CD Player In my 78?
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From: Houston, TX USA
Do a little shopping! I found a Jensen am/fm/cassete with 6-disc cd changer, in JC Whitney, for $250 bucks. The cable for the changer is a single cable, about the size of standard coax, so you can mount it where ever. I put one in my wife's 97 Grand Am, and she really likes it. That is the route I plan to go on my 70.. down the road sometime.
If you are wanting to put the newer style, DIN 1-1/2 or DIN2 radio, then you will be hacking and slashing on the dash.
If you are wanting to put the newer style, DIN 1-1/2 or DIN2 radio, then you will be hacking and slashing on the dash.
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From: Houston, TX USA
Are you wanting to add a CD to the existing radio, or replace the whole shebang?
Any aftermarket radio will come with color coded wires, and simple instructions... you should be able to splice it in easily.
The one I have, the cable from the CD changer plugs into the back of the new radio.. that's it! Your done! (as far as the CD goes...
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Any aftermarket radio will come with color coded wires, and simple instructions... you should be able to splice it in easily.
The one I have, the cable from the CD changer plugs into the back of the new radio.. that's it! Your done! (as far as the CD goes...
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As far as what tex said, yeah...its a hack and slash do-it-yourself job. Just take a deep breath and trust that you can do it. Any aftermarket cd head unit will come with color coded wires and instructions. Get yourself a wiring diagram out of a repair manual and go to work. After removing the old unit, you will have to cut out the space that the tuning ***** used to be. Hopefully your cd player came with a mounting bracket, if not, go to a car audio store and get one. After the unit is in. Consult your diagrams and connect wire one to wire one, antena wire to the antena wire, etc... its really not as hard as you might think it is.
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From: Taunton MA
What head unit do you have?
If it is one that has a provision for playing cd's from a changer, all you do is plug it in.
If it doesn't, you need the changer that plays through a FM signal.
Best place for car audio is
www.crutchfield.com
If it is one that has a provision for playing cd's from a changer, all you do is plug it in.
If it doesn't, you need the changer that plays through a FM signal.
Best place for car audio is
www.crutchfield.com
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