I stumbled upon this as a "lightning deal". I'm amazed these things are still made in the 21st. century! What are these used for? Who uses them? Do truckers still use these? I'm not being a smart ass. I still love 70's muscle cars, so I'm not 1 to mock folks. I'm just surprised & think its sorta cool. I stumbled upon this as a "lightning deal". I'm amazed these things are still made in the 21st. century! What are these used for? Who uses them? Do truckers still use these? I'm... » Read More I stumbled upon this as a "lightning deal". I'm amazed these things are still made in the 21st. century! What are these used for? Who uses them? Do truckers still use these? I'm not being a smart ass. I still love 70's muscle cars, so I'm not 1 to mock folks. I'm just surprised & think its sorta cool. « Show Less
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I bought one for a road trip from Ohio to California. I heard people on the CB less than a dozen times. It was a major disappointment. I'm not sure what kind of radio systems truckers use these days. I remember taking a long road trip in the 80s. Cars AND truckers were using CB's and I was able to have conversations the entire way. Next time you see a trucker, ask them what they use!
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I routinely make a 130 mile drive between Miami and the lower Florida Keys and regularly hook up a CB with a magnetic mount antenna for the trips. There is limited radio traffic in the Keys, but some locals there use CBs to communicate from house to boat. In Miami, there is much more radio traffic. For longer roadtrips, the CB is great to stay up to date on traffic. In all cases, however, there definitely is not as much CB radio traffic as there was in the 70s and 80s. I think that is a good thing.
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I use it when off-roading, to make sure trails are clear and chat between us.
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Mark Kwasny, If you only heard a dozen CB conversations between Ohio and California it seems that you possibly have a bad antenna, bad antenna cable or connection. Especially if you were on well travel led interstates. Especially at night. You should have heard hundreds, if not thousands of CB conversations on that length of a trip. Most likely it was an antenna problem rather than a radio problem. Often when an antenna or cable fail, you might only hear other radios within 1/8 mile or less.
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Yes truckers still use them and they are the way most truckers on the road talk to one another to ask road conditions, where is the "smokies" and so forth. They are used by various people in trucking, home hobby, construction, etc.
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I looked at the MM6501s for a long time before ordering. During that time, last fall, a number of sites listed Mobile Monitor-series speakers as out-of-stock or discontinued. Vendors that had them were sell them for half list-price. At one point, Polk's own website pulled info about some of them. All this indicated the speakers reached End-of-life and Polk was likely clearing product channel while discontinuing them.. or at least before releasing an updated version. I can't say for sure, but I believe you're looking at an updated SKU versus the previous version of the product. I'm not sure what's different. I'd hope the newer ones are better in some way. That said, the older version is pretty amazing. I put a lot of time into sound deadening the doors on my car prior to installing the speakers so hopefully i'm hearing them under the best install circumstances.. but the results are unmistakable. They're an amazing 6.5 component system. I was listening to Luscious Jackson, Fever in Fever out yesterday and the bass lines were deep and clear.. highs shimmered.. full mids. My system is only partially built out.. speakers with stock headunit.. no amp, no sub. The MMs don't move nearly as much air as a small sub but they to reach deep. I'm debating even building a sub cab next spring. I think I'll have plenty bass with a new head unit and an amp. I can't imagine Polk can provide a significant improvement over the previous version. Hope this helps.
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to M Ford.....did you find one? We are in the same camp as you....this is the only model worth buying. It is flagged on the LitterMaid site as 'best seller' and now I am being told that it is discontinued, but the crappy blue/white ones are still being sold. this makes no sense! Anyone know where I can get one of the all-beige LM900s?
593001
Yea man, I've bought 3 sets for my trucks and my dad's truck. Now I'm starting to buy them for reverse back up lights, they work awesome for backing up ! You're gonna love them and find a use for them no matter what, yes they're are pricy but I've gotten more compliments and more questions about these lights then the $3,000 suspension my truck sits on! �
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I'd be very wary, the internet is littered with "reviews" and youtube videos that have heaps of links to the company and no negative comments. They sell these under about 6 different brands and are all Chinese knockoffs of an original but now very dated Mitsubishi model.
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Because the seller is price gouging. My advice: don't buy it. No one pays MORE for old technology.
573294
There's a good change it's not, then. I haven't installed mine yet, but most of the manufacturers are pretty honest about whether or not their product will work for a certain set of parameters. There may be a design change between 2009 and 2013 that prevents that specific item from working with your truck. You can buy it if you want, and try to rig something up, but you're gambling on the results, AND most likely, you'll lose your money if Amazon says it doesn't work and you try to make it work and it doesn't.
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The cortex is more for trucks that still have factory warranties. they offer other programmers that are cheaper, however I don't have one bad thing to say about the programmer. When it's in performance mode it's all out balls to the wall, mpg mode I gain a few mpgs if I can keep my foot out of It. I don't use the tow mode so I'm no help there but for a plug and play it's worth the money. Change trans pressures shift points del mph gov. Most of the time mine is on 93 performance mode and I also have a lil work done to the motor 2012 5.3 haven't been beet by a hemi yet
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Hello my friend:I may be wrong, but one can only assume these days that it's Chinese (thank your politicians not the Chinese). They seem tough enough, a decent build, and pretty much like a straight knock- off of the expensive ones that I just could not see paying more than two hundred bucks for. Honestly, I haven't beaten the crap out of them yet in the field to see if they stay zero, but I will soon. Remember that nothing is indestructible. Another fix would be forty five degree Picatinny rails with flip up Magpuls. I might try that just for ability to keep a low profile in the gun bag. As for these, you can always send them back, but for the money I'm keeping mine. Hope this helps,Ed the Boogieman Hello my friend:I may be wrong, but one can only assume these days that it's Chinese (thank your politicians not the Chinese). They seem tough enough, a decent build, and pretty much like a straight knock- off of the expensive ones that I just could not see paying more than two hundred bucks for. Honestly, I haven't beaten the crap out of them yet in the field to see if they stay zero, but I will soon. Remember that nothing is indestructible. Another fix would be forty five degree Picatinny rails with flip up Magpuls. I might try that just for ability to keep a low profile in the gun... » Read More Hello my friend:I may be wrong, but one can only assume these days that it's Chinese (thank your politicians not the Chinese). They seem tough enough, a decent build, and pretty much like a straight knock- off of the expensive ones that I just could not see paying more than two hundred bucks for. Honestly, I haven't beaten the crap out of them yet in the field to see if they stay zero, but I will soon. Remember that nothing is indestructible. Another fix would be forty five degree Picatinny rails with flip up Magpuls. I might try that just for ability to keep a low profile in the gun bag. As for these, you can always send them back, but for the money I'm keeping mine. Hope this helps,Ed the Boogieman « Show Less
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I got mine yesterday and after putting it together I hauled it with the base on just 20 feet out into the back yard. In my house this requires a slightly tricky turn near the back door and three steps down to the drive. I'm a 40 year old, fairly robust guy and I gotta say this one haul kind of wore me out and afterwards I was thinking I need to keep it in the garage instead of the house for easier movement. I don't think a 70 yr old would stand a chance. As others have said you can unhook the two springs and take the tube off and carry it in two separate trips but even the 40lb base might be a bit much for a senior. I would say go with the XT6 or smaller model instead. I got mine yesterday and after putting it together I hauled it with the base on just 20 feet out into the back yard. In my house this requires a slightly tricky turn near the back door and three steps down to the drive. I'm a 40 year old, fairly robust guy and I gotta say this one haul kind of wore me out and afterwards I was thinking I need to keep it in the garage instead of the house for easier movement. I don't think a 70 yr old would stand a chance. As others have said you can unhook the two springs and take the tube off and carry it in two separate trips but even the 40lb... » Read More I got mine yesterday and after putting it together I hauled it with the base on just 20 feet out into the back yard. In my house this requires a slightly tricky turn near the back door and three steps down to the drive. I'm a 40 year old, fairly robust guy and I gotta say this one haul kind of wore me out and afterwards I was thinking I need to keep it in the garage instead of the house for easier movement. I don't think a 70 yr old would stand a chance. As others have said you can unhook the two springs and take the tube off and carry it in two separate trips but even the 40lb base might be a bit much for a senior. I would say go with the XT6 or smaller model instead. « Show Less
2010414
Not sure I understand your question. I didn't 't think this was a new model
547921
These are not available anywhere else I can find - best guess is these are not made anymore and so, if you really liked one and want another then you get to work out the cost-benefit analysis for yourself and respect the reality of how things are priced in our free-market system. And yes, in 2008 it was under $50. Quick Marty, to the DeLorean, there is money to be made!
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Those are absolutely beautiful cars I would consider myself extremely fortunate to have one in almost any condition I just installed the third one of these distributors and they are great if you need any help installing the distributor I have all kinds of certifications and well I have owned and worked on over 100 cars from the great muscle car Era and would consider it a privilege to help you
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I mean it says 176 by these boards seem pretty tough. I ve seen YouTube videos where cars run over them and they don't break. If you re concerned just get the stereo cruiser wood version. Idk if amazon offers them. Another brand is z-flex they offer crusiers and tiny skateboards. Then there others like sector 9 and stuff but again don't know if amazon offers them. But they are a little bit more because they are wood. Idk hopefully this helped. I bought my stereo for $40 bucks on here . Which is a good deal? I mean you should try it for that price.
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out of production, but still in demand i assume. it seemed one of those rare "stand out" models in an otherwise so-so lineup. so i guess it's priced like a collector's item. mine has since failed, and i'd replace it with same -- IF it were still available at original price.
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Hello Gene, if you are looking at the prices on the "new" ones, I would not call them a joke but they are absolutely ridiculous. They will not sell for that price and I really do not understand why people list them as such. That being said, the prices in the $50 to $100 range are the going rate for this version of the game.
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Yes hard to believe but true! I bought them in June of last year and I have been driving with them ever since. They work well! Go ahead and by them. In fact buy a couple extra in case there is a problem with one. At that price you can't go wrong! Best move I have made in a long time. They cost $60 a piece in the Philadelphia area. And that's the least expensive price from Auto Zone!