I finally joined this century and installed an aftermarket head unit to replace my stock radio. I got a Kenwood Excelon KDC-X598! Nothing fancy, but it definitely sounds a lot better now in my '97 Limited! I haven't installed a head unit since high school (about 15 years ago), so it took a lot longer than it should have, especially when I realized that the guy I lent my soldering iron to a few years back never returned it! Anyway, I listen to music *a lot* and my girlfriend said I really deserve a nicer stereo because I'm one of those guys who has a TB hard drive just for my music and I just can't go anywhere in my truck without picking a song first. Anyway, I couldn't be happier now! Plus it gave me a great opportunity to blow compressed air into everything in that area!
I also finally replaced my 8 year old (not exaggerating) Duralast battery. I bought an Interstate Mega-Tron Plus two years ago after the Duralast died at a rather remote trail-head here in CO, and Firestone told me the battery was on it's last legs. Being the guy that I am, I still cleaned the terminals with baking soda and it just kept going! So, the Mega-Tron has been in my backseat ever since, but I figured it was time even though the Duralast hasn't died yet.
My truck is a hell of a lot peppier when it starts now, and the lights, windows, and radio all see to be happier when I'm in Aux!
It's the small victories in life. Thanks for reading my rant! =)