Hello to all!

My name is Chris and this is my first post to the message board so I thought to introduce myself first. I have a 1990 Volvo 240DL 5-speed manual (M47) 110K.
This is my second volvo, my first was a 1986 240DL wagon with M46 4-speed manual. It was given to me for free with 230K miles on it and it currently has 260K.

I still have the factory cassette player installed in the vehicle but for some reason I have no sound from the front right speaker ( I checked the connections ) I also get a poping sound when I turn it on and the bass/treble adjustments do little if anything to the sound. It appears to be a short of some type in the radio. I went out yesterday to Bestbuy and purchased an Awia Cd player. They supposedly had free install special but upon bringing it over I was presented with additional charges of around 100 dollars. He wanted to put in 2 wiring harnesses and by-pass factory amp etc. I honestly felt like he did not have a clue about volvos, this was evident when he said my air conditioning did not work (he did not know the A/C knob was above the ACC unit). I promptly, returned the radio and left the store. I wanted to see if anyone has some suggestions about installing a new radio or fixing the current one. I would be willing to install it myself if I had some direction. In fact, I would prefer to do it myself, that way I know it was done right.

I appreciate your feedback,

Chris