Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 22:31:39 GMT From: "Julie & Blair" <julieandblairnopsamaone.net> Subject: Re: cd changer question
I think my Clarion came from Crutchfield with a bracket...? --Blair Ulf <ulfnopsamng.org> wrote in message news:O$jK39Jq$GA.226nopsamnbbsa03... > Are you in the U.S.? That makes a difference. I am, and I put a changer in > my 94 900s. It's fairly straight forward. All you need is a changer and > (if you want to mount it in a slick way) the mounting braket which you can > buy from your dealer. > > The factory CD changer for the 900se WAS the Clarion CD605. However, > Clarion no longer makes that changer. Instead they now make the CD635, > which works great. The only thing is that the CD635 doesn't fit perfectly > in the mounting braket, which was designed for the old changer which is > bigger. I don't know what changer the dealer would sell you now if you went > to them. I do know that I saved a couple hundred dollars by NOT buying my > changer from the dealer. You also may be able to find a used CD605 around > somewhere. Unless you want to get fancy, you need a changer that has the > proper interface cable (which has a round DIN connector.) As I understand > it, the two Clarion changers mentioned above are the only changers with that > interface. > > I mounted my CD635 by drilling four holes in the Saab mounting braket to > bolt on the smaller changer. It looks good and works well. > > In order to install your changer all you need to do is cut a hole in the > felt lining of the trunk and pull out the cable for the changer, which is > already there, factory installed. Then mount the changer to the mounting > braket and mount the braket to the side of the trunk using bolts that are > already there too. The instructions that come with the mounting braket are > easy to follow. > > In summary: > > -Buy the CD635 CD changer from a third party (or try to find an old CD605) > > -But the mounting hardware from Saab > > -Mount the changer to the braket by making some slight modifications > > -Mount the assembly to the side of the trunk following the instructions that > came with the mounting braket > > The following web page is helpful... > > http://saabnet.com/sites/richard.bevan (Note that he seems to be in the UK, > but everything looks to be the same. He has a good picture showing the > CD605 (old) changer mounted using the Saab mounting braket.) > > Happy Saabing! > > Ulf > > > > Tory Kartchner <TKartchnernopsam.com> wrote in message > news:g5xK4.160776$bm.664234nopsam1.alsv1.occa.home.com... > > I just bought an 1995 Saab 900s and had some questions about the > sound > > system, I want to keep the factory look but the car has not CD player the > > dealer wanted 520$ to install a CD player (6 disc) but that seems a bit > > steep, am I right? The stereo in the car has the controls for a CD player > so > > should I go to some other audio place and just buy a CD changer? are there > > certain specifications that I must follow, when looking for one, can I get > a > > 12 disc or must it be a 6 disc. And from other posts I have gathered that > a > > clarion is the company that I should get cause they make the in dash > system. > > Or should I just get the dealer to install one of Saabs. > > Thanks ahead of time. > > Tory > > p.s. As you can tell I am not going to install it ill just mess something > up > > I know nothing about this sort of thing. > > > > > >
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