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me2
Explorer
Aug 03, 2016

Replacing awful Jensen with a (Ford) nav radio ?

I have the Jensen AWM975 "radio" in our 5er. It has terrible reception. It is cumbersome to tune. It doesn't play USB sticks very well. Has anyone replaced their unit with a factory OEM truc...
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me2
Explorer
Aug 03, 2016
"Personally, why shoot so low?"

If you Google around a bit, you'll see that OEM automotive radios are among the highest performance AM/FM receivers out there. Some are sensitive to -3 dBuV. None of the aftermarket or home receivers can match that. Aftermarket receivers are usually 8-15 dBuV. As I stated previously, my personal experience matches this.

What is the newest OEM radio that doesn't require a CANBus to run ? I can get connectors from an auto wrecker once I know what model to zero in on.

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