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Old Nov 23, 2016 | 09:15 AM
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Why are gm cd changers junk. Both my vette and transam eat cd's. Any of you have the same problem or a fix/solution
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Old Nov 23, 2016 | 09:50 AM
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Why are gm cd changers junk. Both my vette and transam eat cd's. Any of you have the same problem or a fix/solution
mine would never play cd's that I made, new DD with USB port, no more issues !!!
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Just took mine apart last night because it stopped working. Found 3 CD's jammed in the player. Put it all back together and now I get nothing. Power light is on but it won't load a CD and it won't eject the magazine. Now I have to buy a used one so I can get music.

I'd love to put Bluetooth and Sirius in it but that costs way to much (in my opinion) for me to do. If only there was an inexpensive option that doesn't involve completely ripping out the existing system or downloading music to an I-pad or something.
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Old Nov 23, 2016 | 10:03 AM
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Just took mine apart last night because it stopped working. Found 3 CD's jammed in the player. Put it all back together and now I get nothing. Power light is on but it won't load a CD and it won't eject the magazine. Now I have to buy a used one so I can get music.

I'd love to put Bluetooth and Sirius in it but that costs way to much (in my opinion) for me to do. If only there was an inexpensive option that doesn't involve completely ripping out the existing system or downloading music to an I-pad or something.
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/PXDX.html
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So I could use this if I buy a Sirius radio kit?
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Old Nov 23, 2016 | 10:45 AM
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So I could use this if I buy a Sirius radio kit?
I don't know what that requires, the Pax unit gives you a aux input for MP3 player or ipods !!
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I installed that Pax unit and a Music Stream ISB23 Bluetooth unit. I can stream Sirius, Pandora etc. through my Android Smartphone via the Sirius App and Pandora app. Both together were less than $100.00.

Sirius requires a active subscription and $4.00 extra a month for the plan that I have to access the streaming add on. Pandora is free.

To me it sounds good for the investment. Good luck with your decision.
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So if I bought the PAX what would it take to be able to connect an SD card up to to play music. 16gb sd cards are cheap
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So if I bought the PAX what would it take to be able to connect an SD card up to to play music. 16gb sd cards are cheap
I used one of these with the Pax before I went to DD.
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Clip-...n%3A2204844011
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Is this head unit wireless and communicates with the pax
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Is this head unit wireless and communicates with the pax
no it uses the aux port.
https://www.amazon.com/Valley-Enterp...hort+aux+cable
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If the sandisc has the sd slot why do i need the pax unit?
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If the sandisc has the sd slot why do i need the pax unit?
you need the aux port which your radio doesn't have !!
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Can i run that wire from the trunk into the cabin without drilling a hole.
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Can i run that wire from the trunk into the cabin without drilling a hole.
yes I ran mine under the carpet to the console, but make sure you have it where it won't get pinched , been there did that
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Check this thread on how to install an auxiliary jack in your existing radio:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...p-for-3-a.html

I did this this and it works great. As someone else suggested I installed the jack in the console. It's a little handier there I think. I also installed a BlueTooth adapter.

I suggest using solid wire cat5 cable instead of the stranded stuff. It's a lot easier to solder. Also try to use the same colors of wire from the cable that Tyler_RN_EMT used. This way you can go back to the thread to troubleshoot if something doesn't work.

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Originally Posted by johnfin
Can i run that wire from the trunk into the cabin without drilling a hole.
John, if all you need or want is an AUX plug in capability, the post by WillItFloat is terrific.

Originally Posted by WillItFloat
Check this thread on how to install an auxiliary jack in your existing radio:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...p-for-3-a.html ...
Read through it carefully, there is a lot of information, some of it is a bit confusing. The end result however is more than satisfactory for plugging in almost any earphone equipped device.

If this will work for you, you can send it off to the folks here and they will do it for you. They're very quick easy to deal with and the cost is reasonable. They also offer the option of a remote plug in, such as in the console. It utilizes the radio only and doesn't interfere with your current remote changer.

Good luck... GUSTO
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I was going to suggest that thread but didn't think he was up for it, he is having a hard time with my basic suggestion. no offense OP !!
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I have an 01, so it has a cassette player..I put in a cassette that plugs into my iPod down loaded all the music I like. Not the best looking (wire exposed) but it works and the next time I have the console apart. Will make it nice then. Great info, thanks all.

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