No, not the truck (thank goodness!)
The stereo in the truck, however, died an ugly death.
I had swapped the stock double-DIN unit for a 2003 F150/Lightning unit with the in-dash 6-disc CD changer, and as a bonus got the ability to use the under-seat 6-disc changer that was original, for a total of (wooo) 12 discs!. And it worked great for about 5 years or so... that is, 'til recently.
A couple weeks ago, on my way to work at oh-dark-thirty, I went to change from one disc to another, and the changer started thrashing and popping; after a little bit of noise, and a couple discs popping out randomly, it just flat quit, with a "CD ERROR" on the display, but the back changer continued to work (albeit with some "fluttering" on the ends of computer-burned discs).
Well, this past Friday, I pulled the dash unit and back changer, tried to get the dash changer to reposition itself, but that utterly failed, it's a goner. The back unit, I did a bit of housekeeping (light oil, cleaning, etc), but when I got it in with the original head unit, it refused to see it, so I'm thinking it's a goner as well.
So, I did a bit of searching while at work the other morning, found a few double-DIN units on the BestBuy site, and went today to look and finger-fck a bit, and found a few that seem interesting:
These seem to be ranked pretty well, tho in playing with them they felt a tad cheap:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/JVC-Double-DIN-Bluetooth-Satellite-Capability/dp/B003EO8UNS]Amazon.com: JVC KW-XR610 Double-DIN USB/CD Receiver w/ front AUX Input, USB 2.0 for iPod/iPhone, and Bluetooth/Satellite/HD Radio Add-On Capability: Electronics[/ame]
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/JVC-Double-DIN-Bluetooth-Satellite-capability/dp/B003EO8UNI]Amazon.com: JVC KW-XR810 Double-DIN Bluetooth Dual USB/CD Receiver with USB 2.0 for iPod/iPhone, and Bluetooth/Satellite/HD Radio add-on capability: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more[/ame]
These weren't available at BB, but they came up in the searches:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Clarion-CX400-Double-DIN-Dash-Reciever/dp/B0032FOJG6]Amazon.com: Clarion CX400 Double-DIN In-Dash CD / MP3 / WMA / AAC Reciever with USB: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more[/ame]
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Clarion-CX609-2-DIN-Receiver-Port/dp/B001OQ8KB0]Amazon.com: Clarion CX609 2-DIN CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver with USB Port: Electronics[/ame]
Now, the question is: what do I do?? I'm tempted to find a couple stock units and just replace them, because I'm a stickler for ergonomics and I like buttons. Remotes and touchscreens are worse than useless for me, I think they're damned dangerous and won't do it. I would like to have the ability to plug my iPhone in and use it as a jukebox; and all four of these units have that capability via Bluetooth, as well as phone functions, which would be an improvement over the stock units.
So what say ye, SVTP??
The stereo in the truck, however, died an ugly death.
I had swapped the stock double-DIN unit for a 2003 F150/Lightning unit with the in-dash 6-disc CD changer, and as a bonus got the ability to use the under-seat 6-disc changer that was original, for a total of (wooo) 12 discs!. And it worked great for about 5 years or so... that is, 'til recently.
A couple weeks ago, on my way to work at oh-dark-thirty, I went to change from one disc to another, and the changer started thrashing and popping; after a little bit of noise, and a couple discs popping out randomly, it just flat quit, with a "CD ERROR" on the display, but the back changer continued to work (albeit with some "fluttering" on the ends of computer-burned discs).
Well, this past Friday, I pulled the dash unit and back changer, tried to get the dash changer to reposition itself, but that utterly failed, it's a goner. The back unit, I did a bit of housekeeping (light oil, cleaning, etc), but when I got it in with the original head unit, it refused to see it, so I'm thinking it's a goner as well.
So, I did a bit of searching while at work the other morning, found a few double-DIN units on the BestBuy site, and went today to look and finger-fck a bit, and found a few that seem interesting:
These seem to be ranked pretty well, tho in playing with them they felt a tad cheap:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/JVC-Double-DIN-Bluetooth-Satellite-Capability/dp/B003EO8UNS]Amazon.com: JVC KW-XR610 Double-DIN USB/CD Receiver w/ front AUX Input, USB 2.0 for iPod/iPhone, and Bluetooth/Satellite/HD Radio Add-On Capability: Electronics[/ame]
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/JVC-Double-DIN-Bluetooth-Satellite-capability/dp/B003EO8UNI]Amazon.com: JVC KW-XR810 Double-DIN Bluetooth Dual USB/CD Receiver with USB 2.0 for iPod/iPhone, and Bluetooth/Satellite/HD Radio add-on capability: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more[/ame]
These weren't available at BB, but they came up in the searches:
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Clarion-CX400-Double-DIN-Dash-Reciever/dp/B0032FOJG6]Amazon.com: Clarion CX400 Double-DIN In-Dash CD / MP3 / WMA / AAC Reciever with USB: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more[/ame]
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Clarion-CX609-2-DIN-Receiver-Port/dp/B001OQ8KB0]Amazon.com: Clarion CX609 2-DIN CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver with USB Port: Electronics[/ame]
Now, the question is: what do I do?? I'm tempted to find a couple stock units and just replace them, because I'm a stickler for ergonomics and I like buttons. Remotes and touchscreens are worse than useless for me, I think they're damned dangerous and won't do it. I would like to have the ability to plug my iPhone in and use it as a jukebox; and all four of these units have that capability via Bluetooth, as well as phone functions, which would be an improvement over the stock units.
So what say ye, SVTP??
