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Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 09:22:00 -0400
From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com>
Subject: Re: cd player for '91 900S


There are two other options, both less expensive and much easier to install. The $70 solution is to buy an FM transponder from Radio Shack and a small Walkman style CD player. The FM transponder transmits one of four frequencies (88.1, 88.3, 88.5, 88,7). You plug the miniature headset plug of the transponder into anything with a headset plug: small MP3 player, laptop, or CD player. Tune the FM radio to a frequency to match the one chosen on the transponder and you are in business. This allows you to use an MP3 or CD player anywhere there is a FM radio. The second option is about $200, but works on the same principle. The Sony unit holds 10 or 12 CDs and is installed in the trunk. It is connected inline with the radio antennae. You set a station to match the frequency picked on the CD unit and you use a remote control device to control the CD unit. Whatever you chose, think about a unit that can play MP3 as well as CD formatted discs. Burning MP3 format on a CD disc gives you 6 to 8 hours of music verus 80 minutes in CD format. I want to find a MP3 player without moving parts - just like the "stick" style portable ones that consist primarily of memory chips. Some people have installed a laptop in the car - much more memory plus a full sized usable GPS system. If you add a wireless modem, you have the internet in the car. Most police cars and real estate agents already have this set up. Walt Kienzle wrote: > "Hans Lellelid" <hplnospam> wrote in message > news:Khlfc.1556$2e6.80nospamread01... > >>Hi, >> >>I've searched in vain for an answer to this in the archives or on the >>web (but I may have missed something, so I apologize if this has been >>answered elsewhere). >> >>I'd really like to replace my AM/FM Cassette player in my '91 900S with >>a simple (single disc) CD player. -- like one of the less expensive JVC >>or Pioneer -- or perhaps even Clarion (I really don't want some red & >>silver thing in my dash) -- head units. BTW - I'm in the USA, which >>probably makes some things different, I don't know. I also don't know a >>lot about CD player installation. What I'm wondering is: what do I >>need to do this right? A few people mentioned an ISO adapter plug; is >>this something that adapts ISO to a Saab-specific wiring setup? If so, >>is that something I have to find at a Saab store/dealer? Do I need any >>special face plate "adapters" to make sure the unit fits correctly in >>the dash? I'm planning on putting it in the top single DIN space >>(where the Clarion tape deck is now). >> >>Relatedly, does the single-disc Clarion CD player that came with some of >>the 9000 models work in the 900? I've seen one or two of those on eBay, >>but generally they've been selling for the price it would cost for me to >>just get a new (non-Clarion) head unit. >> >>Thanks in advance! >>Hans >> > > The quick and easy answer is to go to www.crutchfield.com and their system > will display the radios (and speakers) that will fit your car. For a '91 > they will even provide the wiring harness adapter so you don't have to cut > any wires. This isn't the same as an ISO to Saab adapter, but 1) not all > brands of radios use the ISO connector and 2) they provide this at no > additional charge when you buy the radio. You will have to splice the > wires, but that should not be a problem as they are labeled and the color > code often matches the wiring harness that comes with most radios. I bought > a Blaupunkt radio from them and put an in-dash CD changer in the second DIN > slot of my '91 9000. The service from Crutchfield and the radio turned out > rather well, so I can recommend them from personal experience. One note: if > you are looking for the best price, Crutchfield isn't necessarily the best > place to shop. If you decide to shop there, I have a "Referred by a Friend" > discount code, pccxb-gv0iw-4s3i8, that you can use on the payment page to > get a $20 discount on purchases over $200. > > It is my understanding that there were a couple of different models of > radios for Saabs in 1991, but the same set of models were used in both the > 900's and 9000's. If your radio came with a graphic equalizer, then you > should be able to easily connect the 9000 CD player to your radio. If you > don't have the equalizer, then you will have to remove the radio and the > cage to see if there is a cable with an unconnected/capped DIN connector. > The cap has some loopback pins, but the connector is to attach an equalizer > or CD player. I agree that it is probably better to replace everything with > something new that has a warranty. These CD players are over 10 years old > and might not be in the best working condition. > > Walt Kienzle > 1991 9000T > > >

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