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Old 06-05-2013, 05:53 PM
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I recently discovered that my radio is no longer working in my 98 Cherokee, so I decided to begin looking on Crutchfield and I'm a bit confused on which to pick.

The three options are

With the infinity system.
Without infinity system with two speakers.
Without infinity system with four speakers.

I don't have the infinity system so that's one down, how do I know which of the other two to pick?
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Do you have door speakers?

Do you have rear speakers in the headliner at the rear near the hatch?

There you go.

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Originally Posted by Big David
Do you have door speakers?

Do you have rear speakers?
I have the ones on the driver/passenger and two oddly shaped speakers coming from the ceiling in the rear
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I dont think it matters when switching headunits. Pick whichever you want. Unless youre doing new speakers too. Also, make sure you shop around a bit once you know what youre after. Might I suggest JVC for a budget brand.
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Originally Posted by Leftjab13
I dont think it matters when switching headunits. Pick whichever you want. Unless youre doing new speakers too. Also, make sure you shop around a bit once you know what youre after. Might I suggest JVC for a budget brand.
I went with them for my radio replacement for my 94 Jeep Cherokee with 4 speakers (front and back) and I was very happy with the service. Call them and they will suggest a radio. I did that; they suggested one, I did a review and found what I thought was a better one and they beat the price. I had some problems with the installation and they help me out. I think you need to decide how much you want to spend, what options you need/want and go for it!
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I love crutchfield. Sometimes I'll just go on there and play around. The site is super easy and they help in anyway they can. Their **** is cheap too. I put my head unit and door speakers in on my own. If I were you, buy an adapter for the wiring harness. Without this, it is an EXTREME pain in the rear end to find where all the wires go. I paid $15 for my harness and it was well worth it. It only took my 15 minutes to change out my head unit. The speakers take 5 minutes tops for each door. This was probably the easiest thing I've done to my Jeep. The subwoofer and amp was another story lol
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I dont know if its still this way as I bought my radio from crutchfield in 2010, but it used to be if you bought one over a certain price they included the adapter for free. The adapter makes it so easy anyone can do it... as long as you can see colors.
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Originally Posted by Seasponges
I recently discovered that my radio is no longer working in my 98 Cherokee, so I decided to begin looking on Crutchfield and I'm a bit confused on which to pick.
Before you get an aftermarket radio, consider this.

Those tiny buttons for all those options are a real PITA!!!

I put a Sony gee-whiz-bang radio in my Tundra. One, I couldn't read what the buttons did, then they were so small often hit the wrong button. I reinstalled the OEM radio.

Check the fuse on your Jeep radio, if your sure it's dead, check ebay.

$0.02
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Originally Posted by MtnHermit
Before you get an aftermarket radio, consider this.

Those tiny buttons for all those options are a real PITA!!!

I put a Sony gee-whiz-bang radio in my Tundra. One, I couldn't read what the buttons did, then they were so small often hit the wrong button. I reinstalled the OEM radio.

Check the fuse on your Jeep radio, if your sure it's dead, check ebay.

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That's because you're old and can't see. Plus, Sony car audio is the worst thing out there.
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Originally Posted by MtnHermit
Before you get an aftermarket radio, consider this.

Those tiny buttons for all those options are a real PITA!!!

I put a Sony gee-whiz-bang radio in my Tundra. One, I couldn't read what the buttons did, then they were so small often hit the wrong button. I reinstalled the OEM radio.

Check the fuse on your Jeep radio, if your sure it's dead, check ebay.

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How can you even read street signs? Maybe you should get glasses.
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