Jason E
04-14-2008, 05:37 PM
When I purchased my car way back in 2001, I knew it had a 12 disc in it at one point based on the exposed, hacked changer wire, but the car came with a crappy Pioneer CD player that somehow miraculously worked with the stock Monsoon or Audyssey system (Camaro white book says its Audyssey, and the invoice seems to indicate its not a 500w Monsoon, but everyone else calls '97+ a Monsoon??).
Long story short, the beautiful Xtant/Eclipse/Boston combo that's been in the car for 7 years might be yanked. The stock system, in retrospect, is good enough for my needs these days (I'm not 21 anymore!), and the factory system in my '91 RS needs a lotta help. I don't feel like spending the $$$$ to put a quality system in the '91, and because I drive it so much more, I figure I might as well transfer the system over to that car.
Sooo...I need to know the following...
1) Will any '97+ cassette deck with the proper mounts for a Camaro work in my car? Or does it need specific capabilities, like CD changer controls and a plug for the factory amp?
2) What kind of connections are needed to connect my "hacked" changer control wire back to a stock changer? All I remember is that the end of the wire was exposed (or at least taped up) before my friend and I blocked access to it with my JL Stealth Box with Eclipse Alumunium sub back in '01.
3) How does the changer mount to the car? I remember there being a bolt that stuck up from the trunk floor that we had to remove because it would've interfered with the sub movement and mounting. I assume I need to get an OEM screw, and have a bracket made to replace what we ripped out?
Thanks to anyone who can help. I hate to rip it out, because it sounds awesome and we even made a flush fit board so that the amp mounts behind the tailights on the inside panel...I was the only guy at the BG shows in '03 and '05 that had a sub and an amp, yet could use his t-top well :D It was well done, but I drive the RS 5x as much now, and I don't feel like spending another $2k+ to put a system in that car when I can be left with a factory-original, decent sounding one in my show car.
Long story short, the beautiful Xtant/Eclipse/Boston combo that's been in the car for 7 years might be yanked. The stock system, in retrospect, is good enough for my needs these days (I'm not 21 anymore!), and the factory system in my '91 RS needs a lotta help. I don't feel like spending the $$$$ to put a quality system in the '91, and because I drive it so much more, I figure I might as well transfer the system over to that car.
Sooo...I need to know the following...
1) Will any '97+ cassette deck with the proper mounts for a Camaro work in my car? Or does it need specific capabilities, like CD changer controls and a plug for the factory amp?
2) What kind of connections are needed to connect my "hacked" changer control wire back to a stock changer? All I remember is that the end of the wire was exposed (or at least taped up) before my friend and I blocked access to it with my JL Stealth Box with Eclipse Alumunium sub back in '01.
3) How does the changer mount to the car? I remember there being a bolt that stuck up from the trunk floor that we had to remove because it would've interfered with the sub movement and mounting. I assume I need to get an OEM screw, and have a bracket made to replace what we ripped out?
Thanks to anyone who can help. I hate to rip it out, because it sounds awesome and we even made a flush fit board so that the amp mounts behind the tailights on the inside panel...I was the only guy at the BG shows in '03 and '05 that had a sub and an amp, yet could use his t-top well :D It was well done, but I drive the RS 5x as much now, and I don't feel like spending another $2k+ to put a system in that car when I can be left with a factory-original, decent sounding one in my show car.