CD Player/Radio Installation, In need of some advice Options

[LeonStryfe]

I have a CDplayer as well as the cassette player in my car, and I was wondering if its possible to remove and change the CD player only and still be able to keep the cassette etc?

[Niskyspy]

If its stock Toyota CD/Tape player and you want to put aftermarket CD then no, it's not going to work.
It looks like you are really into Tape players, so you could just buy a double-din headunit that plays CDMP3/Tape. I think Kenwood makes what you are looking for.

[K-ESD]

if you have the tape player w/ cd add-on type that has a seperate amplifier, it's possible . One way to make it work is to buy a aftermarket unit w/ a auxilary input or cd changer input (that you can find the pinouts to make a input plug for it, ie: pioneer)). You'd have the aftermarket unit working as the main deck and the tape deck working as the auxilary. Wiring would be a little tricky. You'd have to connect the tape deck's amp signal to the aux input of the aftermarket deck and use the same acc/b+/ill/etc... wires for both decks and only have the speaker wires connected to the aftermarket deck.

[LeonStryfe]

Thanks for the advice, it's just I saw someone I forgot his name in the Selling/Buying area with the stock cassette and an aftermarket CD player installed in his deck, so I started to think it that set up is possible.

[K-ESD]

it's even easier to do if you have a aftermarket amp powering your speakers
just connect the speaker out of the deck to the high input of the amp and the aftermarket to the low input (rca plugs).

[ray405]

Hi, had the same problem when i wanted a new cd player, change the whole
unit or try to re-place the cd alone, ended up with a very new used-whole unit out of
a import celica, even better spec with mini-disc, no hasstle with installation, just
straight-in, so if like me, you want to keep the car original, just have a look around,
as most like to replace theyer standard audio with after market,