Huntr Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:48 AM I recently installed the Power Acoustik CP-71WA from Walmart in my Comanche. I saw a few posts about the radio from about a year back but didn't see any reviews after it was installed. The radio itself seems nice enough for being relatively cheap. Definitely not name brand quality, but the touch screen interface works well and is very bright. Without your phone hooked up the built in interface is responsive and logical, but no bells and whistles. I do like that it still has a built in radio tuner to listen to local stations. The install was pretty easy. I had to cut the stock trim piece about 1/8" all the way around in order to fit the unit. I wanted to mount it with the display sitting in front of the hole so I cut the trim to only fit the body of the radio, with the screen bezel sitting in front. I had to modify the mounting bracket slightly to accommodate for this. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures while installing it. Only cons I've found so far is that the wireless CarPlay tends to randomly disconnect and reconnect. I haven't tried to troubleshoot yet but I'm guessing its just really poor range with the wireless connection and/or interference from behind my dash. Using wired CarPlay through the rear USB connection on the radio seems to work great. I'll report back after a few weeks use if any problems come up. Right now I'd recommend it for someone who wants CarPlay but doesn't want to figure out a double din solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted yesterday at 02:06 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:06 AM I really like mine and it’s been in there for a little more than a year. No complaints! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 02:18 AM (edited) Nice! Have you had any wireless connection issues? Edited yesterday at 02:19 AM by Huntr Format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted yesterday at 02:34 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:34 AM 13 minutes ago, Huntr said: Nice! Have you had any wireless connection issues? I’ve had two issues with connection. Both times were fairly early on after the install. Each time I just reset and reconnected. Hasn’t happened in a number of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jacob the 2nd Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago These look great guys, looking to do the same on mine. I appreciate the review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jacob the 2nd Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago On 2/19/2026 at 8:48 PM, Huntr said: I recently installed the Power Acoustik CP-71WA from Walmart in my Comanche. I saw a few posts about the radio from about a year back but didn't see any reviews after it was installed. The radio itself seems nice enough for being relatively cheap. Definitely not name brand quality, but the touch screen interface works well and is very bright. Without your phone hooked up the built in interface is responsive and logical, but no bells and whistles. I do like that it still has a built in radio tuner to listen to local stations. The install was pretty easy. I had to cut the stock trim piece about 1/8" all the way around in order to fit the unit. I wanted to mount it with the display sitting in front of the hole so I cut the trim to only fit the body of the radio, with the screen bezel sitting in front. I had to modify the mounting bracket slightly to accommodate for this. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures while installing it. Only cons I've found so far is that the wireless CarPlay tends to randomly disconnect and reconnect. I haven't tried to troubleshoot yet but I'm guessing its just really poor range with the wireless connection and/or interference from behind my dash. Using wired CarPlay through the rear USB connection on the radio seems to work great. I'll report back after a few weeks use if any problems come up. Right now I'd recommend it for someone who wants CarPlay but doesn't want to figure out a double din solution. somewhat unrelated, under the dash clock is that all factory? I have only had the delete in both of my Comanches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntr Posted 5 hours ago Author Share Posted 5 hours ago 1 hour ago, Sir Jacob the 2nd said: somewhat unrelated, under the dash clock is that all factory? I have only had the delete in both of my Comanches It’s the Renix Engine Monitor by NickInTimeDesign. https://nickintimedesign.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jacob the 2nd Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Huntr said: It’s the Renix Engine Monitor by NickInTimeDesign. https://nickintimedesign.com/ Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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