Look for an new CD in dash player

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  1. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    Looks like the one in my truck at work,.......
     
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  3. kajidono

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    Found a couple of vendor sites that seem to be the ones who supply the stereos for several manufactures. All the stereos they have, including that one, are 50 watts x 4 channels. I suspect that any 50x4 stereo would work, and a higher powered one would work fine, but there has to be an amp somewhere in there. It would probably be under the dash or in the space under the sleeper.

    I can't find any wiring schematics for those trucks though.
     
  4. flood

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    volvo 780 has 2 speakers in the doors, 2 on the dash, 2 for the lower bunk, 2 for the upper bunk and the sub is next the the underbunk a/c
    and amp in mounted on the underside of the upped shelf in the cabinet over the passanger seat

    this is the amp




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    afterrmarket radio's don't sound as good. my last volvo 08 had a pioneer in it and it never sounded as good as the other volvo's we had and the 06 we have now has the volvo radio in it and it sounds great
     
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  5. kajidono

    kajidono Road Train Member

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    Ah yes. Now you'll have to figure out if any of the speakers are run straight to the stereo, or which ones are run through that amp. You must use the rca preamp connectors to connect to the amp or it will sound like crap since it will be feeding it to much power. That makes it loud but distorted and can burn it out.
     
  6. American-Trucker

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    Alpine.....there is NO competion!



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  7. kajidono

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    Erm, I'm actually trying to figure out how to get this to work without setting myself on fire again.

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  8. v6killer

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    I always wonder what that box was for, so it looks like I'm going to get an new Panasonic radio that will work with this preamp, is there any other radio manufacture that will work with this preamp, I really hate to tear up the whole place just to put it in a new radio. :Repair costs: :biggrin_25521:
     
  9. kajidono

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    Like I said, from looking at the vendor's site, it looks like the stereo they use is just a standard head unit the same as any one you can find at the store. How it sounds is going to depend on whether it's hooked up correctly.
     
  10. gator21

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    ive got a sony explode system[50wattsx4] from wally world for under 100.it does pretty good in my binder.6speakers no amps...yet.and it has the aux plug in the front,comes with a sub hook up built in.
     
  11. gator21

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    does anybody have a REALLY LOUD system that sounds great.i dont know if i want to hook a amp/sub to this only to get a thump thump.i hate that sh=t.would a amp/sub make it sound good or just make it thump.i dont think you could jam country/classic rock on a thumper.
     
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