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CD player in vintage car

by tommyjacobs Jun 7, 2009 3:04AM PDT

I want to be able to play CDs in my 1959 T-Bird. I want to keep the original am radio in the dash and somehow hook up a CD player (single play or multi-disk)in the car using my car speaker system and that will operate off my 12-volt car electrical system. I think that a portable CD player concealed in the car (glove box maybe ?) will work for me. Any suggestions will be appreciated

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Solutions for your T-Bird

by Mr_Mobile Jun 8, 2009 7:53AM PDT

A suggestion would be to use Kenwood's Car Portal. It is a stand-alone system with its own AM/FM tuner and amplifier but it has front, rear and sub out if you want to add your own amps. It acts like a "connection point" for other Kenwood accessories, and you can pick whatever you want from Satellite Radio, Garmin-based navigation, HD Radio, CD Changer, iPod and more. It can operate from remote control or their touch-screen controller. You could mount your screen underdash or leave it cabled and tuck it away when not in use.

This will allow you to have a completely modern and versatile audio system and keep your factory radio in the dash. You can find them on our website (www.al-eds.com) or get info on Kenwood's website (www.kenwoodusa.com). Alpine has a similar product, but I think this one's a little better for your needs. (John Haynes, Product Manager at Al & Ed's Autosound)

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Consider to get an MP3 player?

by LucJs Jun 11, 2009 7:33AM PDT

Why not buy an iPod or other MP3 player and then put all your Cd's onto that one?

You can connect it to your car radio using the Scosche FM transmitter or similar device: http://www.cleverandeasy.com/Multimedia/scosche-interference-free-fm-transmitter-for-your-ipod.html

By the way, you don't NEED to get an MP3 player for this, a portable CD player could be connected the same way. But why not have all your music on one device?

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