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Subject:$80 Best Buy AM/FM/CD deck with remote for westy
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Mon, 9 Sep 2002 22:32:00 -0400

Hey, I found this item yesterday at Best Buy.  It is Jensen model
CD3010X.  On sale for $99 and you get a $20 gift card for use on future
purchases.  It is 45 watts/channel, 4 channels, has a little remote that
appears to control all functions, and an aux input on the front so you
could plug in your MP3 player, cassette walkman, laptop,
etc.  Non-removable face.  I was buying it for sweetie's Honda.  Then I got
to thinking that the remote would be handy in the van, so you wouldn't have
to clamor out of bed or down from the upper bunk to turn off the radio or
change the volume, etc.  My van came with a 40 watt/channel Jensen in
it.  exact same chassis dimensions.  It sounds OK.  Hard to tell what it
would sound like with decent speakers, I just have the stock ones.  The
installation of the one that came in my van was not too tidy.  I have
always had a problem with rear clearance of the unit.  It is just too
tight, and eventually pops out an inch or 2 after hitting  a bump.  I have
had higher priorities than fixing that.  Tonight I noticed that it has the
screw in the back for a rear mounting point.  Just removing that might give
enough space.  Or tidying up all tech wires crammed in there....  With the
rear clearance issue solved the install will look pretty good.  (I don't
know what mods tech PO might have done to tech dash to get the one that is
in there now into the dash.)  So I'm going to try to put this one in the
van and take the one from the van for sweetie's Honda.  I will not be able
to do this real soon though, so wanted to clue you in to the sale price.

Edward

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