radio for B3000

[rrostvet]

Just got a new B3000 cab, all options except the radio. Would like to install a radio, not as loud as I hear it would be, looks like it has the wiring harness and antena hookup behind the little black plug in the headliner. I am sure this question has been asked before, but can't find link? Dealer not too helpfull, $700+, any help?

 

[JJZ 109]

I formerly owned a B3030 cab, predecessor to your tractor. The wiring and antenna access were above the headliner in the right front corner. I chose to purchase Kubota's stereo mounting box, as it lined up with existing bolts and there was no drilling. I then purchased the stereo and speakers of my choice. If your local dealer won't play ball, you may be able to get a more fair price from Messick or Coleman. It was nowhere near $700 for box, stereo and speakers. Way back then, both Waxman and I made several posts and showed pics of removing the headliner to cut holes to install speakers.
Not sure what you have in mind for speakers, but if installing yourself it can be done but it's a little involved. An extra set of hands are handy when it comes time to reinstall the headliner. I did it solo, but help would have made life easier.
Bandit can speak to you far more accurately than I about a cabbed B3000. He's done extensive work to cut down cab noise. I know that with my 3030, cab noise and hydro whine didn't make a stereo a worthwhile project. I would have been better off just using my WorkTunes headphone radio.

 

[rrostvet]

Thanks ! Looked at Waxman and Bandit's posts, those guys should work in Kubota's R&D department.

 

[Soundguy]

Just got a new B3000 cab, all options except the radio. Would like to install a radio, not as loud as I hear it would be, looks like it has the wiring harness and antena hookup behind the little black plug in the headliner. I am sure this question has been asked before, but can't find link? Dealer not too helpfull, $700+, any help?

any chance you can hit walmart.. grab a 60$ radio, and a 15$ wire harness converter and just install it that way? I did that on my ford 4600.. hung it under the canopy.. etc. used a plastic ammo crate as the water tight container.

 

[bandit67]

Here's what I got, and the sound is great.

I installed the Kubota radio bracket. Be forewarned - there are very few stereos now that will fit that Kubota bracket. Many of them are now an 1/8" too wide to fit. I found Alpine and Pioneer units (I believe) to be the only ones that were only 7" wide and very limited options with Panasonic now, which is what you will need if you go with the Kubota bracket.

This is the Alpine stereo unit. It does not have a CD player, but is fully Bluetooth compatible and works with my iPhone:
Alpine Mecha-less Bluetooth UTE-42BT Headunit*| Creative Car Audio
There is also a model with a CD player if you want that feature.

I installed these JL Audio speakers. Of all the 4" speakers I looked into, they seemed to have the broadest range, including the lowest lows (bass). I think the key to the best sound is to install the speakers exactly where WaxMan and I did.
Amazon.com: JL AUDIO EVOLUTION C2-400X: Car Electronics

I had to order the Kubota B series cab "speaker covers" to fit in the location where I installed the speakers, since as WaxMan said, the round grilles that come with the speakers are too big. Both the radio bracket and the speaker covers came from the Kubota dealer.

There is a company out of NC that sells the Kubota wiring harness plug for the radio side, so you connect the radio wires to the plug wires, then plug the radio into the factory plug that is in the headliner. Part number is 511655 - $19.99
http://www.agriradiosupply.com/harnesses_&_radio_types_k.html

I noticed that one of the local dealers are also installing Alpine stereos now, since the Panasonics that were originally part of the B3030 cabs, are no longer being made.