Disc changer

**WetSpot** · 01-14-2009, 04:00 PM

I got a factory 12 in the drivers side of the trunk ...dont spend the money its much better to have a CD in the deck...Its just a pain in the ass with 12 CDs and dont know which ones which. Trust me it sounds great but its a poor set up. IMO.

You may say O hes fulla crap , but after the first 3 or 4 CDs and a few beers you will spend her whole ride home looking for the song you wanted to hear

...BTW Copa Cabana is on my disc 7 track 10. Found it sober

**Firebirdjones** · 01-14-2009, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by WetSpot

I got a factory 12 in the drivers side of the trunk ...dont spend the money its much better to have a CD in the deck...Its just a pain in the ass with 12 CDs and dont know which ones which. Trust me it sounds great but its a poor set up. IMO.

You may say O hes fulla crap , but after the first 3 or 4 CDs and a few beers you will spend her whole ride home looking for the song you wanted to hear

...BTW Copa Cabana is on my disc 7 track 10. Found it sober

Thats why I burn all my own CD's with all songs I like to hear,,,rather than purchasing a CD with 20 songs and only 3 I like.

I love the 12 disc changer,,,it was great on our last 10 hour trip through the mountains where radio stations are non existant. Plus with the flip of a steering wheel button I can move things around without taking a hand off the wheel or eyes off the road.

Shucks you can't remember where your songs are at??? My 9 year old son knows exactly where songs are and tells me the disc and track number to flip it to

Changing one disc at a time in the head unit is quite frankly a pain in the ass,,,,I never use that part of the head unit at all.

**Too Fast** · 01-15-2009, 03:44 AM

Originally Posted by WetSpot

I got a factory 12 in the drivers side of the trunk ...dont spend the money its much better to have a CD in the deck...Its just a pain in the ass with 12 CDs and dont know which ones which. Trust me it sounds great but its a poor set up. IMO.

You may say O hes fulla crap , but after the first 3 or 4 CDs and a few beers you will spend her whole ride home looking for the song you wanted to hear

...BTW Copa Cabana is on my disc 7 track 10. Found it sober

Well there's your real problem with the changer, disc 7. I would use that disc as a frisbee!!!!

I think your fulla crap. Ha ha.

To keep track of my CDs, I have a list in the drivers door. Getting old, memory problems here.....

**WetSpot** · 01-15-2009, 03:17 PM

come on coooome on guys....you like it just cause its there. But. you missed 3 little letters in my post .......I...M...O.

**victor111262** · 01-15-2009, 11:00 PM

change the head unit cable are working CD changer is getting power the same way no aux mode so i decided sat im taking this to the camaro, transam, mustang, corvette shop im tire of it all cables hook up and no CD changer.

now i got 2 different head units and 2 different CD changers and still nothing.

i hate having a bunch of CD's up front so i got to get it fix.

**Firebirdjones** · 01-16-2009, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by WetSpot

come on coooome on guys....you like it just cause its there.

Actually I had to go out of my way to install them in both 4th gens

Thats 24 CD's to try and remember where songs are,,,hahaha

My son does it flawlessly. Guess I'm getting old.

**Firebirdjones** · 01-16-2009, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by victor111262

change the head unit cable are working CD changer is getting power the same way no aux mode so i decided sat im taking this to the camaro, transam, mustang, corvette shop im tire of it all cables hook up and no CD changer.

now i got 2 different head units and 2 different CD changers and still nothing.

i hate having a bunch of CD's up front so i got to get it fix.

Hmmm,,I'm a little confused at what you are saying. If you checked the plug at the changer end and found power on the red wire,,,you will have power there even if the smaller plug is not in the back of the head unit. I believe that red wire gets it's power from the main plug of the head unit because I had the same issue.

I had power to the changer on just 1 wire,,,even though the changer harness was not plugged into the head unit. Kinda strange,,,but I got the same symptoms I think you are trying to describe. Once I plugged in the smaller harness on the head unit the changer worked fine.

It's all plug and play. All 4th gens are equipped with the harness hiding in the car.

Sounds like it's time to start checking each individual wire in the harness with an OHM meter,,,from the head unit plug to the changer plug. Sounds as though one of them have lost contact, either smashed or broken somewhere along the harness??? Maybe a fuse???

**M-ManLA** · 01-16-2009, 07:09 PM

Where does the Factory CD Changer mount anyway? Pics would be nice to show.

**Firebirdjones** · 01-17-2009, 08:02 AM

Well I can't post pics on here so describing is best I can do.

The factory equipped cars had a small bracket that is spot welded to the trunk floor.

On a convertable it's on the passenger side just up on the first step so to speak from the very bottom of the trunk. It's somewhat out in the way so we have to be carefull loading things in the trunk.

On a T-top car it's also mounted on that same pedastal but it goes a little further back under the quarter panel and is more out of the way. There is actually more room in the T-top car and we don't have to worry so much about stuff in the trunk on this one. There is actually some room behind the changer on a T-top car to stick small items. I keep the CD cases in a bag back there along with an umbrella and a windshield dash shade.

The factory floor bracket is still available through GM and cost me around $10. Although they are originally spot welded in, you could use a 2 part epoxy like JB weld if you don't want to burn off the factory paint with a welder.

If you shoot me your email I can send you a pic of the CD position in the trunk on both of our 4th gens, and it will show the differences on a vert and T-top.

**Speed_kills_WS6** · 01-17-2009, 07:10 PM

Anyone know where you can get the trays for the changer? I have the 12 disc changer, but only 8 trays!

**Firebirdjones** · 01-18-2009, 06:44 AM

Originally Posted by Speed_kills_WS6

Anyone know where you can get the trays for the changer? I have the 12 disc changer, but only 8 trays!

You can get them from GM last time I checked. Unfortunately you can't buy one at a time. You buy the whole cartridge that comes with the trays and the price was around $65.00 when I checked about 6 months ago.

I ended up buying one but for all I know they could be discontinued by now knowing the way GM works.

**M-ManLA** · 01-19-2009, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Firebirdjones

Well I can't post pics on here so describing is best I can do.

The factory equipped cars had a small bracket that is spot welded to the trunk floor.

On a convertable it's on the passenger side just up on the first step so to speak from the very bottom of the trunk. It's somewhat out in the way so we have to be carefull loading things in the trunk.

On a T-top car it's also mounted on that same pedastal but it goes a little further back under the quarter panel and is more out of the way. There is actually more room in the T-top car and we don't have to worry so much about stuff in the trunk on this one. There is actually some room behind the changer on a T-top car to stick small items. I keep the CD cases in a bag back there along with an umbrella and a windshield dash shade.

The factory floor bracket is still available through GM and cost me around $10. Although they are originally spot welded in, you could use a 2 part epoxy like JB weld if you don't want to burn off the factory paint with a welder.

If you shoot me your email I can send you a pic of the CD position in the trunk on both of our 4th gens, and it will show the differences on a vert and T-top.

Ok. Just deciding where to drill my aftermarket changer at. I will PM you right now.