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Whether you buy a new vehicle with or without a stereo installed from the factory, you need to know what it is going to take if you buy a vehicle without a radio and plan on installing a radio yourself or plan on having one professionally installed.
The radios installed from the factory are expensive. But what is the real cost, or more specifically what really goes into installing a new radio in a vehicle that did not have a radio installed from the factory?

Cost of a new radio: obviously you will need a new radio. The old adage “you get what you pay for” also applies to new radios, but don’t go overboard. If you plan on going really inexpensive you might be getting a radio that is truly inferior - bad reception, bad audio quality, low power output to the speakers, bad design. If you go too expensive you might make the mistake that most people buying a new radio make - buying what you don’t need (or more common do not know how to use or operate or control). The best thing to do is shop. If you live in an area where there are very few choices of retail shops you may want to look at magazines, visit retailers on the web, or consult retail chains in large cities to see what their prices are. Compare options. But be smart, do this with your knowledged in mind as well as what you feel is you audio knowledge level. Mounting and securing a new radio: When you purchase a vehicle without a radio, you also purchase a vehicle without all the mounting hardware needed to secure and mount the radio. Even so, most auto makers factory radios are different in size than a new replacement radio. For many auto makers in their vehicles, plastic radio dash installation kits are needed to secure the radio in the vehicle. For these vehicles, these radio installation kits are absolutely necessary to secure the new radio to the vehicles dash as well as adapt any size difference between the auto makers factory radio and dash opening and the new radio.

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