[Green Mtn K5]

I have a 2000 durango with stock tape deck.
my friend hooked me up with his factory tape + CD deck out of his 02 ram p/u
he had the wheel controls...

My question is will the CD deck plug right in to my set up with out the steering wheel controls and operate with the black + grey clips + antenna???

OK and how involved is the dash teardown???
what to avoid ....

thank s

B

 

[04SX2.0]

Dodge changed the stereo wiring some time after 2000, your 2000 dual plug went to a single plug and the antenna changed too. As for the dash, it is all clips holding yours on. You will need the shift lever out of the way, so put it in drive, then ever so gently start pulling out on the dash face. A good place to get a grip is above the instrument cluster. Some clips will pull off the plastic, if you dont break the plastic they go back on. The deck you got from your friend should fit fine if the face is the rectangular style. The new ones went to an oval edge. The steering wheel controls shouldn't make any difference. Good luck.

 

[Green Mtn K5]

the cd deck out of 02 ram has dual plug
as well as a small dual prong plug i can only assume
has something to do with the wheel control option

 

[04SX2.0]

Then I cant see any issues with swapping decks, the 2000 deck has the dual plug.As for the other plug, not all vehicles with the tape/cd deck had steering wheel controls so it should work fine without it.

 

[Green Mtn K5]

completed swap.... very easy ...
a 1 beer project ... sounds nice...
thanks for your help