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JVC MP3 changer installed today
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JVC MP3 changer installed today
I am so happy I have the changer installed, just too tired of the radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again. I was told by lots of places (cough cough, Best Buy, Goodguys, coung cough...)that they cant install changer on my car coz its a fiber optic sys blah blah blah, not even with FM modulator. Bunch of dumb ***. So I took it to a pro shop have them professionally installed, no problem at all. Such a clean nice job they did, custom fit the display controller under the ash tray compartment when looking from outside everything just look stock. Really good deal too, $79 parts and labor. I should post some pics later.
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Re: JVC MP3 changer installed today
where did you go to have the installation done? I live in So.Cal also right now. Show us some pics.
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I am so happy I have the changer installed, just too tired of the radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again. I was told by lots of places (cough cough, Best Buy, Goodguys, coung cough...)that they cant install changer on my car coz its a fiber optic sys blah blah blah, not even with FM modulator. Bunch of dumb ***. So I took it to a pro shop have them professionally installed, no problem at all. Such a clean nice job they did, custom fit the display controller under the ash tray compartment when looking from outside everything just look stock. Really good deal too, $79 parts and labor. I should post some pics later.
I am so happy I have the changer installed, just too tired of the radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again. I was told by lots of places (cough cough, Best Buy, Goodguys, coung cough...)that they cant install changer on my car coz its a fiber optic sys blah blah blah, not even with FM modulator. Bunch of dumb ***. So I took it to a pro shop have them professionally installed, no problem at all. Such a clean nice job they did, custom fit the display controller under the ash tray compartment when looking from outside everything just look stock. Really good deal too, $79 parts and labor. I should post some pics later.
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I have it done by Precision Sound, Chino Hills.
http://www.precision-sound.com/
I ve called many places, most of them charge $80 and up + cost of parts. This is so far the best deal I've got. $65 labor + $14 the antenna adaptor was all they charged...pretty much free on the custom fitted material they have put in. Should check them out.
They cut and trimed piece of wood, carpeted it and fit right on to the left side compartment of the trunk.
Then they wired the whole thing, again cut and trim piece of plastic and mounted the display controller inside the ash tray compartment. As you can tell when I have it closed...everything looks just stock.
http://www.precision-sound.com/
I ve called many places, most of them charge $80 and up + cost of parts. This is so far the best deal I've got. $65 labor + $14 the antenna adaptor was all they charged...pretty much free on the custom fitted material they have put in. Should check them out.
They cut and trimed piece of wood, carpeted it and fit right on to the left side compartment of the trunk.
Then they wired the whole thing, again cut and trim piece of plastic and mounted the display controller inside the ash tray compartment. As you can tell when I have it closed...everything looks just stock.
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www.shopharmony.com was where I got my changer...its $148 plus shipping....came out total was about $160ish. Plus $79 installation, plus cost of CDRs, plus cost of my electricity for running my PC to burn disc...and thats all I paid to have mp3 running in my car 
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uh huh...I have been waiting for that. Well is not too bad, just like the best radio station you will get. No static at all. However, sound quality may be a little different than CD quality. So just make sure the mp3 you getting is a 192kbps then should be fine. Hey its FM modulated...cant expect too much. If you want perfection, should just re wire the whole thing and change the head unit. But I am happy with what I've got. Hope that helps.
