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Replacing Ford Stereo
I recently bought a 53 Reg Ford Fiesta which has the stereo below fitted, however, when I'm travelling at low speeds (anything slower than Motorway), CD's skip whenever I go over bumps/pot holes/etc.
Does anyone know if Ford do an 'upgrade' to this stereo that would fit in the spaces? I have looked at aftermarket stereos but I don't really want to cut the bars in the car so if I can get a better stereo without having to do any 'alterations' I'd be happy.
Does anyone know if Ford do an 'upgrade' to this stereo that would fit in the spaces? I have looked at aftermarket stereos but I don't really want to cut the bars in the car so if I can get a better stereo without having to do any 'alterations' I'd be happy.
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They do sell 'blanking plates' to cover the gaps left when replacing the larger Ford stereo with a 'normal size' one.
To be honest pretty much all CDs will skip when you hit potholes. A different stereo probably won't make much differences to this.0 -
clever_username wrote: »They do sell 'blanking plates' to cover the gaps left when replacing the larger Ford stereo with a 'normal size' one.
To be honest pretty much all CDs will skip when you hit potholes. A different stereo probably won't make much differences to this.
Thanks. I bought a Kenwood stereo for my last car (which I removed before it was scrapped as it was only a couple of months old) and it never skipped and it also had the advantage of iphone/usb connection, etc so was all round better really.0 -
We'll I'd agree with having a connection for your ipod is a good reason to upgrade yeah. That's a big advantage.
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It does not look from the photo that the sections between the separate items come out? Which would mean replacing the whole fascia, or cutting it!0
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Unfortunately, yeah they doclever_username wrote: »Ford really do go out of their way to make their radios as non-standard as possible don't they?
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