My 2018 Ram 2500 experienced something new to me while I was on vacation last week and it sat in the driveway - came back and the touch screen on my display no longer works. Tried a soft reset and that was a waste of time, did a hard reset yesterday and it seemed to work....until this morning.

So I've determined that I need a replacement or aftermarket radio/screen/HMI. I'm right at 200k on this truck, so won't say that OEM is off the table but at the same time - I have little confidence this won't happen again with OEM.

I haven't bought an aftermarket radio for a vehicle since CD players with removable faces were top of the line. I see a bunch on ebay for surprisingly not that much money, many with quite a bit larger interfaces than my truck has. Is it just a crap shoot no matter what direction I go or is there something out there that is worth looking at?

Go to crutchfield and see what it brings up when you enter your vehicle info.

I have a Boss in my 2004 2500 Ram. No complaints other than the Bluetooth will disconnect on occasion but reconnects on it's own. I noticed it's most common when driving near utility wires.

My installer recommended the brand. He has them in all his vehicles.

I put a linkswell in my son's 2015 Ram 2500. Pleased with it. Sold truck a couple of years ago.






2021 install date:

2015 Ram 1500
Linkswell GenIV 10.4 Screen 1199.99
Labor 250.00
Tax 119.62
Total 1569.61

I like the design with the larger screen, but have read on multiple threads on Reddit and other forums that the interface for the AC is terribly slow. Most of the people that have made the change wish they had kept the knobs that are factory. Most wish they had an actual volume knob for the radio as well. That's the only think keeping me from looking harder at that style.

But they do look damn good and clean the dash up tremendously.

Mine is having issues as well. Maybe 10 percent of the time the touchscreen doesn't work. Seems more frequent in the morning. I just control it with the buttons on the steering wheel. Mine won't soft reset. I've tried all the button holding combinations I can find online and nothing resets it. Have been kicking around replacing it, but I am now going to wait and see how yours goes. I have 125k on mine and only plan to take it to 150, so I might just deal with it, unless it gets worse.