the OEM # on my fried 98 radio/cassette/6 disk cd changer is F75F - 19b165 - DA . I found a similar unit on Ebay that has the # F65F - 19B165 - BD . Ok, is there a diffence? Thanks for all the help I've received from this board!

 

I'd try the audio forum a little farther down the page. You'll probably get better results there. Personally, OEM radios are the first thing I change when I get a vehicle.

 

Yeah, there often is. Alot of it has to do with equalization, did it have a subwoofer etc. I don't know if there is really a way to know for sure. I saw a breakdown of some of them somewhere. But I think it was the explorer only ones, there were 15 different ones for a particular year.

 

The equilization is different and one designed for a different vehicle will not sound good in your truck. I tried one that had cd/cassette in my truck that was equilized for an Explorer and the bass responce was terrible. It didn't hardly have any, so I put the single cd back in. This was a brand new stereo from the local assembly plant.
Jimmy

 

LX, you probably got the one for a subwoofer. I had that very problem. It was super clear sounding but no bass resopnse. I traded it out for a different but exact same radio and it was 10 times better bass response, but not really as clear. I didn't want to install the sub though. I listed to the sub radio setup in an explorer and it sounds really good though.

 

You might be right, it did have terminals in the amp portion of the plugs.
Jimmy