Joy,

there are differen sizes. If you buy online you canusa websi such as
cruchfield.com whichknow the fitment. Bu sincceyou probablydonwantoinstall
iyourself, cains like bestbuy and circuitcity have installshops in the back
with guys that know which one fits and install for free.

no, they dont come in a package with speakers ususally and it will work with
your old speakers.

very few with cassette players. check crutchfield.com for their wide
selection, if there is one your local store might be able to order them in.

yes many come with remotes. the problem i see is finding a model with
cassette and remote, i doubt you will find that. maybe get someone to
convert our trusty cassettes to cd?

yes, a remote is grand if you are in bed in the westy.
good luck
florian

On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Joy Hecht <hecht.joy@gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, I accidentally sent this too soon!  Let me try again...
>
> I am thinking of splurging (given the poor state of the economy and all
> that) and getting a new stereo for my van.  Mine makes horrid scratchy
> noises a lot of the time, especially if I've been running the radio on a
> long drive - I think it overheats or something.  I don't think it's the
> speakers - I replaced them a couple of years ago, and this doesn't happen
> with tapes.  (Yeah, it's old, has a cassette player.)
>
> A couple of basic questions (I've never bought a car stereo before):
>
> -   are all car (van) stereos the same size, or are they particular to the
> vehicle?  If the latter, is it hard to find stereos for vanagons?
> -   do car stereos and speakers come in a package, or can I reuse the
> speakers I have and not pay to replace them?  (I'm not fussy about sound
> quality - I listen mostly to NPR news, not music.)
> -   do they still make car stereos with cassette players?  Or only DVDs and
> MP3 connections?
> -   and the most interesting question (to me) - do they make car stereos
> with remotes?  I'd love to be able to hang out in the back listening to the
> radio, and not have to scramble and stretch to turn it off.  A remote would
> be grand.
>
> Thanks for your advice!
>
>
>
> Joy
> and Matilda, who really can't stand that horrid old radio one day longer!
>
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