84 f250 audio?
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Depending on the radio the truck currently has, you may not be able to get an adapter harness, and there may not be any speaker wiring to adapt to. If it just has the single speaker in the center of the dash, there'll just be a 2 wire plug for switched power and that's it, the speaker wire goes directly from the stereo to the speaker.
If you have a multi speaker stereo currently, the standard 80's Ford adapter harness may work just fine, but be prepared to do without.
If you have a multi speaker stereo currently, the standard 80's Ford adapter harness may work just fine, but be prepared to do without.
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I have a 1985 (or thereabout) variant, too! But, it also has a (quartz?) digital tuner, lots
more accurate in locking in distant stations. It's what Ford was calling a Premium
Sound System (which is somewhat true, the built-in amplifier is LOTS better than the
everyday variants, even from relatively recent cars).
Like was suggested, I'll someday get one of those cassette thingers that'll let me plug
my MP3 player into it, I understand they work fairly well.
Yes, Compact Cassette, I have several in my basement from when I was a kid. A bit
more advanced than 8-track tapes (which evolved sometime after waxed cylinders,
which were later superseded by waxed cylinders with Dolby).
No worries, nobody's noticed....
more accurate in locking in distant stations. It's what Ford was calling a Premium
Sound System (which is somewhat true, the built-in amplifier is LOTS better than the
everyday variants, even from relatively recent cars).
Like was suggested, I'll someday get one of those cassette thingers that'll let me plug
my MP3 player into it, I understand they work fairly well.
Yes, Compact Cassette, I have several in my basement from when I was a kid. A bit
more advanced than 8-track tapes (which evolved sometime after waxed cylinders,
which were later superseded by waxed cylinders with Dolby).
No worries, nobody's noticed....
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They had premium sound in the older **** and shaft style radios as well.
Did you get the seperate Premium Sound amp with that radio?
Did you get the seperate Premium Sound amp with that radio?
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No, I've never run across the separate amplifiers but I've never looked for 'em, either,
mostly because I don't know where they'd be located. I see the radios in higher-end
automobiles in the JY, those cars tend to be less disassembled in the yard for some
reason and getting into the dash can be quite tedious. I'm under the impression they
(the amplifiers) could be in the trunk but I don't know that for a fact.
The radios I get have a built-in heat sink that extends off the end of the chassis, that's
how I can tell it'll get sufficiently loud to overcome the road noise of a 30yo pickup
truck. I tried one of the more modern variants of that stereo (not premium, though) from
a mid-90s Taurus... Sure, it has more presets available and looks more modern &
user-friendly, but it doesn't get nearly as loud.
mostly because I don't know where they'd be located. I see the radios in higher-end
automobiles in the JY, those cars tend to be less disassembled in the yard for some
reason and getting into the dash can be quite tedious. I'm under the impression they
(the amplifiers) could be in the trunk but I don't know that for a fact.
The radios I get have a built-in heat sink that extends off the end of the chassis, that's
how I can tell it'll get sufficiently loud to overcome the road noise of a 30yo pickup
truck. I tried one of the more modern variants of that stereo (not premium, though) from
a mid-90s Taurus... Sure, it has more presets available and looks more modern &
user-friendly, but it doesn't get nearly as loud.
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Don't know if that was sarcastic or not, but yes there were several different ones.
The First year for AM/FM stereo in a F-series Pickup was 1971.
Here is a picture of the AM/FM Stereo as how it looked in 1980-1982 F-series. Note the Factory Radio and the Aftermarket Replica made by Clarion underneath.
And there is the AM/FM stereo Compact Cassette Unit in my truck right now...
Hope this helps.
The First year for AM/FM stereo in a F-series Pickup was 1971.
Here is a picture of the AM/FM Stereo as how it looked in 1980-1982 F-series. Note the Factory Radio and the Aftermarket Replica made by Clarion underneath.
And there is the AM/FM stereo Compact Cassette Unit in my truck right now...
Hope this helps.
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It was a bit sarcastic, but thanks for the photos. My plan is to install a factory unit. The PO had put in an aftermarket stereo and chopped up the trim. He put the original AM radio back in, but looks bad and sounds worse. Good thing is, the factory ***** are there. Been looking in pull-a-part yards, but not much luck in finding factory unit or trim. It seems most parts pickers break off the trim mounting tabs in their haste to get the stereo. Kinda discouraging.
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