c4 am/fm cassette to am/fm cassette, CD player
05-11-2011, 03:38 PM
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c4 am/fm cassette to am/fm cassette, CD player
I have a 96 with an stock am/fm cassette player. Would like to go to a stock am/fm cassette and cd player. Is there anything special that needs to be done or can i just swap it over.
05-11-2011, 03:47 PM
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I am not sure about the 96, but in the 90 you had three options. Plain cassette, Blose Cassette, and Blose Gold that had the CD. You cannot swap a plain or Blose Cassette to the Blose Gold with CD because the Gold had amps in the speakers.
96 may be different.
My advice is to ditch the entire setup and buy an aftermarket. They don't call it Blose for nothing.
96 may be different.
My advice is to ditch the entire setup and buy an aftermarket. They don't call it Blose for nothing.
05-11-2011, 04:07 PM
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you can put a stock bose CD player in the place of the non bose radio with no problems. I did that 3 years ago and never looked back. I just wish I had Dr. Dons radio repair put a Ipod jack in mine
05-12-2011, 11:34 PM
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Aftermarket....
www.Crutchfield.com offers a wide variety of replacement units: Sony, Pioneer, Alpine, Kenwood, Clarion... name audio brands. Sizes are Single- and Double-DIN (C4 factory is 2-DIN, or double height). If you look at their free install kits, they include a "pocket" if you select a 1-DIN replacement audio head. They also offer a GM wiring harness to accommodate Bose speakers with a new head unit, with a 50% discount on this item if you purchase a head unit from them (look for the fine print, it's there).
I started by using their "Outfit my car" and found lots of single- and double-DIN units for my '96, many with Bluetooth, USB and input jacks, iPod connectivity. And last but not least, my new unit will have amber backlighting to match the rest of the panel (Alpine CDE-103BT).
fwiw
www.Crutchfield.com offers a wide variety of replacement units: Sony, Pioneer, Alpine, Kenwood, Clarion... name audio brands. Sizes are Single- and Double-DIN (C4 factory is 2-DIN, or double height). If you look at their free install kits, they include a "pocket" if you select a 1-DIN replacement audio head. They also offer a GM wiring harness to accommodate Bose speakers with a new head unit, with a 50% discount on this item if you purchase a head unit from them (look for the fine print, it's there).
I started by using their "Outfit my car" and found lots of single- and double-DIN units for my '96, many with Bluetooth, USB and input jacks, iPod connectivity. And last but not least, my new unit will have amber backlighting to match the rest of the panel (Alpine CDE-103BT).
fwiw
05-13-2011, 10:10 AM
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You can buy a universal Ipod adaptor that connects between your radio and antenna for less than $100 if you intall it yourself.
