98 Jetta Gl: Aftermarket Audio

Now that I have a tiny bit of discretionary income, I'm looking to fill the
void left by the previous owner when he/she removed the factory AM/FM radio.

I am not an audio "perfectionist" when it comes to car radios or cd players.
I just want something that¹s pleasing to the ears (low or no distortion) and
has a digital tuner rather than a sliding analog bar. While window shopping
at the local Wal-Mart I seen an AM/FM/ CD/MP3/SD/USB/Ipod capable radio unit
for 90 dollars. 180 watts max power output. A little higher is the
AM/FM/CD/MP3 that¹s rated for 220 watts radio for 134.00 us$. I figure I
cant go wrong.

Now the only thing is to ensure that I don¹t screw up the computer or
anything like that. I'm not planning on yanking out the factory speakers,
but I am curious to know what your aftermarket radio experiences were and if
you had to do over again, would you have made the same choice.

Thanks in advance

Terrence

AFAIK
The original VW radio is wired to the Engine Control Module.
If you install an aftermarket radio you will need to make sure that the
wiring going from the radio to the ECM has been disconnected.
This might damage scanners if not properly installed.
crutchfield.com and related VW radio posts might provide you with more
information on radios and what you might need to install.

--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)

"Terrence" <toolkeeper.TakeThisOut@acsalaska.net> wrote in message
news:C1156E3B.2BEC0%toolkeeper@acsalaska.net...
> Now that I have a tiny bit of discretionary income, I'm looking to fill
> the
> void left by the previous owner when he/she removed the factory AM/FM
> radio.
>
> I am not an audio "perfectionist" when it comes to car radios or cd
> players.
> I just want something that¹s pleasing to the ears (low or no distortion)
> and
> has a digital tuner rather than a sliding analog bar. While window
> shopping
> at the local Wal-Mart I seen an AM/FM/ CD/MP3/SD/USB/Ipod capable radio
> unit
> for 90 dollars. 180 watts max power output. A little higher is the
> AM/FM/CD/MP3 that¹s rated for 220 watts radio for 134.00 us$. I figure I
> cant go wrong.
>
> Now the only thing is to ensure that I don¹t screw up the computer or
> anything like that. I'm not planning on yanking out the factory
> speakers,
> but I am curious to know what your aftermarket radio experiences were and
> if
> you had to do over again, would you have made the same choice.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Terrence
>