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aaron
Dodge Dakota
12/04/2001
00:29:08
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After paying my bills this month, I realized I will not be able to spend as much as I wanted to on a cd reciever. Also Christmas is coming up. I just want to replace the head unit and leave everything else stock. There are too many choices and I don't know what to get. Can anyone recommend one $200 or less? There are a lot out there and I don't know sh!t about what's good or not. Also, how do I know if my factory system has an amp? Where is it? I have a 2000 V6 with a tape deck. Thanks for any help.
-Aaron
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
12/04/2001
10:35:57
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Look behind your passenger kick panel to see if you have an amp. If you don't have the infinity system then you probably don't have a factory amp.
Go shop around:
crutchfield.com, circuitcity.com, ebay.com, best buy
You will find something in your price range.
Pioneer, Alpine, Sony, Kenwood are good brands and have units below $200.
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aaron
Dodge Dakota
12/04/2001
20:52:50
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I got a Pioneer DEH-P43 from Walmart. This thing really impressed me. It makes my stock speakers sound pretty good. For anyone wanting to upgrade there stock tape deck, this is a good cheap alternative. I paid $189 and you can get them cheaper online.
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Bill
Dodge Dakota
12/05/2001
08:10:54
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Just a reminder, the Dakota is a 1.5DIN sized head unit. You can put a 1 DIN in there but there will be a pretty good gap that the installer will have to put a plastic ring around to cover it up. A lot of places just list the ones for our Dakotas under "GM/Chrysler" sized head units.
Bill
http://members.aol.com/btaylor04/BTruck.html
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
12/05/2001
12:26:21
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Putting a 1 din unit in a 1 1/2 din opening is not a big deal at all, $20 for a small kit and your done.
The 1 1/2 din units are not updated as often and the selection is not very wide.
In the long run you will forget about the extra money and appreciate the better unit.
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Bill
Dodge Dakota
12/05/2001
14:31:10
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R/Truck,
I agree with you that there are fewer options out there for the 1.5 din. I just wanted to make aaron aware of the proper size. There used to be a link I had that showed someone's dakota with a 1 din installed, but i have lost it. I did find a Jensen that works pretty well in a 1.5 din, but haven't bought one myself yet.
Bill
http://members.aol.com/btaylor04/BTruck.html
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
12/05/2001
15:11:37
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Bill -
I know what you were saying, just giving some input into your post.
Here are some pics of a single din in a Dakota, along with Alpines demo truck.
http://www.davidontheweb.com/z919/z919-3.jpg
http://www.nwdakotartclub.com/images/Memberspics/JeffWarnat/Mvc-015s.jpeg
http://www.davidontheweb.com/RT/Alpine/demodak2.jpg
http://www.davidontheweb.com/RT/Alpine/demodak3.jpg
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OffRoadRuss
Dodge Dakota
12/10/2001
12:10:50
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I purchased a Kenwood and was not very happy with the controls. I returned it and bought an Alpine CDE 7859 for about $200 and am very happy with it.
with the wire adapters, I didn't need to splice any wires ! It took 15 minutes to install and the 1 DIN size looks fine...
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