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    Upgrading 2014 8.4" Head Unit to...Recommendations?

    I replaced the unit in my 18 with a Sony XAV6000. Don't like it much as I did the stock radio WHEN it worked properly but, hopefully, it'll last longer than the POS Connect products.
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    Dash speaker removal help

    I was able to find a swivel head "baby" 1/4" ratchet at Oreilley's that did the trick. All is in and working great.
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    Help help!!! 6x9 Upgrade for 2017 Ram 1500 with Alpine

    CDT far better than the Focal spears I had in my Pilot. In the front doors they add some depth but are limited by the Alpine system. I had read getting coaxial for the rear was a waste of money but they fill in the sound arena very nicely. Far better than stock. Have fun with your upgrade. The...
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    Dash speaker removal help

    Thanks to everyone for the assistance. I've decided to take it to an autobody shop Monday and get the demon bolt removed. We have two Rams, a 22 1/2 ton Big Horn and an 18 3/4 ton Laramie. Both have the Alpine system but the 22 was a walk in the park to replace the dash speakers, maybe 40...
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    Dash speaker removal help

    I'll have to check into one of the off-set wrenches above. They aren't screws, they're bolts.
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    Dash speaker removal help

    My bolts are not cut on top for a Phillips head. They are regular bolts. My ratchet and socket height is 1 9/16" and my neighbors is 1 3/8". His worked for the outer speakers but the center speaker has even less clearance. The center speaker was installed with just one bolt and, as Murphy would...
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    Dash speaker removal help

    I am trying to upgrade my dash speakers to the Infinity Reference 3.5s but can't remove the existing screw nearest the windshield. I'm using a 1/4" drive and there definitely isn't room for a wrench. If you have done this, please let me know what you used. Thinking I might need to cut off my...
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    Uconnect Differences

    My stealership told me it couldn't be done but they have told me so many untruths that I have lost count. One of which was there weren't any older model radios available, yet I have found many when my 2018 U4 got demon possessed. Good luck. Neither my U5 or U4 work properly but I am replacing...
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    Uconnect possessed

    I took my 2022 to the dealer and the radio was replaced but the replacement is worse than the first. Both RamCares and the dealership give a one finger salute. The radios are a POS, the warranty is worthless and Stellantis as well as the dealerships keep taking our money to the bank. Both the...
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    USB and HDMI port adapter

    Because of the cost for UConnect updates that they deem the common customer can't perform and therefore have decided to let the stealerships line their greedy pockets ($200 per update), I have decided to divorce myself from UConnect and the local stealerships. RamCares was going to split the...
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    Uconnect 5 Sucks

    I don't want to burst your bubble but UConnect 8.4 sux also. It took the radio in our 2018 4 years to get demonized but that it did. Our 2022 had its first radio replaced but the replacement is worse than the original. Warranty is useless; all you get is a one finger salute by Stellantis and...
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    UConnect odd on and off

    I have two trucks with UConnect that is messed up, a 2022 and a 2018. The stealership gives me a one finger salute on making the one under warranty work and want to rob me blind on the other. The elder is supposedly 4 upgrades behind and they'll update for me for $200 each upgrade. Supposedly...
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    Radio screen Blank

    Mine added the blackout trick to its list of malfunctions Thursday after I had it in for a diagnostic on Wednesday. What a POS!!!!!!!!!! We own a 2018 2500 Laramie and a 2022 Bighorn. and neither has a radio that operates properly. Ram does nothing to fix the 22 but give a one finger salute, so...
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    Experiences with 2022+ Classic and 8.4" UConnect5 ?

    Yesterday, I took the truck in for the diagnostic. Of course it was working fine as it usually does when full warmed up and it was a 2 1/2 hour drive for me. They charged me $180 for the diagnostic but dropped it $20 after I complained about what was going on. I was told the radio was 4 updates...
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    Experiences with 2022+ Classic and 8.4" UConnect5 ?

    I recommend you stay as far away from UConnect 5 as you can. We received our truck in June and have two radios; original replaced because it was faulty. The second radio is worse than the first and the dealership refuses to do anything about it because "there is an update coming out in the next...
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