I'm a fan of Alpine decks. Simple to master all of the features. In my experience Alpine makes stock speakers sound somewhat decent too.

this is true

Ya new speakers and amp arn't really in the budjet at this time ha ha. I just need somethin to play CD's and my XM radio. Looks kinda crappy havin my XM reciever just sitting in my little ash box thingy.

i just put a new kenwood deck, xm docking station, and speakers in mine, fairly simple and the deck i picked up also has an aux port in the front to plug my ipod into. if you arent in a hurry check out crutchfield.com . when you buy through them you give you any and all of the adapters and pigtails to make your install that much easier and also provide free telephone support.

Yeah, hit up crutchfield. They'll include all the adapters for the truck (including mounting adapter) for free. I'd stick to either Alpine 1st, then Pioneer second. I have both right now, and feature for feature, I'd say the Alpine is stronger.

When I get a new deck, I'm going to skip CD altogether. The new Alpines with ipod control are slick...Album art up front, good navigation, and because they lack all the CD internals, they really aren't very expensive.

Do they even make CDs anymore? ;)

does anyone have a picture of the radio plug.Ive got a 85 prospector and my plug is non existent(ive searched).Never had a radio since ive had it.Ive got nice mid infinity speakers in the dash,and some in the doors.I need to know if i need to make my own harness or what.Am i missing something.I have the old radio that was in the back of the cab when i got it,but that has like a 6 pin plug that i dont see.