- Joined
- Aug 31, 2021
- Messages
- 1,891
- Reaction score
- 974
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Roanoke VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
- My credo
- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
In the XLT when I got it was one of those cassette tape looking things with a wire so you can hook up other stuff. I use it when I use the phone for Google maps directions, then I can turn up the volume as loud as I want so you can hear the lady easy or like if you have the window open and there's wind noise, you can hear nice whereas without it you can't hear that little phone speaker even on full volume.
I think I might install whatever better speakers will fit, in sometime. They're pretty good but might be better. Subwoofer, amp, all that, probably not. Stereo works well plus I have the 6-disc changer. I can live without Bluetooth and all that, wired connection is easy and reliable. Nav screen would be nice, but, really what I need it to figure out how to mount the phone so I can see it and it doesn't flop around. I don't like heater vent clips. There's a ton of space there in front so probably just an aftermarket floor console that fits would do it. In Mazda I had a way to velcro it in so I could see it but Ranger different setup. Nice center console, with the bucket seats, but really no way to put the phone there and not have it in the way of something else.
Whether I can make a phone call and have the other person's voice come out the speaker, haven't tried that yet, might cause feedback. If it worked then you'd have hands free calling, which you do, to make the call, but hard to hear.
It's (cassete device) also is nice if you want to look up tunes online on the phone and play them through the speakers.
I think I might install whatever better speakers will fit, in sometime. They're pretty good but might be better. Subwoofer, amp, all that, probably not. Stereo works well plus I have the 6-disc changer. I can live without Bluetooth and all that, wired connection is easy and reliable. Nav screen would be nice, but, really what I need it to figure out how to mount the phone so I can see it and it doesn't flop around. I don't like heater vent clips. There's a ton of space there in front so probably just an aftermarket floor console that fits would do it. In Mazda I had a way to velcro it in so I could see it but Ranger different setup. Nice center console, with the bucket seats, but really no way to put the phone there and not have it in the way of something else.
Whether I can make a phone call and have the other person's voice come out the speaker, haven't tried that yet, might cause feedback. If it worked then you'd have hands free calling, which you do, to make the call, but hard to hear.
It's (cassete device) also is nice if you want to look up tunes online on the phone and play them through the speakers.