unit that fits in and uses the entire face area like the factory unit. I think the manufacturer that comes up with it may just sell a few!
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1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover
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From: Poway, CA US
Hi rons!!
I'm with you on about everything you said! And, I was quite surprised and pleased when the new Alpine went in with a pretty nice filler plate that doesn't look at all hokey (except the little slot underneath is kinda worthless, altho I currently have a stack of 4 X 6 photos stuffed in there). I can take a quickie shot of it and post it on my webpage, but don't hold your breath-we've got 9 new arrivals at the house and I haven't been able to spend a lot of time on the computer at all lately.
It really isn't that bad at all. Honest. And, if you read the original post from me, you'll see how much I too was dreading what it would look like.
For the record, Doc does have an EQ below his instead of the slot.
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
I'm with you on about everything you said! And, I was quite surprised and pleased when the new Alpine went in with a pretty nice filler plate that doesn't look at all hokey (except the little slot underneath is kinda worthless, altho I currently have a stack of 4 X 6 photos stuffed in there). I can take a quickie shot of it and post it on my webpage, but don't hold your breath-we've got 9 new arrivals at the house and I haven't been able to spend a lot of time on the computer at all lately.
It really isn't that bad at all. Honest. And, if you read the original post from me, you'll see how much I too was dreading what it would look like.
For the record, Doc does have an EQ below his instead of the slot.
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
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From: Oklahoma City
I always thought a true double din would go in the dash of 99 with no modifications. 98 and 97 use din and half models from what i understand. I am not absolutly sure so correct me if any of this info is wrong
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From: Kansas City, Pothole Capital of the US, maybe the Western Hemisphere.
Dusty,
I can't imagine that many dogs, my two are enough! Anyway, I'd love to see the pics if you get time. All of us in my (our?) boat (truck?
would gobble up any info that we can get toward a good solution to this dilemma. Thank you.
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1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover, K&N Filter.
I can't imagine that many dogs, my two are enough! Anyway, I'd love to see the pics if you get time. All of us in my (our?) boat (truck?
would gobble up any info that we can get toward a good solution to this dilemma. Thank you.------------------
1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover, K&N Filter.
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Hi rons!
Actually, the 9 are two weeks old today; we actually have 4 1/2 adults (Gizmo the Papillon only counts for 1/2 of an Aussie adult). The girls (the Aussie girls) and I work a feedlot, running steers and occasionally hauling cattle trailers (the smaller ones) with Big Red. If the girls get REALLY nasty, dirty and smelly (like when we work in the rain), the slider is shut and they are exiled to the bed (with shell) until they get cleaned up. The ol' Ragin' Red Ranger was just flat out getting tired, plus I needed more room and more hauling power. I returned every single Ford survey with "Put the 4.6 mod motor in the Ranger" from the day the 4.6 was introduced. I hear rumours that Ford is actually going to do this in either late 2000/early 2001. But since they didn't listen soon enough, I had to buy the truck that already had the 4.6, and I do love it. But it's noisy due to the windows always being down plus the slider being open all the time, usually with a trailer rattling along behind, so I'm not terribly concerned with it being a concert hall, but do want the good sound. And the Alpine is a good unit, the CD works flawlessly and quietly no matter how rutted the road, and I've grown to really like the remote. It doesn't look hokey like the Grand Am install, and I like the removable faceplate (we tow the Sea Doo's to Lake Mead a lot and Ragin' Red lost three stereos there before I got the one with the removable faceplate).
I don't know for sure when I'll have the pix up, but as soon as I do (or Doc gets his up first-his pix, that is <VBG>) I'll post the address here.
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
Actually, the 9 are two weeks old today; we actually have 4 1/2 adults (Gizmo the Papillon only counts for 1/2 of an Aussie adult). The girls (the Aussie girls) and I work a feedlot, running steers and occasionally hauling cattle trailers (the smaller ones) with Big Red. If the girls get REALLY nasty, dirty and smelly (like when we work in the rain), the slider is shut and they are exiled to the bed (with shell) until they get cleaned up. The ol' Ragin' Red Ranger was just flat out getting tired, plus I needed more room and more hauling power. I returned every single Ford survey with "Put the 4.6 mod motor in the Ranger" from the day the 4.6 was introduced. I hear rumours that Ford is actually going to do this in either late 2000/early 2001. But since they didn't listen soon enough, I had to buy the truck that already had the 4.6, and I do love it. But it's noisy due to the windows always being down plus the slider being open all the time, usually with a trailer rattling along behind, so I'm not terribly concerned with it being a concert hall, but do want the good sound. And the Alpine is a good unit, the CD works flawlessly and quietly no matter how rutted the road, and I've grown to really like the remote. It doesn't look hokey like the Grand Am install, and I like the removable faceplate (we tow the Sea Doo's to Lake Mead a lot and Ragin' Red lost three stereos there before I got the one with the removable faceplate).
I don't know for sure when I'll have the pix up, but as soon as I do (or Doc gets his up first-his pix, that is <VBG>) I'll post the address here.
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Cheers!!
Dusty and the Crew
"My trucks will always be Fords and my Fords will always be red"
1999 F150 4X2 SC, electric red/silver, Aerotech running boards, Innovation Euro shell, 5 dogs and coming soon, Banks PowerPak!
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Wow. Papillon owners are few and far between here... We have one too. 
http://www.kcsquared.com/madi
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1999 F-150 XLT Styleside, Black On Black, SuperCab, Short Bed, 4x4, ORP, 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS
Add-Ons: Extang Soft Tonneau, DrawTite Class III Hitch, Smittybilt Outland Grill Guard/Brush Guards, KC Daylighters, Custom Dual Exhaust-Straight Out The Back, Airaid FIPK, SuperChips Chip, Bug Deflector
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1999 F-150 XLT Styleside, Black On Black, SuperCab, Short Bed, 4x4, ORP, 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS
Add-Ons: Extang Soft Tonneau, DrawTite Class III Hitch, Smittybilt Outland Grill Guard/Brush Guards, KC Daylighters, Custom Dual Exhaust-Straight Out The Back, Airaid FIPK, SuperChips Chip, Bug Deflector
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From: Kansas City, Pothole Capital of the US, maybe the Western Hemisphere.
Hello again. Been way too busy the last couple weeks. Any pictures out there yet?
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1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover, K&N Filter.
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1999 F150 4X4 SuperCab Lariat Flareside 5.4; Auto, Offroad Pack, White/Silver, Graphite Leather, 3.73, SuperChip, ARE Bed Cover, K&N Filter.