mp3's for C3's
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
Originally Posted by djcwardog
Alpine! You can buy from Crutchfield on sales or from other web sellers like thezeb.com, online car stereo, etc...
Burning Brakes
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From: Norcross GA
I started with a Sony MP3 player and was very happy with it. I went a little crazy recently and bought an IPOD. You can get a FM transmitter for $30 that will be picked up by your radio with no mods and works quite well with the Vettes, considering the rattles, mufflers, etc. I have about 800 songs on it and love the ability to find exactly what I want with no effort.
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
i have one of those but not very happy with it in my vette. lots of static. works o.k. in my 94 chevy truck.
if i cut the bezel (plastic) what's the best way to do it. can i do it with my dremel or will that make a mess.
if i cut the bezel (plastic) what's the best way to do it. can i do it with my dremel or will that make a mess.
Intermediate
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From: Kingston Washington
Originally Posted by 427V8
Personally I would get a creative labs mp3 jukebox and a radio that has a front input jack.
I have a 10 gig hard drive version of the one below and thats a lotta songs! I still have 3 gig left
The best part is it's portable, so you can listen to it ANYWHERE!
here's the 20 gig version...
Link
I have a 10 gig hard drive version of the one below and thats a lotta songs! I still have 3 gig left
The best part is it's portable, so you can listen to it ANYWHERE!
here's the 20 gig version...
Link
You could get a Cassette Tape Input adapter and keep your stock look.They are about 20 bucks at wally world and another 20 bucks for a portable cd player with mp3 capability.40 bucks total hard to beat unless you want something more permanent,
-Ed
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From: Science Bitch! Mississauga, Ontario
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I have one of these:
It holds 15GB of MP3 files which is approximately 7,000 songs.
It works great with an FM transmitter and you can use it anywhere with headphones. Battery lasts 12 hours also!
It holds 15GB of MP3 files which is approximately 7,000 songs.
It works great with an FM transmitter and you can use it anywhere with headphones. Battery lasts 12 hours also!
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
maybe it's the FM transmitter i use. you have to position it "just so" in order to not get a bunch of static or have the volume drop to just about 0 and even then sometimes it'll do it after a while. what brand transmitter are you using.
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in my wifes 1973 - she couldn't live with the AM/FM mono radio that came with the car. In her car - she has to have rockin' tunes !!! (even if it meant cutting the dash 
)
And we're both into MP3's-- BIG TIME. SO she settled on this Panasonic unit:
it's a single DIN size. the front panel tilts down and the CD player is then visable. We get around 120 (168k bit-rate) on a single cd-rom disk. The songs can be put into catagories (Rock, Pop, Jazz).
And the front panel can be easily removed and taken with you.
I put Infinity plate speakers in the dash and installed a small powered sub woofer in the back. Even I am pleased with the sound of it.
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)And we're both into MP3's-- BIG TIME. SO she settled on this Panasonic unit:
it's a single DIN size. the front panel tilts down and the CD player is then visable. We get around 120 (168k bit-rate) on a single cd-rom disk. The songs can be put into catagories (Rock, Pop, Jazz).
And the front panel can be easily removed and taken with you.
I put Infinity plate speakers in the dash and installed a small powered sub woofer in the back. Even I am pleased with the sound of it.
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Last edited by Mike Mercury; Dec 18, 2004 at 09:39 PM.
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From: Delray Beach, Florida
I have a '72 w/ original am/fm stereo. I have been playing an I-pod thru a fm hook-up, plays pretty good thru the existing stereo. I plan to replace with an upgrade stereo/ speakers. The I-pod is exellant for playback of my favorite songs.I figure that with a better head unit & speakers I will get even better sound 
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If you have an aftermarket stereo already that has CD Changer input, there's a good possibility that an RCA -> CD Changer converter exists for your system. I know Blaupunkt and Pioneer for sure have one.
PIE-AUX adaptor for RCA:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-g9yzuMI...search=pie+aux
That converts my CD-changer input on the back of my pioneer to RCA input, then I can use a stereo adaptor (RCA -> headphone) and plug my MP3 player directly into the sound system. You won't be able to control the MP3 player via your receiver, but it works a lot better than an FM transmitter or one of those godawful casette deck adaptors.
Plus, if you don't smoke, I'm sure you could do something trick with the ashtray to wire it all up.
-Steve
PIE-AUX adaptor for RCA:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-g9yzuMI...search=pie+aux
That converts my CD-changer input on the back of my pioneer to RCA input, then I can use a stereo adaptor (RCA -> headphone) and plug my MP3 player directly into the sound system. You won't be able to control the MP3 player via your receiver, but it works a lot better than an FM transmitter or one of those godawful casette deck adaptors.
Plus, if you don't smoke, I'm sure you could do something trick with the ashtray to wire it all up.
-Steve
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mike mercury??? the mike mercury!!!!!
where's Supercar??
where's Supercar??
If you remember Supercar - then that means one thing.... you're as
old as I am....
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Burning Brakes
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From: San Antonio Texas
Originally Posted by Mike Mercury
I've been here all along my friend:
If you remember Supercar - then that means one thing.... you're as
old as I am....
If you remember Supercar - then that means one thing.... you're as
old as I am....
got any pics of dr. beaker or professor popkins?
Drifting
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From: Canberra AUSTRALIA
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
The best way without cutting is a portable MP3 player and an RF transmitter. No cutting and you can use it in any vehicle. I picked up an Archos 10Gig MP3 player of Amazon for $100 after rebate. It cost me $25 for a Belkin RF tranmitter. I use it in the Vette, my van and rental cars on trips, even take it to the gymn. The best quality portable MP3s seem to be the IPODS. the nest value for money at the moment is the Creative Zen. You can put your whole music collection on a 10-20 Gig MP3 player. you do need to load it with a computer but you only have to do it once (or whenever you buy more music).
Melting Slicks
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From: Boulder Creek California
You don't seem dead set on keeping the factory cassette deck, so going with a normal (DIN) sized unit is by far the best option. Like I mentioned in my above post (page 1) I just bought an Alpine 7894. Very powerful internal amp, great options, attractive without being "Sony flashy." The 7894 and newer equivalents (9807,9811,9813) are available on EBay for $200 or less. Or if you want new, the 9826,9827,9830 are about $250-$300 from Crutchfield if I remember correctly. Obviously I only know my alpines. Eclipse is another top brand, but in my experience, somewhat rarer and marketed more for the audiophile (many features most would never use).
Don't waste your time going half way with a portable and tape/RF adapter. Quality and ease of use will suffer bigtime (trust me it's what I've been doing.) If you had plans for an IPod anyway, the alpines with CDA in the part number can control it straight from the deck, given the correct adapter.
Good luck,
Chris
Don't waste your time going half way with a portable and tape/RF adapter. Quality and ease of use will suffer bigtime (trust me it's what I've been doing.) If you had plans for an IPod anyway, the alpines with CDA in the part number can control it straight from the deck, given the correct adapter.
Good luck,
Chris
