Replacement Radio for 96 Taurus? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Pedialyte · 05-31-2004, 10:57 AM

Hey, i pretty much know nothing about cars but i am hoping someone can help me out. My tape deck in my 96 Ford Taurus is screwed i think, all of my tape converters for my cd player refuse to work in this tape deck. They simply and continually flip from side to side. Anyone know of something i could possibly try to fix this? Is there some website or local place (Minneapolis) i could find a replacement for cheap? In this car the radio is all one piece meaning (as far as i know) that i will have to replace the whole radio/ac/heat panel. Any thoughts?

1996
Ford
Taurus
v6 (i think, im stupid)
4 dr

merkerguitars · 05-31-2004, 11:19 AM

you could put a cd player....they do make dash kits that can convert it to a normal style radio....here are some following salvage yards in your area you might try calling
Pilquist in Stillwater
Upull in Rosemount

Pedialyte · 05-31-2004, 12:23 PM

i will check it out, i did just double check and it will play regular tapes just not the cd-cassette adapter tapes. Im going to go buy a new one and see if that makes any difference, just to make sure.

irseg · 05-31-2004, 12:56 PM

Crutchfield sells adapters that replace the oval thing and let you fit a standard head unit, provided that you have the manual climate control (knobs, not the buttons w/ digital temperature readout).

Scorps · 06-02-2004, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by merkerguitars
you could put a cd player....they do make dash kits that can convert it to a normal style radio....here are some following salvage yards in your area you might try calling
Pilquist in Stillwater
Upull in Rosemount

beat me to it

you are better off to replace the deck and get a whole new after market one....I find the stock decks to be big ugly and underpowered.

merkerguitars · 06-02-2004, 09:11 AM

Ah haha I found an example on the net...they aren't cheap by any means

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=265-720 but I did find some on ebay for a little cheaper

PS. Anything from 1996-1998 will fit if you want to find and OEM radio on ebay.....hell if you live in minneapolis and you get a radio and the dash kit I could install it for cheap

ibis · 06-05-2004, 01:48 PM

HTe conversion kits are ugly as hell. My girlfriend has one and everytime I get into the car it makes me sick. She had a nice looking stero, now a ugly piece of plastic in there. Blech.

I'd get a CD changer to go into the trunk.

Scorps · 06-07-2004, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ibis
HTe conversion kits are ugly as hell. My girlfriend has one and everytime I get into the car it makes me sick. She had a nice looking stero, now a ugly piece of plastic in there. Blech.

I'd get a CD changer to go into the trunk.

After market decks are way better then the stock junk!

05-31-2004, 10:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Pedialyte Crazy Location: Minneapolis	Replacement Radio for 96 Taurus? Hey, i pretty much know nothing about cars but i am hoping someone can help me out. My tape deck in my 96 Ford Taurus is screwed i think, all of my tape converters for my cd player refuse to work in this tape deck. They simply and continually flip from side to side. Anyone know of something i could possibly try to fix this? Is there some website or local place (Minneapolis) i could find a replacement for cheap? In this car the radio is all one piece meaning (as far as i know) that i will have to replace the whole radio/ac/heat panel. Any thoughts? 1996 Ford Taurus v6 (i think, im stupid) 4 dr

05-31-2004, 11:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	you could put a cd player....they do make dash kits that can convert it to a normal style radio....here are some following salvage yards in your area you might try calling Pilquist in Stillwater Upull in Rosemount __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

06-02-2004, 09:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Ah haha I found an example on the net...they aren't cheap by any means http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=265-720 but I did find some on ebay for a little cheaper PS. Anything from 1996-1998 will fit if you want to find and OEM radio on ebay.....hell if you live in minneapolis and you get a radio and the dash kit I could install it for cheap __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985 Last edited by merkerguitars; 06-02-2004 at 09:15 AM..

05-31-2004, 12:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pedialyte Crazy Location: Minneapolis	i will check it out, i did just double check and it will play regular tapes just not the cd-cassette adapter tapes. Im going to go buy a new one and see if that makes any difference, just to make sure.

05-31-2004, 12:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
irseg Junkie Location: Florida	Crutchfield sells adapters that replace the oval thing and let you fit a standard head unit, provided that you have the manual climate control (knobs, not the buttons w/ digital temperature readout).

06-05-2004, 01:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
ibis PIKE!	HTe conversion kits are ugly as hell. My girlfriend has one and everytime I get into the car it makes me sick. She had a nice looking stero, now a ugly piece of plastic in there. Blech. I'd get a CD changer to go into the trunk.