Replacing Class A dash am/fm/cd changer

I am looking at replacing the replacement AM/FM/Cassette radio in my '01 Tradewinds and it needs to be something that will hookup to the surround sound system for the TV. The one I have works just ok, but sometimes I have to search to find the right FM station to broadcast the tv on.

I ended up ordering a new am/fm/cd radio on Amazon. It is made by BOSS and the install went well. Fit in the dash perfectly and has a slide out screen and Bluetooth. I then removed the cd changer and used that space to keep the cd's in.

Ive had good luck with Pioneer. as others have said, research Crutchfield. i also recommend the bluetooth. hands free phone plus all the music apps such as Pandora(free) or for less than $10 subscribe to Spotify then listen to virtually any artist/album.
just installed a Pioneer AVH-X7700BT in our Mountain Aire and use the video screen for the backup camera

norwestie wrote:
I didn't like the low viewing position of my factory radio so I went to Crutchfield for this enclosure:

Wow! nice install. Looks very professional.

Replaced the original two seasons ago. Not difficult but you'll have two potential problems, splicing in the new wiring harness and mounting in the dash. Splicing is simple the mount is a pain. The dash is made by the coach builder and there's no telling what is available to hold the radio is place.

Resourcing a replacement is just about as hard as research the next rig. Options are endless beyond old school AM/FM radio. Touch screens, satellite radio, internet streaming, multiple CD, Blue Tooth, video interface, Aux inputs, MP3 interface, weather radio,,,,

Sam Spade wrote:
I would also be interested in a recommendation by brand and model.
I had a replacement installed by a "car audio" place.
Total cost was less than $200.
It has all the features I wanted, including BlueTooth.

The PROBLEMS ARE:
Operation is confusing; each button does about 6 different things.
The last straw was when the battery was disconnected to clean. ALL the settings disappeared except the pre-set buttons. So far, I've had to pull the book out 3 times to get my settings back. GRRRRRRRR.

I'm getting too old to put up with **** like that.

Unfortunatly multi-functional buttons are now the norm, and you're not going to find non-volatile radios, or very few anymore.

My list of must haves were a little different:
- Must have Bluetooth both for speakerphone, and music from the phone. That includes internet radio, GPS, WAZE, etc.
- A real steering wheel remote ! This is a big deal in a class A where I don't want my eyes and fingers that far off the road. The remote I can glance at and know where everything is
-Sirus.... Have a lifetime subscription and gonna use it
-front panel USB Jack. I can plug in a low profile 64g flash drive and have almost 10,000 songs available
-a display I can see without staring at it. Big and easy to read.

The only radio that satisfies all this, especially the remote is the Pioneer. This is on my end of summer list to do.

HERE is the remote. The radio I was looking at has been discontinued (doesn't it figure)

BTW- Magnadyne sells a 1.5DIN to 1DIN adapter plate so you can install almost anything in that strange size slot

DSDP Don wrote:
"lj2654".....is it a Magnadyne radio (Monaco used them for years).

I Find them an excellent target at the Trap Range

"lj2654".....is it a Magnadyne radio (Monaco used them for years).

Kind of sad to say this but CD's are getting pretty obsolete. MP3 is the future of technology. Everything is digital. Nice with no CD's to scratch. May want to consider going Mp3

I didn't like the low viewing position of my factory radio so I went to Crutchfield for this enclosure: