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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Interchangable radios?

Hey, just wondering here. I have a 97 JBL style radio/6 disc changer. The lights have gone out on it, and the radio is going bad.
I can't find a decent price on the 97 style, but I have found a lot of the 98's around. I was wondering if they used the same style of connectors? Or if there was a major change in the setup of the pre amp to make this not work.
I'm compleatly at a loss to find any hard facts about this.

Oh, this is a 97 Mountaineer by the way. If that matters.
 

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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:11 AM
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They are interchangeable as long as the plugs on the rear of the radios are the same. As long as they are the same, it is simple plug and play...
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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The one you're getting MUST look EXACTLY the same as the one you're replacing. Ford changed the plugs in '98. You can find a '95-'97 JBL system with changer controls but that's about all the options you have unless if you want to go all out and change the wires and stuff.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:54 PM
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thanks 96ex. Thats what I thought, but I didn't want to buy a newer radio, pull it out, only to find it didn't work with my set up. Thanks.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 01:33 PM
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No problem, bud. Good luck!
 
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