My dad has a Ram Quad with the premium Infinity system. When I sold my chevy a few years ago we took the head unit I had in that out and installed it in his Ram (top of the line JVC Arsenal at the time) along with the changer for it. That alone made a huge difference in how his system sounds plus he got the capability to play MP3 CD's and a 12-disc changer that can also handle MP3 discs. Total cost of that head unit and changer when I bought it new was about $250 on ebay. Personally I'd go with a good aftermarket HU for your Ram, you can install it with no loss of functionality and if you buy a special module you can even keep the steering wheel controls.

 

Personally I wouldn't recommend any JVC in a pick-up truck. They have a tendency to skip. Not saying yours does, but it is common.

 

It does skip on occasion, usually not too bad though. I'm sure you can do better than JVC, so far the only Head Units I've had personally are Jenson, JVC Arsenal and Kenwood Excelon. Out of the three the Jenson was utter crap, the two JVC Arsenal's I've had were both very nice and good bargains apart from the skipping you mentioned. The Kenwood was a huge let-down for me, especially with what I paid for it I was extremely unimpressed. With any luck I'll be getting an Alpine for the Dak soon.

 

is it safe to buy name brand amps, speaker, etc.. from non dealers? i noticed that online things are cheaper. but i heard that the products are altered. does anyone know if this is true?

 

Many companies will NOT warranty a product if sold online or by an un-authorized dealer. So if an online company selling one of these roducts offers a warranty, they are taking the loss themselves because the company will not honor any of it, so getting them to actual go on their word and honor a product that you bought from them might be a struggle later on.

Also, a lot of companies sell what's considered "B Stock", or refurbished equipment. It's equipment that's either been repaired by an individual or the company themselves. These might be just fine, especially if they were refurbished from a manufacturer, but you always have the fact that that product, at one point in time was damaged. It's like buying a car from a dealership that's been totalled in the past and they don't tell you about it.

The prices are cheaper because your not buying the knowledge, factory warranty,or support you would get from buying from a real dealer. If something goes wrong you're basically on your own.

 

im looking at the jl audio amps at woofersetc.com the prices are low. is it too good to be true? the claim they will repair it up to a year.

 

woofersetc is a legit good company