CD Single Disk Player
Submitted: Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 15:48
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WDR
Life was nor meant to be easy - thats for sure.
In dash single CD player in 2000 Jack has died. I go to spend my hard earned and find that becuse the unit is integrated with the radio tape deck I have a big problem - All modern CD players apparently have their own radio etc etc so I have to lose the integrated tape deck if I install a new CD player (because the existing radio etc is turned off and just stays there to fill the hole)
Solution - Buy a new CD player which has its own on/off and no radio etc.
Problem - No such animal any more.
Solution - Have it fixed - How deep are pockets and absolutely no guarantee when they try.
Does anyone know where I may be able to purchase the old fashioned CD player - or even better still a wrecker who may just have one. Or another solution.
Wife uses the tape deck.
Thanks
Reply By: fisho64 - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 15:52
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 15:52
buy an iPOD?
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Reply By: Exploder - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:21
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:21
You can by CD/Tape/ radio head units now, not cheep but around $600 I think.
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 21:38
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 21:38
wow.. I paid $360 for a DVD/MP3/WMA/Radio everything apart from Tape player...
$600 seems a lot.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:25
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:25
"Walkman" type CD player or tape deck (DSE - about $30) and an FM transmitter,
Jaycar - about $30.
Mike Harding
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Reply By: WDR - Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:28
Saturday, Jul 08, 2006 at 17:28
Thanks Guys - The Ipod seems to be the logical way to go. As a matter of interest has anyone know of a reasonably priced repairer?
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Reply By: mfewster - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:31
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:31
Forget the CD player. Lots of units now starting to come onto the market with a direct input for an mp3 player. This works better than an FM connection and saves cost of an FMtransmitterand CD player. Repco have a cheap radio with mp3 input for about $40.00 that works surprisingly
well. $200 will get a good quality am/fm radio with direct input. Before getting an ipod, look at a couple of other brands. I have a Creative Zen Neon. Better sound than an ipod, cheaper, more robust , plays longer on a battery charge but controls a little bit fiddlier. Has an FM radio and speech recorder built in. Will store about 2500 songs.
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Reply By: Ray Bates - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:41
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:41
My CD player cacked it a fourtnight ago and I am going to install a good quality radio with an aux in. Get a card reader writer with a earphone jack and connect it through the radio. No more CDs in the car to get damaged and room for other things. I have quite a few CDs and can put them on the card. You can get quite alot of music on a memory card.
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Follow Up By: Ray Bates - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:47
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 09:47
To add further. Technology is advancing that fast that I believe that CDs could be on their way out as far as car audio is concerned. Soon it will be all flash cards
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Reply By: hz75 - Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:47
Sunday, Jul 09, 2006 at 18:47
alpine have a reset button behind main screen on its cd players---
maybe yours is the same/
take the screen off ..behind it is a small hole///push a large needle in the hole..
it resets the player (worked with
mine)GOOD LUCK
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Reply By: geocacher (djcache) - Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:29
Monday, Jul 10, 2006 at 23:29
2000 in a Holden - it would probably be a Eurovox. Contact Eurovox direct in
Melbourne rather than going via your Holden dealer.
They used to have a reasonable repair service and had a stock of changeover units from when HSV used to pull out the factory one to put one in with a HSV logo on it.
No promises, I haven't worked at GM for a long time.
Dave
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Follow Up By: WDR - Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 17:30
Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 17:30
Thanks Dave that is a great idea I will follow it up.
WDR
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Reply By: WDR - Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 19:47
Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 19:47
I just discovered they are in receivership and are for sale - there could be some good stuff going in Melb if they have a clearance auction.
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Follow Up By: geocacher (djcache) - Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 22:34
Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 22:34
That's a real pity. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Holden was if not one of, possibly their biggest customer and I notice in our new VY's at work they now have Blaupunkt radios in them.
The Eurovox had one of the best tuners going around in it in the early 90's. Extremely sensitive. Now that technology has caught up even the $110 ebay CD player I bought has a brilliant tuner in it. And slots for SD and USB key to play MP3's off.
Sorry to hear they've gone under. As you say if they have a clearance auction it could be a ripper.
Dave
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Follow Up By: geocacher (djcache) - Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 22:36
Tuesday, Jul 11, 2006 at 22:36
Is the stereo in question a 2 DIN high unit or 1 DIN? (CD, Tape etc. the whole lot)
ie. Is it about 120mm high by standard width or about 60mm high?
Dave
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Reply By: WDR - Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 14:54
Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006 at 14:54
Hi Dave
Thanks for the response - I cannot measure it at the moment because it is with transmission specialists getting a rebuild - another $2600 gone.
I am sure it is two units, one above the other but I may be incorrect because they fit together perfectly and are obviously meant for each other. The top 3/4 contains sterio and tape deck. The bottom 1/4 is CD player. Together they are about 120mm.
The top unit drives the tape deck. Integrated.
I sent an email to eurovox last night but haven't reveived a reply yet - Will let you know if and when I do.
I agree it is a nice unit with good sound.
Cheers
WDR
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