shadow Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 My 1990 TGP has the CD player with EQ radio but the CD player is dead? There don't seem to be any replacements on Ebay. Should I ditch this radio and go aftermarket? Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Those are very hard to find in working condition...But cost about $150 or so to have fixed. It depends on if you like the looks of the stocker or an aftermarket unit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac6KSTEAWD Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 See if you can get it rebuilt or fixed. There is a guy on ebay that does this, you send him your radio, he refurbs it, and sends it back working. Supposidly he even upgrades the DA to allow for burned CD's to play without issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 do the steering wheel controls work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 do the steering wheel controls work? Yes they all work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GranSport Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 IMO, I say get your stock CD player fixed. My '89 Regal also has a broken stock CD player that is hard to find, I like the look of the stock CD player, so I plan on getting it fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Hmm.. I'm a big proponent of aftermarket... stock can't put out the sound that aftermarket can. You can buy adapters for steering wheel controls, I have this in my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Yeah I am not worried about sound as I want to keep the car for the rarity. I will leave it as is for now and just listen to the radio for now. Thanks for the replies Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 stock is the way to go. just get cleansweep from JL audio and keep everything. save the $ to repair the cd player or get it done while you can actually.then just get an Ipod and plug it in to the interface. then you can add a sub and another set of components and keep it original. thats what I am doing. I got a tape deck and TURBO grand prix tapes that came with the car. Its too original to molest. Do the CD equipped TGPs come with a disc that tells all about the cars features? it should have music in the background and some hot chicks' voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan from Ohio Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=67&ManufacturerID=621 http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6359_AudioControl+LC6i+-GRAY+LC6-.html http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_6923_Rockford+Fosgate+3SIXTY.1+-+WITH+1+IN+MODEL+-.html http://www.davidnavone.com/cart.asp?24&cat=7 If you want to use a factory deck and want a good sound you need to use one of the above. I would recommend the AC unit for price. The David Navone stuff is good also and should do you well. If you get one of them $10-20 wal mart or the likes cheap line output converters you are setting yourself up for disappointment. They suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I had my stock deck repaired by corvetteradios.com. It works awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I would definitely go aftermarket if it were me....the links that Ryan posted a couple up are certainly the way to go if you are looking to stay stock for some reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I stayed stock on my luminas because I liked the sound of the factory decks... I actually had a couple aftermarket units in both of them (high end Aiwa (before Sony bought them) if it makes a difference).. They sounded good, but if you tried to put out any kind of bass through the stock speakers then it would distort like crazy... I ended up hitting ebay and picking up the stock delco cd players for cheap and the sound they put out matches the stock speakers perfectly.. I get all the bass I want with no distortion, and it looks like it came that way.. I think it's great you're gonna fix that cd player, especially if it's a rare one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I stayed stock on my luminas because I liked the sound of the factory decks... I actually had a couple aftermarket units in both of them (high end Aiwa (before Sony bought them) if it makes a difference).. They sounded good, but if you tried to put out any kind of bass through the stock speakers then it would distort like crazy... I ended up hitting ebay and picking up the stock delco cd players for cheap and the sound they put out matches the stock speakers perfectly.. upgrade your speakers from the stock garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88red4cyl Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I stayed stock on my luminas because I liked the sound of the factory decks... I actually had a couple aftermarket units in both of them (high end Aiwa (before Sony bought them) if it makes a difference).. They sounded good, but if you tried to put out any kind of bass through the stock speakers then it would distort like crazy... I ended up hitting ebay and picking up the stock delco cd players for cheap and the sound they put out matches the stock speakers perfectly.. upgrade your speakers from the stock garbage But I think that the stock speakers sound good, when paired with the stock HU.. I spent less on the CD HU then I would have spent on a decent set of speakers just for the front.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I stayed stock on my luminas because I liked the sound of the factory decks... I actually had a couple aftermarket units in both of them (high end Aiwa (before Sony bought them) if it makes a difference).. They sounded good, but if you tried to put out any kind of bass through the stock speakers then it would distort like crazy... I ended up hitting ebay and picking up the stock delco cd players for cheap and the sound they put out matches the stock speakers perfectly.. upgrade your speakers from the stock garbage But I think that the stock speakers sound good, when paired with the stock HU.. I spent less on the CD HU then I would have spent on a decent set of speakers just for the front.. I thought stockers sounded decent too, until I bought a car that had a pair of Pioneer 6x9's in the back... they blew the stockers out of the water. I like Pioneer head units because they give you the option of using the rear speakers as mini-subs, which I love because that gives me just enough bass to be happy with, and let me tell you, those speakers sounded excellent, didn't distort hardly at all until I jacked the volume way up. I did not remove them from the car before I sold it, however, and my current hoopty has stockers, which don't perform as well. There's a discernible difference. I'm not advocating Pioneer specifically (unless we're talking aftermarket decks) but aftermarket speakers in general. Ditch the stockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 the stock TGP speakers are definately not garbage. they sound way better than cheesy aftermarket. I know from experience using modern day stuff, nothing has changed. but my 18 year old equipment still sounds good!!! nobody thrashed it! I agree the stockers have more bass because they match up better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossg Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 replace factory speakers with good quality aftermarket you will get much better sound. the factory head units are normally good the weak spot is normally the factory speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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