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Looks like I could fit the CD changer into either of these two spots in my Saab 900. I've never had a CD changer in a car before (cue violins) - where is the best place for this thing to live?
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I would say in the boot. IIRC there is a space on the left hand side that is ideal for a changer.
I think I once installed one so that it sat inside the spare wheel under the hardboard cover.
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Have thought thought about swapping the head unit for one that can play MP3 CDs? Far less hassle than installing the changer, and just as easy to use.
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I'd agree with changing the head unit, on cars where I've had multi changers I've loaded it when I first buy the car & then unload it when I sell, otherwise I don't see them!
As regards location always under the passenger seat I hate units in the boot!
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I have a 6-cd multichanger in the boot that i use for listening to a lot of multi-cd audio books, so i do'nt listen to the same six disks over and over again.Call me lazy, but it gets to be an irritating faff loading opening the boot and side panel everytime you want to change disks
The dash-mounted one i had in the Bora was much more convenient, especially when cold and its widdling it down.
Go on, get out of the car...
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Ironically my Bora's six-disk CD changer is the boot version - it took me quite a while to find it when I first bought the car as it was hidden under the first aid panel, it was almost dark and the unit and trim is all black...:-)
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Mine is under the seat. One problem I've noticed is that if the CDs have been in the car over a cold night then when the car warms up the CD surfaces steam up making them unreadable. You have to take them out, wipe them and warm each one up for them to work. I can imagine this being less of an issue with the unit in the boot - less temperature difference.
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I would put it in the boot, but only because that's where they always seem to be (perhaps you could be a bit rebellious and place it under the seat after all?)
Personally I just bought a cheap £30 radio casette unit from Argos, then bought a £10 casette adaptor which I hook my MP3 player up to. This way I can have over 40 albums at the touch of a button, cheaply, from a unit that will easily fit in my pocket.
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Thanks for all the replies folks - I think the passenger seat will win out, because:
- ease of access to change discs
- much easier for me to run a wire to from the back of the head unit
I thought about a different head unit, but the factory radio cassette one looks so much better, like it belongs with the rest of the dash.
MP3 cassette adapters also crossed my mind, but then you lose the ability to control tracks etc. from the head unit, and I don't fancy trying to fiddle with MP3 player buttons whilst trying to drive.
I'll let you know if I find I've made the wrong choice!
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Thanks for all the replies folks - I think the passenger seat will win out....
Have you got heater vents under the front seats for the rear passengers? Not a good idea to put the cd changer there if so.
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The Omega has it in the loadspace.
Wish I could see where to slide the 8 track carts, into, though!!
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Good point DD - I'll check before I forge ahead. Thanks.
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in the boot....
car thieves look for it being under the seat......if you get the right angle you can see under all seats...i know....someone robbed mine once...1998 mazda 323f....i thought it couldnt been seen...
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Have you actually bought the multi-changer yet? I have a 10 disc changer in the boot of one car, which is fine because it takes a while to get bored with hearing 10 CDs. The other car has a 6-disc changer in the glovebox, which is good because you get bored with 6 quicker than with 10, and it's easier to change the CDs from within the car.
However, if you haven't bought the multi-changer yet I would seriously consider the mp3 player/iPod option. You should be able to connect these to your existing car stereo, they're much more convenient in terms of not having a case of CDs in the car (to be nicked!) they can be taken with you so you can listen to your music outside the car too, and can be set to random play so you don't get bored.
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Would someone explain what a casette adaptor to a MP3 player is.
Does it then play through the speakers ?.
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the cassette adaptor goes up to the heads in the cassette player and the lead goes to the headphone socket on your mp3 .The cassette player then thinks there is a tape in the mechanism when in fact its the osscilations from the harmonic whatsname in the dummy cassette that is making the cassette player work,see clear as mud......really :)
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Would someone explain what a casette adaptor to a MP3 player is. Does it then play through the speakers ?.
Yes, it is essentially just a normal cassette, except it has a wire running out of it with a headphone jack on the end (which you plug into your MP3 player, minidisk, cd player, etc).
Here's a picture for clarity
tw-household.b2s.com/images/prodimgs/200303/h/2003...g
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