How rare is a factory cd player
 

Just wondering

like in dash ? ... not really

huh

i mean like factory unit with equalizer and the whole 9

i wanna rock the stock stereo... mine works, the screen doesn't light up. :(

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what years did they start putting the cd players on

My 1987 TII has one... had the price on the original window sticker for around $700 for it to be added on as an option when the original owner bought it. Shit still works great and sounds awesome! *knock on wood* but no skipping issues or anything really. I have no plans to change it as of right now b/c its got tape, radio, and cd! lol. But it will only accept Sony CD-R burned cd's with no problems. Anything else it won't read. I like it and hope it works forever. lol.

didn't some oem come with a cd changer in the rear driverside compartment? i remember my last fc had one

cool bro i think i am getting rid of mines then i thaught they were rare since i never seen them in a actual working car

if you switch CD players to aftermarket you have to put in a rely for your anttena or it wont work right.

I've seen good condition OEM CD players fetch ~$200 on ebay. Then again I've seen them advertised here for ~$40 with no takers, so I dunno. I've got a spare S5 vert one for when mine craps out but they are pretty cool. First triple media stereo unit I ever saw anyway...

i have one too for sale; but i haven't posted it up. I wanted to use it but I remembered I'll be putting a wide band in the din area, so I have to go after market.

I was thinking about trying to pick up a stock CD player for my S4 so if ya'll really wanna get rid of one, hit me up! :biggrin: :icon_tup:

my factory cd player skipped if you looked at it funny, and back in the day would I could not get it to play a single recorded CD.

ahh so that's why.. and how may i go about this?

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i just saw the faqs but i honestly don't know how to do any kind of wiring

ahhhh but no mp3 compatibility. the prior headunit i put in my benz had a usb port which i used to rock 2gb memory sticks with mp3s and never had to burn cds again.. was awesome

i had a 90 with a working factory CD player... sometimes it would play burned CDs!

Sometimes I have to fool mine with a regular CD before it'll accept a burned one.

Some CDs just won't play no matter how many times I shove them in, lol.

... realy i dont know i haver a brand new factory antanna and i havent wireed in a relay yet so it just sits there. :lol:


basicly most aftermarket antenna use a prositive signal for the antenna where as mazda for some stupid reason uses negitave. i might have those reversed BTW.

i have one and i like it. plays burn cds too!

I don't use the antenna that much, so I just wired up a switch between the antenna and a ground connection. Works well enough for me, I just have to flick a switch and the antenna goes up.