LiviLion
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Registered: 10th Feb 03
Location: Glenrothes, Fife
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Hello,
I'm looking to replace the CAR 300 radio cassette player in the corsa with a single CD player.
Not wanting to spend a great amount ( < 150 if poss) and I will initially use the existing speakers.
Anyone got any recommendations what to buy and do I need to buy any special leads to connect it all up?
LL
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SteveW
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Registered: 15th Jul 02
Location: Up in the clouds
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You will need an ISO connector. These are around £10 (from Halfords) other than that a CD player for £150 eeeerrrrrrmmmmm Have a look on
www.cel-direct.co.uk or .com cant remember
www.thezeb.com
steve.
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LoudandProud
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Registered: 12th Jan 01
Location: Stanway, Essex
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http://www.caraudiodirect.com have good deal sometimes m8
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Jamie @ SAS
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Manchester
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An ISO connector?
For a car which is already on ISO?
An Alpine CDE-7860 retails for approx. £180 but you can usually get it for £150-160. It's not overflowing in spec, i.e No Changer control. But it's a nice place to start and to get familiar with the excellent Alpine setup.
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LiviLion
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Registered: 10th Feb 03
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Hmmm, car audio direct have the 7860 for 143.99 inc vat & delivery. Tempting. They also have the CDM-7871R for 159.99 inc vat & delivery which might be worth the extra in the long term.
LL
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sykesy
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Registered: 20th Jan 03
Location: wigan
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i had this problem last week, the most trouble was getting the car 300 radio from out my car, first u take the small grub screws out with an alan key then i recomend getting a radio key from halfords (cost about £2.50) then put them in the four holes and pull and the radio should just pop out, the rest is simple! i put he alpine 7874 in.. very nice
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Jamie @ SAS
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
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To pull the cage out you'll need an 8mm socket the remove the bolt at the back.
Go for the 7871R, for the extra it's worth it.
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LiviLion
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Registered: 10th Feb 03
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I've already had the 300 out as the wife's Astra SXi came with the 400 and we opted for a CD player with it and we got the car 400 to keep as well. In the box was the radio pull out things and I already had a suitable allan key.
My plan was to put the 400 in until I get a CD player for it.
So no problems there then.
I didn't need to remove any bolts at the back either.
LL
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DaveC
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Registered: 29th Mar 02
Location: Buckinghamshire
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u didn't need to remove any bolts because you didn't remove the cage.... u will need to remove the cage to fit an aftermarket headunit
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kraiggy
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Registered: 20th Mar 03
Location: sunny kent
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i had this problem last week as i removed my sc 201, the cage seemed tricky but i went to halfords and someone i knows works there and he took the original cage out for me its allways worth going down there and asking if they will go out to ure car and have a look, i orderd my new head unit of car audio direct, came sooner than i expected, next day, and also had a budget of 150 so opted for Pioneer DEH-P3500MP its pretty sweet and works a treat, but if u can afford it go with the alpine, looks better
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