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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:03 AM
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Yeah... I Went to circuit city yesterday...and he said that he wouldnt be able to do anything about my dash??? he says that lexus's are complicated n stuff..

and he said that i wouldnt be able to change the cd changer either..cause for some reason its EXTREMELY slow for me to change cd's and/or songs in my car...

so i was just wondering what you guys did...since you guys are OBVIOUSLY more knowledgeable than me

=D thanks!
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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Hmmm, iv'e heard circuit city doesnt do too good of jobs on rides. Granted i believe i had them install my previous headunit and it was fine (that was in a maxima), but if they claim its too hard for them, then stay clear of them.

Its more than possible to change out your stock CD-Changer and Headunit, lots of people on here have done it.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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circuit city and best buy suck hot monkey ***** when it comes to installs. they have no clue what they are talking about. my changer is slow too i guess cuz i have burned cds. but im just waiting on getting a 80GB IPOD so i can use that instead of having cds.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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I use an Ipod and a MP3 capable cd player.
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Old Oct 21, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by kietlander
circuit city and best buy suck hot monkey ***** when it comes to installs. they have no clue what they are talking about. my changer is slow too i guess cuz i have burned cds. but im just waiting on getting a 80GB IPOD so i can use that instead of having cds.
how much more do you know than them?
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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i dont own a mp3 player...so thats y i wanna do the cd thing....so...it IS possible to do those things?
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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 09:59 AM
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circuit city and best buy suck hot monkey ***** when it comes to installs. they have no clue what they are talking about.
Couldn't have said it better myself. One step above Wal Mart.
'Nuff said.
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Originally Posted by chinkster
how much more do you know than them?
If kietlander can tie his shoes and order a Happy Meal then he's one step ahead of most of these big box installers. Having been an installer for over 16 years, I get a little scared when I am tending to a CC install.

That said, the Sc's are somewhat complicated when it comes to installing stereos (to the average dude). Usually I recommend replacing the deck, amplifier and speakers to eleviate any potential compatability issues. Replacing all of the speaker wires is recommended as well and its a great upgrade. If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me!
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Originally Posted by skjohnson
Yeah... I Went to circuit city yesterday...and he said that he wouldnt be able to do anything about my dash??? he says that lexus's are complicated n stuff..

and he said that i wouldnt be able to change the cd changer either..cause for some reason its EXTREMELY slow for me to change cd's and/or songs in my car...

so i was just wondering what you guys did...since you guys are OBVIOUSLY more knowledgeable than me

=D thanks!
aipine cda-7998 and cha-634 6-disc changer setup
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If you want to simply add a changer and keep your stock head unit (since there is not an aftermarket mounting plate readily available) then just get any changer you wish with an FM modulator and remote.
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Originally Posted by O. L. T.
If you want to simply add a changer and keep your stock head unit (since there is not an aftermarket mounting plate readily available) then just get any changer you wish with an FM modulator and remote.
That's one way to do it, but there's a sound quality penalty. FM is rolled off intentionally at 15kHz, and there's a linearity hit. The analog FM processing circuits are crappy next to the CD digital processing circuit. But yeah, it's an alternative if you don't have a better one.
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