So I ordered the upgrade radio to my Ram 1500 truck. It has 6 CD changer with MP3 capability! It has the Sat radio as well. I was shocked that it arrived so quickly but it did and after unpacking everything looked to be in order! A friend of mines that was with me when I received it had never installed a radio in a car. He was apprehensive as to what or how he would be able to help out.
So after a little pep talk and how it was nothing to get this done, I went and got my tools. We found out that it was relatively simple to get to the bolts that hold the faceplate of the radio. What we found hard to do was actually pull it out without feeling you were going to break the faceplate. But sure enough a good pull and it was out. After that it was a breeze to take out the old radio and slip in the new one.
After that we replaced the faceplate and ready to try it. Everything worked well. The satellite module took a little while to update, but that is normal. When it was all done I went ahead and setup my favorite channels and loaded a bunch of MP3 cd’s and we were rocking! We then installed the chrome handles that I ordered as well. Which were very easy to do and they made the truck look even nicer.
We did not receive the running boards yet, we are waiting on them to arrive. By the way my friend who is not into installations had a good time and learned a few things. He has told me to call him when the boards come in. He would be happy to help me with the install.
Soon I will have a picture of the truck with the changes….
God Bless…..
N4KMA