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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 08:29 PM
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So where is the best place to install a USA CD changer in a 1982 Corvette? The manufacturers don't offer suggestions-

The CD changer can be installed either in vertical, horizontal, or 45 orientation.

I guess I can imagine a couple spots where to put this thing, but the cockpit is pretty tight, so if anyone has any suggestions, that would be cool!

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I put mine in the rear compartment. Out of sight of prying eyes too.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 08:48 PM
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Question is, why would you want too? You can put 100s of CDs on a USB stick that's the size of your thumb.


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I put mine in the rear compartment. Out of sight of prying eyes too.
Who would want it though?

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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:06 PM
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Honestly can't remember the last time i used a CD haha.
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My deck does not even have a single CD player. Between the iPod hookup and USB stick hookup there is not much need for them.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 12:20 AM
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Right next to the record player.
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If you want to go retro, I think it would be cooler to have a tape deck. Tapes and CDs are equally obsolete, but you would get that cool retro vibe with tapes.
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I did it because I wanted to keep the eight track. I can't hear the radio anyways, especially under a bridge! Is anyone installing iPod connectors on stock radios? That would be nice.
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I used to have one installed in the storage compartment behind the passenger seat:



I have since completely changed my entire stereo system, and I knowingly gave up audio quality for quantity and convenience, and I now use mp3s instead. That being said, if my new headunit had the capability to control a cd changer, I would still have one in the car.

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