Walmart Dual $20 Budget Car Stereo Review + How To Install [Should you buy?]
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This is a full how to install and review video for the cheap Dual XDM17BT $20 its the cheapest Car Stereo Deck from Walmart. Step by step instructions for installation and an in depth review. This install will work for any car stereo deck or system. Please subscribe and like. I appreciate any new subscribers! Here are some Amazon alternatives for around the same price:
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BOSS Audio Systems 616UAB ($29.99): amzn.to/2xqxHFH
Dual Electronics XR4115($21.79): amzn.to/2yZF2N2
I got it for $20 and never have had a problem with it. Total win!
I put this in my 1983 mustang and for the money you can’t beat it.
I had a Dual XDM6820 back in the day, it could push out the entire set of bass drops on Jeezy & Kanye's 'Put on'.
I got it for free, can't beat that deal 😆
You should really avoid those wire nuts when working on auto wiring, it’s a good practice to solder and use heat shrink it’s way safer and ensures a good connection
Right!? Or at least solderless connectors and a crimper!
You only use solder when you wanna piss yourself off
Solder corrodes and is not used by many pro shops.
Soldering is completely unnecessary.
@@wesleykimple3855 if you know what you're doing, it'll be a better result and will not take long at all
I got this for my mud truck, holding up great so fsr
No Mamés, Household wire nuts for the wiring 🤦🏻♀️
Fr you saw that shit 😂
Worked for me ☺️
Great video, I got the Dual radio for Christmas, can't wait to install in in my 2004 Silverado.
I bought one, and after a couple weeks it quit working. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, and it started working again. No idea why, but at least it was an easy fix. Other than that, I'm happy with mine.
I'm buying this as a temporary din until the summer where I can get a bit more cash to get a Kenwood or something
You won’t need to upgrade tbh i installed another dual model on my 2012 mazda 2 and it held for 2 years and still going probably (sold the car). It had bluetooth, usb, aux, etc!
This stereo is worth every penny. down side , I got about a year out of my first one and the volume control stopped working. good, perfect handsfree bluetooth auto connect upon entry of vehicle with phone and audio. bt is nice..it's cheaper than a large pizza..
Same happened to mine 6months later
Same here, it reversed. Now I just use phone volume
I just bought it for $24.99 and Walmart had a warranty of 2 yrs for $3 more, best believe I took the warranty.
@@airsoftcraftter I bought mine for the same price that you paid, on the same day you posted your comment. I'm on a very tight budget and didn't pay for the extended warranty. Let's see whose unit dies first; probably mine. LOL!
Edit: Was yours loose in its basket after the unit was installed, too? I had to bend several of the metal tabs so they would press against the head unit's chassis to keep it from rattling. I've been installing car radios since my first car, back in the late 1970s and have never once encountered such a problem before. It works and look good and sounds surprisingly good, especially when coupled with the cheap Dual brand 10" subwoofer in the trunk. The front and rear speakers are some nice Pioneer 4-ways, so I guess they help to make it sound good.
This cheap-o "media player", as they call it, is replacing a rather nice Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS head unit because I had dropped its faceplate (in a case, even) too many times and its display has become mostly unreadable. I'll reinstall the unit if a faceplate becomes available on eBay. Until then, I will enjoy being able to read a display again.
@@bcdoggie LOL! I wish you the best bro, I was on a tight budget but thank God I had a little better, I rather mine break than yours
The reason it doesn’t have a CD player is probably because the laser alone in one probably costs $10
There is a version that comes with a CD player. Appears to be otherwise identical and costs $70.
@@richard1493 basically way more expensive
That and they would of had to make the radio much bigger which would of raised the price
@@DefinitelyNotTheATF_ the case is pretty negligible price wise the expensive part would be adding more labor shipping cost and like I said it’d easily double the cost
You can't really go wrong for 20$ especially with an rca output in the rear, which some radios don't include
They have this head unit at Walmart a package that comes with 4-6 1/2" speakers for $27.99. That's a pretty good deal even if it worked for a couple months you got your money's worth out of it. I spent hundreds of dollars on head units Pioneer, Alpine, Kenwood eclipse and they all eventually have something wrong with them within a year. Whether it's the knob or the sound it's always something
I got one for my 96 accord and it doesn’t even light up at all. But with the original radio it works just fine. I must’ve gotten the defected one lol
Same thing. Power at the pin. Wont turn on
I just got this and installed it and I'm surprised for the price
Same
Didn’t work for me not sure what I did wrong. All wired match no power to unit? Any suggestions?
Same thing. Power at pin. Wont turn on
I have the variant with the 4 speakers, only 25 bucks, bought to install on a 200 dollar dodge Dakota I bought to trash around and it’s still kicking and it’s decent enough for 25 bucks.
I just bought a 1999 Chevy Tracker and it had this stereo installed, I have a Double Din with touch screen and bluetooth etc etc and I was gonna put it in, but this thing is pretty cool. It works great, the bluetooth is flawless, hands free phone calls, plays music and podcasts from my Android phone, Imma just use it til it quits lol. Very very impressive for a cheap@$$ Walmart stereo!
Great how-to demonstration. 👍
I have this one but a diffent plastic from it and radio dont fit the universal car kit but I love the radio big time
I found while at first it was a awesome radio with some nice features i wish i could use today. I found though over time thats when the bugs would kick in at random. Ended up selling the truck but ya know i would buy again even knowing what i know.
I got a 2002 Honda Accord and my harness has different colors that doesn’t match the aftermarket harness
The same redio
@@Justmanny23 look up a wiring diagram yall are stupid as fuck lol
Look up the wire harness for your car and wire it that way.
I have a 2008 Prius and a 2004 Tacoma and this radio does not fit in either. I have a Sony stereo that pops into either vehicle without any alterations. This stereo needed the space it is going into enlarged. The stereo also isn't deep enough to take advantage of the existing hardware. I was excited when I bought the radio but disappointed when it didn't fit.
Higher wattage would definitely make this better, but sounds great with my subs and factory speakers... if only I had midrange control.
I was thinking of get this but wasn't sure if it can hook up to sub I have one 10 n 250 wat amp
It’s 20$ what more do u want nika
It has rca outputs so it will work with a sub. Also 4x50 watts is the standard for head units. Can't really get much more power out of such a small unit. It has plenty of power to run door speakers if you want more power use a external amplifier with subs.
Midrange is controlled by turning down bass and treble.
Changing to another radio is easier lmao. I'm sure I can put together a starter package for someone with it tho
Curious, does it show the clock while on, or you need to press a button to see the time?
You have to press a button to see clock. I have the same one. Works great
@@shannontoney1007 still working good?
I say get it because it's better than nothing and better than stock usually.
I just bought this radio and it's not playing any audio, but the the radio itself is on and connects to my phone no problem. I've looked everywhere trying to figure out why, any input is appreciated.
HEY! I paid 25 for mine 🤣😂🤣😂… as a person who was in high school in the late 90s amd remember a good stereo being $300 at LEAST, I cannot believe you can get a very decent stereo for 25 bucks… does everything it needs to…. One negative….it does not appear to have a very good antenna connector….a little bit more static in my radio stations
How do I get my amp and subwoofer to work in it everything’s hooked up but nothing plays
Check fuses check your connections recheck your harness
Dude learn what your doing
What was it I’m getting the same prob
I tried doing that and programming the stations, couldn't get it to work reliably so I returned it to walmart.
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@@Disayoungan ?? 😐😐
Think the only thing I'm having problems with, with this head unit, is I get power, no sound. Not sure if its because I don't have a factory amp or not. 93 Jeep Grand Cherokee without the Infinity System.
did you ever figure it out? I am having this same problem in my '00 BMW Z3
i bought that exact model: September 2020 - after 3 months of light ussge - one day it would not shut off.
the "reset" option thing works to stop it - but then all radio presets erase & when i use it again: it won't shutdown.
i tried every possibility. WALMART wouldn't exchange because it was past the date of returnable.
You can buy another one and use that receipt to return the old one
Very helpful video! 💯
The screen on my son’s wouldn’t come on without hooking the Orange one in with the red wire
Then it quit working and when I took it out it looked they had gotten too hot
Lmao learn how to wire up a radio you dingus i learnt how to do when I was 16
@@DeezNuts-uk7xz 🖕🖕
@@discgolfnut1977 all radios you buy come with a manual you should Learn how to read em it will tell you how to wire it up it’s not rocket science buddy ✌️✌️
bought mine wired it up and the bottom of it gets very hot, does yours do this?
mine failed after 1 day of use, how did yours last?
I bought one for my work van and one for my old pickup truck.Unit one had a problem with intermittent radio reception. But playing tunes from my phone via bluetooth still worked. Unit two had a bad left channel. So I replaced it. And that unit still works. But a month ago unit one completely died. Should you buy it? No way, they are complete junk! I bought a different unit for about 40.- ( still cheap) and that one works much better.
Mine quit working after a couple weeks. I had to unplug it and plug it back in to get it working again.
@@fryloc359 I didn't try that, but that would be kind of a hassle anyway. I did hit reset that didn't do anything and i pulled and reinserted the fuse. Nothing. i bought a boss unit for 40.- It has more power, the controls are laid out better andit sounds better. So far it still works too lol
Will it fit for a Ford focus 2012 though?? I been needing a new one but nobody can answer my question
Use solder seal connectors instead of wire nuts
Or butt connectors
Butt connectors are no good
I purchased this stereo and only worked for about 3 months. Bluetooth calling was horrible very static. You get what you pay for
Does Bluetooth handsfree work okay? Does it use and inbuilt Mic on the unit or your phones mic? Cheers!
If you already have an aftermarket radio, there's no reason to take apart the entire dash. just use the supplied tool from the new radio to release and slide the deck out. that's what they're for
he also just taught me how to take apart the car. I think it's great he went that far into taking it apart. A lot people don't know this stuff. I think it's a great job he shared his own way of doing this procedure.
The fact he used wire nuts makes me not even trust how he ties his shoes in the morning
@@smalldoseofmeful one word... Velcro
So why not just buy new shoe laces you say?😂.)
Why use wire nuts? I've always twisted the wire together by hand and used electrical tape.. It's just how I was shown. Any advantage to using wire nuts?
Electrical tape undoes itself over time and leaves sticky residue on your wires,
The wire nut is permanent until you don't want it to be .
Permanent fire hazard maybe. Wire nuts are for house wiring that doesnt move or jiggle from bumps in the road
Twist together and use GOOD electrical tape it will not come loose. Never use wire nuts. Or better yet solder and shrink tubing.
You're awesome thank you Teacher !
I installed it im my 03 mustang and it works good bt works perfectly and sounds great for something so cheap.i have an old 400 watt amp and 2 12 inch subs.can i hook it up to this radio?
Can it be installed in a Ford Focus 2014?
When I hooked mine up and turned it on the sound was very quiet even with the radio turned up to 40! I put stock stereo in and it was loud just the aftermarket one is quiet even when turned up to 40
There is loud mode. It come with it off. Well it did on mine.
Outstanding.
If you would like to see more I’ll be uploading weekly. If you wouldn’t mind I appreciate any subscribers I can get. Thanks
They need to work on the stereo needs more work lots of problem s suck not enough wattage went through two of them screen went out on one then the amp inputs went out on the other love the digital stereo great for bass add a amp some 12s sounds great when the thing acts right needs more wattage 15 watts to each speaker
Does it have a clock?
i just got this and having trouble with it only sending output to the rear speakers
I must be doing something wrong cause I have a 1997 Chevy k1500 I installed this in and for some reason it'll turn on but no audio plays. I have tried to figure it out but nothing works. Any suggestions would be helpful.
Have you used it for making phone calls? If so how did it perform
It works well. I'd say its on pair with any Bluetooth headphones you would use. Only thing i will say is that if you have your AC/Heater on full the caller will be able to hear a little white noise from that in the background
What are you doing for the power wire
I bought the dual touchscreen connected everything how it should be but its not turning on
Where did you get the bracket?
You should tell people what wires do what incase they don't know what wires are doing what job maybe for beginners but descent video
He said right on there if you look at the wires they tell you what they are.
@@chrinamint not all do I have this unit I knew what went where but not everyone will know 🙂
I just installed this one on my 2002 Silverado is it mine or they only go up to 40 volume?
I believe mine only goes up to 40. I’ll let you know in a bit what mine goes up to
SuperBuildX okay thank you
Yep, mine goes up to 40. Couldn’t stand it for more than a few seconds though. I’m trying to get subscribers if you wouldn’t mind subscribing. Thanks
SuperBuildX okay no problem
Mine works all good and everything but cant hear nothing
Nice video
Hi, I had to install without a harness on my 2001 Alero. How do you manually tune fm and am radio stations? It only seems to do auto tune and it goes right over without picking up stations (I'm a ways out from the city.
You are supposed to press and hold the tuning button and it will go to manual tuning.
hold down the scroll arrow and it will switch to manual
Thanks man
Why didn’t you connect the orange wire ?
That’s for illumination lighting so you can dim it etc. My truck doesn’t have that option through the wiring harness thus I left it off
How do you install this in a 2004 Dodge Neon??
Anybody know of a way to keep the clock on the display instead of having to click on it every time?
Hey anyone know what to do if the CD player starts showing CD error with different CDs? How can I fix that?
Can I use this on a Hyundai Elantra
Where do the orange wires go
I hooked mine up and it comes on but for some reason I have no sound
I hooked mine up an within 15 mins it blew and I bought another one an same thing happened anyone know why
Cool.😂
Hi i bougth th same radio for my firs it turns on but no sound qny reason why??
Thanks
sounds like the speaker cables might not be connected right. Did you ever get the radio going?
@@Mr123Idontcare yea i just bougth the adaptor for the car and still no sound
@@Mr123Idontcare Where did you connect that blue amp wire to? I'm having the same no sound problem.
@@ryanschertrumpf3726 The blue remote amp wire will connect to your remote wire to turn on/off on the aftermarket amp if you have one. If you don't have an aftermarket amp just cut the wire or tape the end so it doesn't touch anything else.
Does it have a "premium" system from factory? You might have to bypass the amp and splice the speaker wires in past the factory amp because the factory radio turns on the amp, but the aftermarket ones cannot. Is it a toyota by chance?
Just installed mines but no power to the radio
I’m about to try this on my 96 gmc with an alpine radio that’s in it right now it dosent have Bluetooth, got any tips? Or if you know it will for sure work?
I'm pretty sure 96 gmc shouldn't be to far off from the 2000 Chevy Silverado. I'm not a 100 percent sure though. It's the same concept regarding the wire harness etc for any make or model so you should be good
@@Mr123Idontcare my truck had more wires on the harness idk anything ab connecting them either 🤦🏻♂️
Anybody else had problems with clipping? I have this radio and got some new speakers as well but every time I turn up the radio the radio powers off for a second and stops the music
Yes my front speakers cut out but my subs keep playing
Your underpowering the radio
@@crafty-2151 my subs were cutting too
@@DeezNuts-uk7xz how do I fix that problem
I have 2 amps hooked up and mine is cool. Check your voltage
Some music is cheaper by buying them on CD.
I want to get this radio to put under the dash in my everyday driver, a 72 f-100 but I don’t want to take the wires out of the back of the original radio because it still works I just want this one because its Bluetooth, any suggestions?
If you want two radios to work I think you'll need to install new speaker/speakers for this new radio and let the old radio use the old speaker. Don't try to use the old speaker for both radios. The impedance will be way off and sending speaker power from one radio to another will ruin one of them.
@@Popgunner101 ok thanks for the info
Is it compatible for all cars … I’m outside of Walmart and I just brought one but I don’t know if it goes to my type of car
Off course.
Depends on what type of car. Will fit most all older cars.
How do u connect to bluetooth?
I can't figure mine out either
Hey I just figured out the pairing code is 1234!! I thought it had a random set of numbers for each device.
Kasey Okay thank you life saver !
i feel like a dumbass iI bought this a week ago, put it in it didn't turn on. I just come to find out today the outlet isn't working in there are both on the same fuse. So Long story short, bad fuse works perfect now.
I installed it in my car and turned the volume up and it sounded like garbage
Just use the same damn cage and wire nuts don't do well when mobile getting bounced around.
Do you know the max undistorted volume level on this unit
Max volume, the radio doesnt have quite enough watts to make it distort alot
Can you connect a subwoofer from the rcas on the back of this deck?
Mine turns on but no sound comes out
I’d I were to use subwoofers would it work with that stereo
I have mine hook up with subs but the eq only goes to rear. It's actually an ok unit but a well know brand could be better.
I have (had) two of these. One is still OK and working in my RV. The other almost burned my truck down. Check it before you "seat it". It worked OK, but when using a USB drive with music it got SO hot that it actually burned my hand. Other than that, the one that's working is decent. I personally wouldn't take a chance on this.
The bluetooth phone works pretty good. You can hear callers well, but the built in mic (no mic input jack) is hard for your callers to hear you.
So wait when you used the usb, and the radio at the same time it just started to burn???
@@broomwithgun3655 Ah....NO. When I used the USB for music it got so hot that it was obvious that something in the chip set or circuit board (in the radio unit) was not right. You can't use the radio (tuner) and usb at the same time. It's one or the other. But the radio (unit box) got as hot as hell. It (sound) actually would cut out because it got so hot.
@@cowboy7x I got it installed the other day and I truly get what you mean I was driving to work with it playing and it was like 5-10 minutes and that mf was hot af
Do you how to adjust time
Hold the display button and use the dial to change the numbers. It has am and pm so be aware. Change minutes you press the display button instead of holding it
You got to be quick though!
Can you adjust the bass level on this unit
Yes, press the volume knob in and keep pressing until u see bass
Hi; Thanks for your subscription, does the radio in question have an AM wave? Is the AM wave receiver quality good?
Yes works very good
Do it work for 2007 chevy impala
Do
Whats the name of the dash kit u have
Not sure, it was with my original deck that I was replacing. When I bought it I just made sure the dash kit was compatible with my Chevy make and year.
SuperBuildX because im trying to put the same radio in my 03 sierra
@@TripleCurlProductions you ever find out the name
Looks just like the one I had from walmart. Standard dash kits that they have hanging up... You just have to read the box and see if your car model and year are on there and get that one.
So what is the orange wire
Illumination usually
I use a CD player
I hooked mine up and it won't turn on
Same
Hey does it fit a 04 f150 i need help
I just installed one in my 02 F150 and it works fine.
Can you use this with a sub ? I got a 12” and a 900 watt amp
Yes
Funny bc my 2000 silverado is the same lol
Como se quita la caratula de este estéreo?
Dont use wire nuts
Why not ?
I'm a big Audiophile. CD is a must. There's no comparison to uncompressed audio quality.