New truck radio in my F150
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New truck radio in my F150
I installed a new Radio/CDplayer/USB player/Clock/Nightlite/Coffee maker in my truck yesterday. After installation I perused the box for forgotten screws,bolts and instructions. What I did find was a remote control. A remote control .........for a car radio. Who in God's name needs a remote control for a car radio?? Further perusing revealed that I had accidentally bought the "Democrat" model that allows me (while staying in my "safe" place) to control the device lest I inadvertently stray to a conservative news station. The tuning knob will only rotate to the "left" also on this model. Great.
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
You had me going for a second...I've seen the remotes. Most of the radio controls are on my steering wheel now....
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
I bought a used truck from a young guy who was somewhat of a geek. It had a fancy radio, CD player, big speakers, etc installed and actually DID have a remote. I asked him why, he said it's so if you are having a campfire party you can use the vehicle radio for your music and control it from wherever.
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
Campfire tunes until everyone passes out drunk, wake up to a dead battery and get lost trying to walk out causing Search & Rescue to spend thousands looking for morons.
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Sorry I just had a cynical moment...
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
The radio in my truck is an Alpine unit. Has two remotes... one up in the cab cause with my "low-ride" seat I can't reach the radio, the 2nd is in the sleeper, in case I forget to turn it off! Handy gadgets!
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
Got a radio in my F-150 and rarely play it........got tinnitus so bad if I turn it up high enough to hear it over the road noise, my ears ring for a whole day worse than they do already!! And if I want to play it when its setting with the door open the dang door dinger drowns it out. Makes me so mad!
Irv
Irv
Re: New truck radio in my F150
Dinging, seat belts, seems like everything goes through the radio anymore. My old F150 just dinged and shut-up now it never stops. I go to lunch with a friend once a week and he's too, um large, for the seatbelt so I was thinking of just pulling the dinger and someone told me the bad news don't bother trying.Daisyman wrote:Got a radio in my F-150 and rarely play it........got tinnitus so bad if I turn it up high enough to hear it over the road noise, my ears ring for a whole day worse than they do already!! And if I want to play it when its setting with the door open the dang door dinger drowns it out. Makes me so mad!
Irv
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Re: New truck radio in my F150
Who needs a remote control? People who want to change channels or volume without taking their eyes off the road, or reaching for the dash. I have remote control radios in both of my hotrods, as the radios are concealed to avoid having a modern radio in an old dashboard. For my use it's a wonderful accessory, as the radio is under the seat in one car, and mounted in the trunk on the other. But even if it was in dash, it's a lot easier to pick up the fob and change channels or volume, than try driving while looking at the player to select channels or volume.
Once you get used to using the remote fob, you'll appreciate it a lot more.
Once you get used to using the remote fob, you'll appreciate it a lot more.
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