Replace Stock Radio
I was looking into replacing my stock radio in the 1993 Grand Marquis.
I've installed an aftermarket audio system before, but I can't find the DIN kit for the car. It seems like it wouldn't need one, but the opening is just a little taller and wider than a regular aftermarket stereo. Can anyone help me find a kit? |
most din radios come with a sleeve to mount in the opening. My wife's 93 vic uses that with the Kenwood I put in it. I'm sure that should be the same for the GM too. If the metal sleeve should just slide in and then take a flat screwdriver to it and bend out the little tabs to hold it in place (the more the better if you want it to stay put really well). The Kenwood sleeve has a good 2 dozen or so little tabs to help it fit just near any din opening.
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I have a 1993 grand marquis as well and i got a aftermarket cd dvd player and i couldnt find the piece your looking for either but i customized mine and it looks pretty good... you could try calling around to a few radio places but i dont kno know if youll find any...
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wow... another person with last name like mine... mine is Wolfe also....
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bah... now I have a problem. I installed some 6.5" speakers in the front doors on my 88 MGM using the factory harnesses there. It doesn't work. Are those just dummy connectors or is there some kind of jumper somewhere to switch to use those speaker connections? If anyone knows, please enlighten me. I don't want to have to tear up my dash any more to run more wire from the dash speaker connections to the doors.
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Originally Posted by crazyrog17
(Post 10717)
I was looking into replacing my stock radio in the 1993 Grand Marquis.
I've installed an aftermarket audio system before, but I can't find the DIN kit for the car. It seems like it wouldn't need one, but the opening is just a little taller and wider than a regular aftermarket stereo. Can anyone help me find a kit? |
Originally Posted by slymer
(Post 10979)
bah... now I have a problem. I installed some 6.5" speakers in the front doors on my 88 MGM using the factory harnesses there. It doesn't work. Are those just dummy connectors or is there some kind of jumper somewhere to switch to use those speaker connections? If anyone knows, please enlighten me. I don't want to have to tear up my dash any more to run more wire from the dash speaker connections to the doors.
Now to go take pics of my handy work and show off. |
We have a 93 MGM.. the factory stereo just stopped working a week ago. We decided to replace with an inexpensive after market system. Well we chose one made by VR3.. I've never heard of this brand but then again there were about a dozen other brands we looked at that we never heard of so we went with the VR3 (model # VR500CS-BT, about $140) because of the features it offered. It can play AM/FM, CD/MP3's, SD card, USB and has Bluetooth with phone features. The istallation was fairly straight forward... I removed the plastic guide from th OEM unit and retro fitted it to the new VR3 unit so I wouldn't have to use the mounting strap to support the rear of it. (I did have to cut out the mounting sleeve in the bottom center in the area the guide sit's so I was able to instert the unit in the dash)
It was really an improvement over the OEM unit... much more power and sounds a lot better. Oh yeah, I used a Schosch wiring harness adapter to make the connections to the factory harness. Worked like a charm.... and I wish we would have upgraded years ago to enjoy much better sound. |
the only complaint I've heard about the VR3 units is the CD load/eject mechanism tends to stop working. Hopefully you'll have better luck since those reports are about 4 years old now.
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i havent really met anyone before with my last name thats funny...
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Hey, just wanted to update. I installed a JVC head unit with a color changing face plate, CD, AM FM, AUX and USB for iPod. Works well with my iPod Touch and has much more power and better sound than the stock unit!
It was such a simple install. I used the supplied sleeve and bent the tabs with a hook-needle nose pliers. It hasn't shaken out of place yet, so it's in there pretty good. It looks great because I matched faceplate with the color of the clock. I blew the front stock speakers. The sixteen year old things couldn't put up with the new abuse, but the rear speakers were fine. I replaced the fronts with 6x8s and the rears with 6x9s. Of course with any install, you run into a few dumb problems. I started with the rear deck because it's something I'd never done to my car and figured it would take longer. I bent the tabs that hold the back of the back seat up, but somehow got it back in with the help of a hammer. The front doors were a breeze because I've been in there plenty times before. |
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