Single CD Player for my 81
Safety Car
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From: York PA
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Oskee)
If you want to put a CD player in the dash you will need to cut the opening and put a DIN style radio in. There are no in dash CD players that fit without modification. :cheers:
Melting Slicks
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From: Lebanon KY
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (stickboy)
:iagree: you will have to modify the center console area. i have a pioneer in mine. forgot the model #, but it works good :yesnod:
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Melting Slicks
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From: dayton oh
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Oskee)
while you're at it, get a deck that is also MP3 compatible so you can turn that single CD player into a 50+ disk changer (about 150+ songs fit on a single CD-R in MP3 format). :D
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Fast81)
I just put a Pioneer 8400 in mine. It plays MP3, WMA and CDs. It is also an XM controller. I think it will suffice for a while. What ever you choose, compare pricing on the internet. There is a big difference in price.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Tulsa Ok
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Stewart's74)
:iagree: Just finished an Alpine CDA-9811 install. It sounds awesome, plays MP3,WMA & XM ready. I stuck a boom box behind the seats and 2 amps with about 70 watts rms and if I turn it up it can stop your heart. :D
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Oskee)
Anyone else notice the new Mid-America catalog has two pages of cd and tape players already mounted in new center guage panels?
Why can't I buy the panel without the overpriced low quality deck already installed?
Why can't I buy the panel without the overpriced low quality deck already installed?
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Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Fast81)
I have a nice alpine CD player in my truck. It plays MP3 and WMA (Windows media player) and has a remote. Click here to see it
In my Vette is a Blaupunkt CD player, I only got it because it came in red, to match the car. It has a steering wheel mounted remote.
Too bad they don't make this anymore --
In my Vette is a Blaupunkt CD player, I only got it because it came in red, to match the car. It has a steering wheel mounted remote.
Too bad they don't make this anymore --
Safety Car
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From: Northeast South Dakota
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (BSeery)
Check out the new Mid America catalog. They have center gauge consoles that are made for CD players, with and without CD players in them already. That way you could save the stock gauge console for later reinstall. BTW, I like Pioneer head units.
-Justin
-Justin
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From: Frisco TX
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Fast81)
while you're at it, get a deck that is also MP3 compatible so you can turn that single CD player into a 50+ disk changer (about 150+ songs fit on a single CD-R in MP3 format). :D
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
Re: Single CD Player for my 81 (Dalannex)
Check out the new Mid America catalog. They have center gauge consoles that are made for CD players, with and without CD players in them already. That way you could save the stock gauge console for later reinstall. BTW, I like Pioneer head units.
-Justin
-Justin
