Need advice re car stereos

LOL! I Had mantioned that in another thread...about Ford merging with Toyota, IIRC!

Remember the Japanese toys? I wish I had kept some of them...

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Hachiroku
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I think your least expensive option will be to relocate the existing CD changer to the interior somewhere. I had a CD changer in the trunk of my '92 Camry and agree that it was an inconvenient location. The 2000 LS 400 has a CD changer located in a dedicated compartment above the glove box, and although it is more convenient than the trunk, it is not located somewhere accessible while driving. The built-in CD changer in our '97 Avalon and '03 Sequoia is the most convenient.

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Ray O

: Since I am the only one that drives my cars, under the driver's seat is a : good place for 'stuff'... unless you have a power seat. I figure nobody is : EVER going to sit in the back seat of my Supra, so I put my 400W 4-channel : power amp under the passenger's seat. ;)

Mostly I drive my car but occasionally my SO. Once in a while we do have passengers in the back seat. I'll have to examine the car with a critical eye for the best spot to relocate the changer.

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Ajanta

: I think your least expensive option will be to relocate the existing CD : changer to the interior somewhere. I had a CD changer in the trunk of my : '92 Camry and agree that it was an inconvenient location. The 2000 LS 400 : has a CD changer located in a dedicated compartment above the glove box, and : although it is more convenient than the trunk, it is not located somewhere : accessible while driving. The built-in CD changer in our '97 Avalon and '03 : Sequoia is the most convenient.

Yes, I'll explore the relocation option first. The problem with the trunk, besides lack of access, is that the various objects keep bumping the player. Besides, it also makes it inconvenient to get to the spare tire and jack.

I am surprised that the selection of components for car audio is so poor. All I needed was a cd player, without radio, amp etc. For home audio, we can get all sorts of things and that's why I thought getting such a component for car audio would be possible. Apparently not.

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Ajanta

There does not seem to be many choices for an add-on aftermarket CD player that fits in the pocket under the radio. There seem to be several CD changers that fit in the trunk, but if you want an in-dash installation, you will have to replace the entire system. Crutchfield.com has a pre-paid installation option where they refer you to a local installer. Places like Best Buy or Circuit City do the installations in-house. You can probably get a Tuner/CD player, mounting and wiring adapters, and installation for under $250.

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Ray O

Just go onto EBay, type in the year, make and model and CD player. You will find a lot of these Toyota add-on CD players that fit in place of the storage bin. I did this with a 1998 Corolla that we had. Less than $100 delivered, brand new.

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hoerschy

10 kajillion of them! Some people were nice enough to include the faceplates.

Note: Matsushita = Panasonic Fuijitsu-Ten = Fujitsu, Ten + Eclipse

The Panasonic units are so-so with really good radio reception. The Fujitsu units have excellent tape and CD sections, so-so radio, and really good sound.

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Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B

: Just go onto EBay, type in the year, make and model and CD player. You will : find a lot of these Toyota add-on CD players that fit in place of the : storage bin.

Storage bin as in the box between the driver and passenger? Does the unit replace this box or go inside it?

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Ajanta

The factory add-on CD players replace the box.

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Ray O

The storage bin that I am referring to is the bin under the radio. The radio was half Din height, the same height as the storage bin. The radio and storage bin were assembled to the same mounting device. One removes the mounting bin from the mounting device and replaces it with the half Din height CD player and then reinstall the whole unit. It took me less than 15 minutes and I had never even tried this before.

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hoerschy

Actually, the box is 1 DIN, the radio is 1 DIN, and together, they are double-DIN.

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Ray O

: Just go onto EBay, type in the year, make and model and CD player. You will : find a lot of these Toyota add-on CD players that fit in place of the : storage bin. I did this with a 1998 Corolla that we had. Less than $100 : delivered, brand new.

I must be doing something wrong because all I got were ads for used cars (with cd players, of course)! Will try again with some variation.

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Ajanta

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