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Re: CD Player -Sideways?

To: Adam Bradley <ambradley@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: CD Player -Sideways?
From: bill <wschaibe@ucsd.edu>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 20:18:52 -0700
Go with an MP3 player instead, then you don't have to mess with a bunch of
cd's.

Bill
70 1600
San Diego

Adam Bradley wrote:

> I've been told NO, car CD players are not meant to play sideways.  The
> other reply is correct that the area isn't deep enough unless you fabricate
> something to push the head unit forward, and on a 2000 it'd probably be too
> close to the shifter.
>
> Matt Silvey built a cool under the glovebox mounting bracket which I have
> on my '70 1600.  The only thing I would change would be to get a remote
> control head unit so I don't have to reach over so far to change channels.
>
> At 01:58 PM 9/12/2002 -0400, MURPHY, BARNEY D wrote:
> >Hello Roadster gang!
> >
> >I am sure this has been discussed before but here goes... I would like to
> >put an AM/FM CD player in the original radio location in my 1969. I know
> >there would have to be some cutting/mods on the bezel. My question is...has
> >this been done before and most of all...will an in-dash CD player work
> >sideways without it going nuts when you hit a bump?
> >
> >I know one alternative is to locate an FM modulated CD changer in the trunk
> >but I really don't want to do that unless I have to.
> >
> >Thanks in advance for the input.
> >
> >Barney
> >1969 SRL09570
> >Columbia, SC
> >
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> Adam Bradley
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