Customer Ratings & Reviews

New radio for 1996 Ford Ranger

My factory radio died in my Ford Ranger so I bought this radio to replace it because it has USB and Bluetooth built-in. It's a nice little radio for the money and I was just playing Pandora music from my iPhone on it and it worked great. The sound is pretty good for a basic radio. and it looks pretty good installed in the dash. So, it was a good trade for the old radio. It is a single Din so it looks a bit different in the dash but it's not a problem.

The radio came with a Scosche FD1423B / FD1423 dash kit and a Scosche FD02B wiring harness. I ordered a different wiring harness, the Metra 70-5600, because of the wiring harness connections in my Ranger which kept me from having to cut any of the factor wires.

For installation, you wire the harnesses together wire to wire based on color, remove the cage from the radio and install it in the dash kit, put the dash kit in, plug up the wiring harnesses and push the radio into the dash kit until it clicks. For installation, I would recommend you view this Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTrVOF6G01k .

By Lynn on April 13, 2020 Verified purchase

Good product for a great price

Easy installation. Comes with many ways to attach the system into the vehicle very securely. Connections are strong and instructions are forward. I love this stereo and do recommend.

Does the job!

I purchased for my work truck.

Connects to my phone and plays music.

Decent

the product performs as expected, and was not too hard to install in my vehicle.

By Jared on September 16, 2020 Verified purchase

Great product

Awesome and I recommend this for the price of course, but QUALITY, too.

IMPRESSIVELY NICE FOR THE PRICE!

THIS WAS INSTALLED IN A FARMERS TRACTOR. IT SAVED ROOM, PLUG AND PLAY TO FACTORY HARNESS AND SOUNDS EVERY BIT AS GOOD AS A NORMAL DIN SIZED RADIO. I HAVE 25 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL CAR AUDIO EXPERIENCE AND IF IT WERE NOT GOOD FOR THE APPLICATION I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY SO. THIS RADIO IS GREAT FOR TRACTOR'S, MOTORCYCLES,4-WHEELERS, SCOOTERS, AND BOATS IF YOU KEEP IT DRY.

By Robin on June 23, 2020 Verified purchase

Wow!

I’m very impressed with this unit. It was easy to install, works and sounds amazing. Overall I’m impressed with the quality, especially considering the cost.

Great product

Bought this for my mom, she didn't want anything to fancy or to expensive, and I've had Dual audio before and liked it so I figured what the hell, great product great price, would buy again.

By Dilbert on May 20, 2020 Verified purchase

Awesome Stereo!!

I recently purchased this stereo player due to the cost and features packed in this unit. It was easy to install and the sound quality is PERFECT for me. The Bluetooth/handsfree call reception is very clear.

If you're looking to purchase a decent stereo(no cd), I highly recommend this little unit.

By Kelvin on June 8, 2020 Verified purchase

Great Product

Great Product all you need in one stereo, AUX + Bluetooth, fast pairing and great sound quality

By Mohammad on September 23, 2020 Verified purchase

Pretty good

So far, I’ve been impressed with these. You can’t expect absolute perfection with how little they cost. The lows are more prominent than I anticipated, but the high’s lack a little. All in all, I’m very happy with them. Cheap, and clean sound. For a budget friendly sound system, these are a very good candidate.

By Kolton on October 20, 2021 Verified purchase

great for the price

I bought these to replace my Honda speakers for the front door. Thy sound great with my radio. I can tell the difference from the stock speakers to these. I was on a budget and this was perfect. sounds good and great price

Trim ring is attached to faceplate

Bought this for my 04 Monte Carlo but it does not fit, the radio has no bolt holes in the side to mount onto the adapter bracket and the trim ring is permanently attached to the faceplate, so it would not have fit anyway. I'm sure the radio is fine, but beware of which vehicle you install it into. It will not fit W body GM cars.

By Jordan on June 7, 2022 Verified purchase

Just what I needed

Great could not find this at the big box store it’s what I was looking for.

By robert on March 29, 2020 Verified purchase

Great radio for the money

Decent radio for the money Bluetooth what more can you ask for sounds decent

By Thomas on September 15, 2020 Verified purchase

Great product

Unbelievable quality for the price! Great functions and performance. Highly recommended.

By Daniel on May 17, 2020 Verified purchase

Quality and value

Great stereo at an amazing price. Wiring and installation were easy enough.

By Anthony on July 10, 2020 Verified purchase

For $20 they're killer

I paid $20 for 2 of these speakers, and for the money you really can't beat them. Decent lows/ decent highs. Definitely gonna be louder then your grand pappys 6's that have been installed for 25 yrs.

By Colby on November 13, 2023 Verified purchase

Review

I was so impressed by this little unit. I pick up more FM channels than I ever have EVER!
I have ordered another radio for my Ford ranger! Thank you sonic electronics!

By Robert on May 13, 2021 Verified purchase

Dual XRM59BT

Works perfectly! I have bouch 5 of that to put in 2010-2017 caravan

By GISLAIN on September 28, 2020 Verified purchase

Clock

Some how when I set clock for time. Change. The clock went into army time. Can't get it back to regular time help please

Outstanding

What a high quality product and the PRICE... wow!

Add excellent service from ordering to the door.

By Michael on April 30, 2020 Verified purchase

Great deal for the price

Ordered this radio and all Metra parts to install it in my 2005 Dodge Ram and everything worked and fit as was detailed. I'm very happy with the products and the value.

By Tom on October 14, 2022 Verified purchase

Economical best radio

well packaged, delivery was prompt. It came with great instructions for someone who no knowledge of this stuff. The radio itself is awesome, Bluetooth feature is really integrated for example. listening to pandora/Spotify you can skip the songs on the unit itself rather than going back to your phone. Once your connected to Bluetooth, thats it no more reconnecting in the future. The call feature is also Awesome I was shocked how linked to your phone so fast, be ready for that. Note: your phone must be on a phone holder to hear you to speak to it -hands free calling or texting. USB input is better feature than the cd-rom. Overall I am pleased with the head unit, they really outdid themselves with this unit. Glad I came here, best prices around!

By Falcon on September 9, 2020 Verified purchase

Incredible budget radio!

I’ve bought four of these now- one for my daily and three for my project cars, it’s an amazing platform for the budget and even holds up to my standards for higher grade audio equipment! I’ve just bought my fifth for my new Miata build! These are incredibly easy to install and sonic electronix makes it even easier by suggesting the correct install kits when you add a stereo to your cart.

By Jayksen on January 10, 2024 Verified purchase

Good product for the cost

These get put in trucks and they work great, the bluetooth is easy to use and the hands free works well. Only issue I've seen, is after about 4 months or so, the radio will just stop working, but you unplug it for a minute and plug it back in, hold the power button down and it fires right back up with no issues.

By Joseph on October 14, 2024 Verified purchase