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The problem is not replacing the unit, it is the loss of the steering wheel
controls.
I paid an extra 640 bucks to have the steering wheel controls in my car,
(2000 Regal GS) Now There is only one option if I want to replace my head
unit, and that is to buy a 310 dollar add-on for the steering wheel control,
so I can use my (no-longer) extensive list of md's. I use a nomad jukebox
with a car-adapter, and it sounds ok for everything except classical music
and acoustiv guitar pieces.
I would recommmend contacting professional auto sound in westlake village,
CA. they have some solutions that may surprise you. I don't have their phone
number, but the 1.25 you spend on 411 might be worth it.
cheers! Jacob
----- Original Message -----
From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: MD: Getting MD output into an OEM Car CD player
>
> "J. Coon" wrote:
>
> > I just changed cars, and my new one is an Olds Silhouette with a built
> > in CD/Am=FM stereo, complete with the radio controls on the steering
> > wheel.
> >
> > With my old car, I just popped a cassette adaptor into it andlistened to
> > my MDs, and when I had to replace that, I got one of the Aiwa units
> > that has a jack for the MD player. Now however, I have an OEM CD unit
> > and no jack to connect my MD to. Has anyone had any good experiences
> > with getting their portable MD unit to play through a stock OEM CD
> > player? I tried one of those FM RF modulators several years back and it
> > didn't work too well. Have they improved any? Is there another way?
>
> Hi Jim.
>
> Why is it that Aiwa seems to be the only company that realizes the
> usefulness of an AUX input?? I tried the FM thing too (the one that
> plugs into the receiver's antenna input) and was so unhappy
> with it that when I had to junk the van it was in, I didn't even bother
> to
> take it out. The cassette adapter is bad enough. Nothing sounds as
> good as
> the AUX preamp in.
>
> The shame is that it is impossible for the average person, including
> myself,
> to know how to break into the circuit to add an AUX jack. The way
> printed
> circuits are today, it may not be possible anyway. But when you are
> designing the unit, it adds very little expense to the cost.
>
> All the manufacture is adding is the jack, a selector switch and an
> extra
> line in going to the unit's preamp. These jacks were much more common
> before
> they figured out how to fit a CD player and radio into one compact in
> dash
> unit. People used to plug their portable CD players in, the way we do
> with
> our MD units.
>
> This may sound like a radical approach, but I would consider changing
> the
> unit to an Aiwa. They make wiring harnesses for almost every thing out
> there. Also, most units and the wiring in many, but not all, cars are
> now
> color coded. But with the harness, you wire it to your new unit and it
> plugs right into the harness in the car.
>
> Believe it or not, I actually got one where they screwed up the color
> codes
> for the speakers and I had to experiment to determine which was which.
>
> If you want decent sound quality, I don't see any other way to do it,
> although perhaps someone else on the list has an idea.
>
> Larry
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