My first Ranger

[Jimmie]

Hi, thought I'd introduce myself. Name's Jimmie and I've just recently bought my first Ranger.
Since it's not the most common vehicle around here I thought this might be a good place to get some information and pointers. Noticed the tech articles, seems like a good start for a new owner like myself.

I've never owned a US vehicle before and this Ford came with the OE radio. So far so good, but I had to smile a bit when I found a localized note in the owners manual, saying that the radio will only tune to uneven FM frequencies. Probably not an issue 'over there' but my favorite station is on 97.0..

At last, a photo of a rather dirty truck.

 

[Mark_88]

Welcome to TRS Jimmie~!

Nice looking truck...didn't know they had them in Denmark but it's a 1996 according to your details...

Yes, the FM bandwidth in North America is only on the odd numbered frequencies...but you can probably find a suitable replacement for that unit from another vehicle produced by Ford or one of their suppliers in the EU.

If you know how to solder I would suspect that it's just a matter of changing the tuners in them...something I haven't looked at for about 40 years but still remember tweaking a receiver in a lab a few times...

Probably easier to find a replacement...lol

Anyway...enjoy!

 

[Jimmie]

Thanks and I'm enjoying the truck so far, no doubt about it.
Changing the radio is on my list, I guess I was just surprised when I found out about the frequency thing. Had no clue.