Dakota Radio Not Working

[Rick62]

I have a 1994 Dakota. The radio stopped working. Initially the clock still lit up and showed a time but the time never changed. Now when I turn it on, nothing. I checked the fuse, it’s good. Any suggestions? Maybe where can I find a radio?

 

[Triplegreen500]

Need to replace it.

I've put Alpine single-DIN Bluetooth receivers in my 01 ram, my 91 Daytona, and my 90 turbo minivan. Radios are like $109, install kits are maybe $35 with pigtails. Easy wiring, easy install.

 

[Pecos Bill]

An older salvage yard might have one on the shelf.

 

[Detective D]

Crazy people on ebay or even at yards sometimes think these things are precious rare replacement parts, and not 30 year old outdated tech plain radios. Maybe a yard by you would be different? My 1998 has a factory CD player, you would need to verify the dash mount is the same size for a factory swap but factory Bose CD heads are out there.

Strongly recommend an upgrade to a new head unit if a call to a local yard reveals they want $40+ for a used radio from 25 years ago. Remember, no guarantee the "new" used $40 radio won't crap out in 2 weeks from a yard. Install kits can be found on Amazon if you don't have a local place to get one through.

You can look those up at local places or Amazon also. For new I would stick to Alpine as mentioned, but Pioneer is not too shabby for the price, Sony you get what you pay for mostly too, but Alpine is sort of on top right now. I would skip JVC or other weird chinese brands, modern JVC is a subsidiary of I think Kenwood and JBL and is certainly not their premier flagship brand.
Alternatively, you can look on facebook market, search "car stereo" and you will find people selling all kinds of stuff for as little as $10. Look for "tested and working" at minimum, but "can demo" is better because they will show you it works. For this realm, whatever you find for cheap that works, can;t beat the price! But if you want to be more selective, Alpine is still consistently good, Pioneer gets better the older you get until you find their peek with stuff from the 1990's. Old Kenwood is usually decent. I wouldn't pay more then $20 for a used Sony of JVC. "Dual" and a few others are walmart trash.

Happy hunting!

 

[davek]

Go to pick and pull junk yard. Cheap and factory

 

[davek]

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