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Stereo
I was cruising the classified section for a used (and thus cheap) type stereo for my 69 f250, and i couldnt find one. Maybe i got my search bits wrong...you guys, help a brutha out. I gots no tunes, and that just makes me sad. I was wondering if you guys knew of anyone who might be willing to part with their music maker on the cheap?
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If you're looking for a factory stereo, they were only installed in the 1971 and 1972 trucks. So try a search for them. However, they are expencive, and rare.
If you are looking for a aftermarket stereo, most any, "**** type" stereo will work.
If you are looking for a aftermarket stereo, most any, "**** type" stereo will work.
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i think in one of my parts boxes i still have my old radio, a kraco one. i'll have to check tomorrow though to verify if i still got it. bolts in and works like a champ, you'll have to hook up an antenna and wire to it. right now i am running a pioneer deck with cd player and with ipod hooked up to it in the glove box. i can change artists and songs with my handy remote! thank god for that, otherwise i'd have to lean forward and press the button on the unit, cant have that!
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i think in one of my parts boxes i still have my old radio, a kraco one. i'll have to check tomorrow though to verify if i still got it. bolts in and works like a champ, you'll have to hook up an antenna and wire to it. right now i am running a pioneer deck with cd player and with ipod hooked up to it in the glove box. i can change artists and songs with my handy remote! thank god for that, otherwise i'd have to lean forward and press the button on the unit, cant have that!
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Ford also offered a hang on stereo 8 track tape player 1968/72. The same one was used in cars and trucks.
Since Ford owned Philco during this time, the radio dial could say Philco, it could say Ford, it could also be plain.
Since Ford owned Philco during this time, the radio dial could say Philco, it could say Ford, it could also be plain.
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i think in one of my parts boxes i still have my old radio, a kraco one. i'll have to check tomorrow though to verify if i still got it. bolts in and works like a champ, you'll have to hook up an antenna and wire to it. right now i am running a pioneer deck with cd player and with ipod hooked up to it in the glove box. i can change artists and songs with my handy remote! thank god for that, otherwise i'd have to lean forward and press the button on the unit, cant have that!
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That was the first thing that ran thru my mind when i first sat in my truck. "Jesus, thats gonna be a pain in the *** to change the freaking station....."
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Hm. My dash sure as hell looks like it came with a stereo originally. any chance myne could be special?
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What is the difference in the dash?
None.
The factory radio face plates were the same dimensions from 1968 thru 1972 (1967 is one year only).
The radio bezel was the same: 1968/72 = C8TZ18842A.
When Ford introduced the AM/FM stereo radio in 1971, the stereo speakers are behind grilles in the door panels.
The speakers and grilles are the exact same parts as used in 1969/70 Mustangs.
Like today, back then radio shops offered all sorts of different radios, some with AM/FM, some with AM/FM and an 8 track.
If the radio bezel has been cut, the radio was an aftermarket.
The aftermarket radios came with different bezels, so you could have one of those.
The factory bezel has a Ford ID number moulded into the plastic.
btw: You can edit your posts for one hour, so you don't have to type new posts just to add comments.
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If i could figure out how to post pix, i would show you. The shape of the dash and the hole in it (with the wires poking out) both look like they were designed for a stereo, not cut in afterward. not to mention the antenna on my hood. i mean, im fully prepared to believe you guys when you say that 69's didn't come with factory tunes, i'm just saying that mine looks like it did. Looking for answers, not randomly regurgitated facts and figures telling me how wrong i am.
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Way to be specific and helpful, guys. In the future, when i mention "putting a stereo in my truck" can we please assume that i mean "a radio head unit capable of producing music for the listening pleasure of the driver and/or passengers of said truck"? I had thought that with the combined wisdom and experience available on this forum, that such nitpicking would have at least been followed by a correction or explanation. Thank you, dbdbb and numberdummy, and i mean that sincerely, for explaining what those guys were talking about.
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I was a Ford partsman from 1962 thru 1997.
I bought a 1968 F250 Ranger AND a 1971 F100 Ranger XLT brand new.
The 1971 had the AM/FM radio.
With the factory AM/FM, Ford mounted the speakers in the door panels.
The factory antenna is mounted on the right side cowl panel.
If you don't choose to believe what I type...that's your perogative!
There were NO factory AM/FM radios available for F100/350's until 1971 PERIOD!
Your truck is 40 years old and has had multiple owners. You cannot go by what things look like today, because a PO could have made changes.
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I have the parts catalogs.
I was a partsman back then.
I bought a 1968 F250 Ranger AND a 1971 Ranger XLT brand new.
The 1971 had the AM/FM radio.
The factory antenna is mounted on the right side cowl panel.
If you don't choose to believe what I type...that's your perogative!
There were NO factory AM/FM radios available for F100/350's until 1971 PERIOD!
I was a partsman back then.
I bought a 1968 F250 Ranger AND a 1971 Ranger XLT brand new.
The 1971 had the AM/FM radio.
The factory antenna is mounted on the right side cowl panel.
If you don't choose to believe what I type...that's your perogative!
There were NO factory AM/FM radios available for F100/350's until 1971 PERIOD!
yeah, i missed part of what you had originally posted. my browser effed up and actually edited (or something) out a couple of lines. Like the whole bottom half of it. no need to be rude, dude. besides, did you read what got posted before your last post? i THANKED YOU. so calm down, dawg. No need to be so sensitive. I KNOW that you were a parts man. Thats why i respect your answers......dude i wasnt even talking about you.
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How difficult is it to set up a stereo radio in one of these? i figure the hardest part is going to be finding mounting points for the extra speakers. i found a plastic headliner that comes with speakers, but for some reason the thought of installing a plastic headliner in my truck doesnt sit well with me. You guys have any favorite mounting points?