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Freightliner CD/Cassette

Discussion in 'Trucking Electronics, Gadgets and Software Forum' started by Mont, Dec 13, 2010.

  1. Dec 13, 2010 #1
    Mont

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    I have an '09 Freightliner M2 that has a Delphi am/fm/weather radio. I would like to replace it with a CD/Cassette player. Does anyone know of one of these units available? Do the plugs on this wiring harness fit any other kind of radio unit?
    Thanks.
     
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  3. Dec 13, 2010 #2
    25(2)+2

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    FL radios are sold with the wiring harness or it may have to be ordered, I switched out a Pioneer for a Panasonic(FL) radio/CD player because I want the weather radio in the dash, the Pioneer had replaced one damaged by liquid, and they had cut the harness and spliced a plug on to fit the Pioneer.

    It's a cobble job, in my experience, You can adapt a CD player to play casettes or go the other way. I don't know what you have specifically, and I'm going offline soon, so I hope I gave you something to start with, good luck.
     
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  4. Dec 13, 2010 #3
    Mont

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    I've accepted the idea that I may have to splice in a different plug. Do you know what wires on the plug go to what i.e. power, speakers,etc? There are two plugs, each with 8 flat spades. Or, where could I get female plugs that would fit the male plugs on the harness?
     
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  5. Dec 13, 2010 #4
    lovesthedrive

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    I sure hope this is your own truck. Otherwise companies will fire you for tampering with their equipment.
     
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  7. Dec 13, 2010 #5
    SLCTrucker

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    Freightliner sells them all,
    I have a CD,FM + XM Radio all built into my head unit.
    It plugged directly into the factory harness...
     
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  8. Dec 13, 2010 #6
    Skunk_Truck_2590

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    I have pulled the CD player out in all my trucks (company driver) and hooked my amp into the back via RCA jacks with one end cut off and remote wire and it does take knowledge to know how or you will blow the fuse. Stripping the wire's on the RCA cable and remote wire and inserting them inside the factory wireharness block on the back side where the wires come out making sure to get a good connection then wrap it up good with electrical tape so they don't rattle loose. Depending on the truck my box either sit's on the floor in front of the bunk or in an empty cabnet (mostly freightliners will fit it on the passenger side) set the amp behind the driver seat and hide the wires. Never had a word said to me other than it sounds good and I did not damage, alter or add any addtional wiring harness plug's or adapters nor cutting any of the trucks wiring.

    And no, just because I have a amp and box in the truck does not mean I listen to that rap ####.
     
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  9. Dec 13, 2010 #7
    Jolsen

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    I got the wire harness from the dealer for my sony cd player. If you want cd and cassette then good luck. You need a single din radio. and I have only ever seen both in double din radios. Your only real option is to get a radio with a cassette player that is set up for a cd changer add-on. I looked around and this seems to be the best deal I could find that would get the job done. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_700KEHCDXP/Pioneer-KEH-P4020-and-CDX-P128.html?c=3&tp=5684&avf=N
     
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  10. Dec 17, 2010 #8
    Cledus Maggard

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    I'd just go cassette player and burn the CD's to an mp3 player and use a cassette adapter.
     
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  11. Dec 17, 2010 #9
    Skunk_Truck_2590

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    Yea but the down side to those plugin cassette player's is the sound quality is poor.
     
    Skunk_Truck_2590, Dec 17, 2010
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