I've been looking at different radios that I could install in the Mustang. My preferred radio to use is an Alpine from installing them years ago. I have one in my '67 Mustang and as I looked around, it seemed that was still essentially the model they are actively selling. I decided to pull the radio from the '67 and use it for a bit in the '93 Mustang.
The radio is a Alpine UTE-172BT which has a front USB provision and Bluetooth capability. The display looks far better than the JVC KD-SX740. Additionally, I can adjust the color of the Alpine display infinitely to perfectly match the appearance of the stock green instrument cluster. Lastly, if I want, I can also activate a high pass filter and use a dedicated pre-out for a subwoofer.
The JVC was installed using adapter plugs so the stock wiring was not cut. I ordered a second set of those Ford adapters and a new Alpine plug from Amazon. I could then wire this up keeping the former JVC wiring complete to reuse if I choose and also so I don't need to disconnect anything from the '67 Mustang. While I can say I really like the look, I can change this back by simply swapping a few plugs.
While I didn't expect it to make much of a difference in how the speakers sound, they do sound better when powered by the Alpine. It could also be the better quality of music played by USB versus what is available on FM radio. However, I'd swear even FM radio stations sound much better. I'm eager to drive it around a bit and see how I like it.
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