I'm looking for an AM FM Cassette player for my 1993 XLT 4x4 Ranger. I'm not sure if imy Ranger originally had premium sound or not from the factory. I'm seeking online to purchase àn AM FM Cassette stock Ranger radio, and it mentions on the sale (without premium sound) on some of the listings.. My Ranger has an aftermarket CD player in it which works awesome. But I'm looking to purchase an AM FM Cassette Player for this truck. I have a huge assortment of incredibly recorded cassettes from albums in the 80s up to the 90s. Any advice would be awesome.

 

Not for nothing but.....................I would transfer your Cassettes to computer and then CDs, if your cassettes are awesome now they won't be for very much longer as the tape itself deteriorates and also gets worn by use in a car system, car systems were notoriously hard on cassettes, lol

Records and tapes have to have physical contact to play back sound, so wear down each time its played, so less and less true sound with each listen
CDs don't wear down with use

As for your question
Look to see if you have Fuse #16 in the cab fuse box, that was used for the Premium Sound's extra amplifier, no Fuse 16 means basic system

If you pull the radio out it will have two 8 pin connectors
One will have 8 wires connected that's for the speakers(or external amp), the other will have 6 wires connected if Basic Radio, 7 wires if Premium Sound

If you get a new radio you may want include a USB stick plug in option, you can get loads of music on those and NO MOVING PARTS, like a CD player has, the "traveler" that reads the spinning CD and the motor that spins the CD do break down
Also an AUX plug in, you can store ALOT of music on your phone these days, again no moving parts for play back

 

Thanks for that awesome reply. I really appreciate that.
So if I may, All of my cassettes sound pretty damned awesome from the 89s on great media such as TDK and Maxell. I play them in my Hi Fi at home, that's why I'm keeping them.

 

Good, hook up your computer to the audio out of the home cassette player and record them to digital files, so you have them to keep

"In perfect circumstances, cassette tapes will only last about 30 years if properly stored away from heat, humidity, and UV rays."
30 year clock starts ticking when tape was MADE not when you bought it or opened it

heat, humidity and UV rays(sunlight) are all present inside a vehicle, and not so much in a home
My cab gets pretty hot in the summer when its locked up, lol
And pretty humid in the winter when I get in with wet cloths

Just saying, its a 100% failure rate, just a matter of time and circumstance

 

In doing a rear speaker replacement yesterday, right behind that pull out portable chair well, in the back of the extended cab I noticed behind it is an electronic device. It looks like a power amp but I'm not sure. Can anyone advise. It has a heatsink on it with a bunch of wires etc, and a red LED light on top. But it's not lit. Again it's inside the internal cabin part of the truck where the small mini seat closes up I can take a photo later. I need to know what this is. I'm thinking a power amp but I'm not sure. My Ranger didn't come with the premium sound. Unless they put the amp there just in case someone wanted it..

 

I found out what that part was in my above post, it's not a stereo power amp, it's a 4x4 Transfer Case Module for push button 4x4. It's located in the rear cabinet seat, drivers side.


4x4 Transfer Case Module

 

Yes, that is what that device is, the 4x4 controller used up thru 1994 on Rangers, then the GEM module was used 1995-2000, then a 4x4CM 2001-2011