I dont know why your rack needs replacement but if it's leaking try Valvoline MaxLife transmission fluid with stop leak. It worked on mine and many others in the forum.

The Pioneer looks awesome and I've owned Pioneer car stereos and they all sounded great. My reasons for going for the Panasonic are.... 1. It's cheap, like me :wink: 2. It has the Aux and USB access built into the front. 3. The lighting and style are somewhat inline with the rest of the dash. 4. It ...

I dont know the limit on the flash drive. I haven't used it yet, except to charge my phone, which is pretty nice. That's a good point about the power antenna. The Panasonic did not have a specific lead for that and I have a wagon so I dont have a power antenna. I didn't use the wiring harness. I cut...

The air pump under the battery that I disconnected, according to what I read, is only active at startup and stops once the engine warms up a bit.

My 96 850 was whining from a couple of places. I disconnected the wire to the airpump under the battery and got rid of one. No check engine light yet but it's only been a week. The other, more annoying whining sound was the headlight wiper motor. Apparently it was stuck on without the wiper blade mo...

I kept the factory speakers and I did read that they are 8 ohm. There are 8 total. The back rear and rear door are wired parallel so I kept that configuration. The front speakers have seperate leads going to the front dash and front door. I dont know how they are wired for sure when the stereo plugs...

Hello, I'm new to this forum. What a great source of info. I recently replaced the radio in my 1996 Volvo 850 Wagon, an SC-810, with an aftermarket Double DIN stereo. The replacement unit I chose is a Panasonic CQ 5800U. I paid about $130 shipped from Amazon. I was really considering replacing the S...

Hello, I'm new to this forum. What a great source of info. I recently replaced the radio in my 1996 Volvo 850 Wagon, an SC-810, with an aftermarket Double DIN stereo. The replacement unit I chose is a Panasonic CQ 5800U. I paid about $130 shipped from Amazon. I was really considering replacing the S...