Formula Freak

I have a '95 with the stock CD deck that wont play burned CD's worth a crap.Skips unless I'm on a flawless road.

Want to swap it out with an OEM tape deck,so that I could cheaply listen to my MP3 player instead using a radioshack tape adapter.Is this a pretty easy direct swap? What year tape decks are compatible with my 95? Would a stock tape deck operate with my power antenna for the AM/FM radio? And would my steering wheel controls still work?

Thanks.

JamRWS6

Should be plug and play. I did the opposite in my 96 Firebird.

squee

iTrader: (16)

Why not just do the audio out mod on the CD deck?

Formula Freak

Don't know what that is,search doesn't turn up anything on that.

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

https://ls1tech.com/forums/wiring-stereo-electronics/688297-how-you-can-add-aux-input-mp3-player-without-adapter.html

Formula Freak

Thanks,but that's not going to work for me,as my CD player barely works half of the time.

Can anyone tell me what years will work in my car,and if my power antenna will still work.I'm not sure but I think only cars that came with CD players got the power antenna?

blindxeyed

iTrader: (8)

My 95 came with a tape deck, and a power antenna. Any year from 93-02 should work just fine for you. Also came with steering wheel controls.. everything is the same.

slayerized6

iTrader: (12)

why not just buy aftermarket? or get a new cd player, could be something faulty in the one you have now

Formula Freak

Cool,now I just gotta find a factory tape deck somewhere...ebay seems to be low on them.

I thought about that,but I've evolved from CD's and I want to keep my interior looking factory.I'd also lose my steering controls unless I got one of those adapter devices,which would be getting into more $$$ than I wanna cough up.

Flaring Afro

mp3 -> tape deck = horrible audio quality. i know, i've tried it with many adapters.

why not get an fm transmitter and save the hassle? quality might even be a bit better.

also, on ls1s, there was a cd changer out on the radio which you can adapt to direct ipod plug in i have heard. might be on your radio too.

fast01z28

iTrader: (6)

I got the ipod adaptor, it only works on certain year LS1s, like 2000+ radios. so get a 2000+ CD player and then get an ipod adapter that plugs in through the CD changer plug. it might cost a bit more, you itll look factory, keep the steering wheel controls, allow ipod hook up, and you can stil play CDs if you ever want to.

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

Actually, a cassette adapter gives much better sound quality than a wireless FM modulator. In fact, almost anything gives better sound quality than a wireless FM modulator. They're great for convenience but that's about the only thing good about them. They suffer from static and interference caused by commercial FM stations and they have extremely poor stereo separation.

Hard wired FM modulators (plugged directly into the antenna cable) can be good or bad depending on the model you get. The good ones completely cut off the AM/FM antenna from the head unit when in use to eliminate any static or interference. The sound quality is equivalent to that of a really strong local FM station.

Cassette adapters provide a direct signal connection to the head unit without the signal modification of an FM modulator. They provide very good sound quality although their dynamic range is limited by the design of the tape heads and the quality of the adapter.

Connecting through the CD changer port provides the best possible quality. The adapters are somewhat overpriced but they retain the factory look and function of the head unit and steering wheel controls. Some iPod-specific adapters even recharge the iPod while it's plugged in.

Formula Freak

Yeah,I've had a cassette adapter before and was pretty satisfied with it.I just bought a FM transmitter and I am not that happy with it.Lots of hissing....