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Old Aug 14, 2022 | 08:08 PM
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Hi All,

I noticed that my C5 Vet does not have the 12 disc CD changer in the back of the Vet. I was going to use that as the "AUX" conversion kit from a video on YT. Is there something else I can do to achieve this?
I don't want to get rid of the stock radio. Oddly, I like it. I just picked it up!

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Old Aug 16, 2022 | 08:26 PM
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IIRC, if your radio has a CD in it, then the cable for the CD changer in the rear is run into the passenger footwell.
I did the same thing back in the day.. like... 20 years ago... I remember just fishing out the connector from under the passenger footwell, connecting a PAC adapter, and that was that.
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So I have a CD inside of the CD player, it's the base radio without the 12 disc. It says on the radip physically "CD/AUX" by the time. So i'm confused to where the AUX cord actually is?
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So I have a CD inside of the CD player, it's the base radio without the 12 disc. It says on the radip physically "CD/AUX" by the time. So i'm confused to where the AUX cord actually is?
I'm going completely from memory here, but I had the same thing, and if I remember correctly, the wire for the remote changer *should* be under the passenger footwell under the access panel. Back in the day when you wanted to add a changer, you'd get an extension, plug it into that plug, and run it to the rear. But you can AUX adapter directly into that.

These links seem to confirm my memory (just do a search on AUX, somewhere deep in the results there is a write-up on how to do this.. you have to g back a ways, I didn't have time to sift through all the results):
Adding CD Changer - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Question on radio aux input for a C5 - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion

and here's another way you can add an aux input directly to the head unit:
iPod/AUX input into factory radio write up for $3 - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion

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...and search the Audio/Electronics forum, there are a bazillion threads with pictures on this subject
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...and search the Audio/Electronics forum, there are a bazillion threads with pictures on this subject
good point.
This was a *very* common modification back in the day when ipods and mp3 players were ubiquitous.
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