No MP3 for C5??
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Drifting
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: Mont Belvieu Tx
No MP3 for C5??
I talked with da guys at Car Toys and they say it is impossible to put a MP3 head-unit in my '99 C5 due to the Bose system already wired in it. They said I'd have to have all the system (speakers, wires, headunit, amps, etc) removed and totally redone. They said the ONLY way to get MP3 capabilities is to get an MP3 changer installed and have it routed through the am/fm antenna. Is this correct? I currently have a 12disc cd changer with a bose cassette head-unit. I'd probably be willing to loose the cd changer and definately the cassette player for a simple mp3 head-unit that works with CDRW media.
Any suggestions??
Thanks.
Any suggestions??
Thanks.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: walled lake MI
Re: No MP3 for C5?? (Coyote)
there exists an adaptor that will sit between your non-bose head unit and the bose external amplifiers/speakers. for the life of me i could not remember the name of it (i think it started with an "A").
most people on this board will tell you to rip out the whole system and replace it. personally, i have not heard a system with that adaptor myself, so i can't say. however, i did just spend over a week ripping out my bose system from my 92 to a sony MP450X and polk components for the fun of it. didn't want to spend money on something i may regret (i.e. the adaptor). i'm pretty happy with the new stuff but then again i'm not as an "audiophile" as most of the people that normally contribute to this section so take my suggestions with a grain of salt.
good luck on finding a good MP3 player. there are not that many choices like with cd/cd changers. i only got mine because it is the only one i found that has a rotary volume control.
most people on this board will tell you to rip out the whole system and replace it. personally, i have not heard a system with that adaptor myself, so i can't say. however, i did just spend over a week ripping out my bose system from my 92 to a sony MP450X and polk components for the fun of it. didn't want to spend money on something i may regret (i.e. the adaptor). i'm pretty happy with the new stuff but then again i'm not as an "audiophile" as most of the people that normally contribute to this section so take my suggestions with a grain of salt.
good luck on finding a good MP3 player. there are not that many choices like with cd/cd changers. i only got mine because it is the only one i found that has a rotary volume control.
Burning Brakes
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From: walled lake MI
Re: No MP3 for C5?? (NewVetteLover)
I think the A is Audiolink.... It might work..? I dont have a link but search on yahoo and you will find it.... I found it that way before... :cool:
looks like someone out there has a better memory than i do.
i've only found one post in CF with a positive review of this thing.
....(click click click) duh, i just even found a CF review - 9 out of 10...
http://www.corvetteforum.cc/reviews/...=265&TopicID=4
by the way, while my sony is decent, the mp3's play with the first split-second missing every track. (about a beat worth.) i got used to it and don't notice it much anymore. too busy driving fast anyway.
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Race Director
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From: Prescott AZ
St. Jude Donor '04
Re: No MP3 for C5?? (Coyote)
No thats not entirely true. The rear speakers and the fronts twidlersi n the door are ran off the deck power amp and will work with the aftermarket head unit. I know I've ran my car that way for over a month before I finished all the seperate amps. The front sub woofers are the ones with a seperate amp. What I would do is take them out and replace them with a nice 6 1/2 speakers that you can afford and wire them to the twiddlers. You will then have a mp3 system at a low price. Not the best sounding one but it will be as good as the stock system + mp3
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Melting Slicks
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From: Union City CA
Re: No MP3 for C5?? (Wicked C5)
I will agree with Wicked C5 since we have similar installs except he has the Mp3 player and it sounds fantastic. He has clean bass and good trebles. The remote control is nice too.
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