Guest Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Hi, Just wondering again about adding a cd player to my 89 reatta. Ok i really want to try to stay away from the cd changers and also broadcasting on fm frequencys. Is there a way to buy a normal car cd player and radio and just connect power and speakers to it??? this would work best for me and i would either mount the new cd player in a custom mad box under the dash or in the glovebox if possible. Well thanks for you help and please reply!!! thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 In the glove box? Now that would be interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Keep in mind that modern CDs do not "broadcast" any more than a VCR does. Both inject a modulated RF signal diretly into the antenna cable.<P>Have hear of nice trunk istallations that are powered by the antenna leads. With a changer and wireless remote it is really an ideal place to put it.<P>Good ones will provide a broad range to channels to select to avoid stepping on a local station (could rewire the antenna to stay down when changer is in use).<P>Unlike the early broadcast units, these in line CD really can produce the same quality of sound as the basic radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 When I had my '88, I wanted a CD player too, but I sold that car years ago. Why couldn't you remove the cassette player and put a CD player there instead? You could use the cassette controls on the touchpad for the CD player, if you can get your hands on a wiring diagram. GM single-CD players come up all the time on Ebay, and there are some how-tos at <A HREF="http://www.mnrelectronics.com," TARGET=_blank>http://www.mnrelectronics.com,</A> which is a start at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 The "post a reply" box added a comma to the M & R Electronics link, so here it is again:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.mnrelectronics.com" TARGET=_blank>http://www.mnrelectronics.com</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted October 20, 2001 Share Posted October 20, 2001 You can, all that is necessary is a CD player <BR>that has the same size face as the cassette and is less than 3.5" deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 20, 2001 Share Posted October 20, 2001 I really dont want a changer though id like the normal cd player thats why im asking...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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