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*nismo270r* · 10-29-2001, 07:43 PM

Hey all...I was wondering if the factory CD player from a '96 240SX SE would work in a S13 that came with the factory tape player and the active speaker system?  Thanks!

S13Grl · 10-29-2001, 11:00 PM

I asked a Nissan mechanic once, he said yes. I think all you'd need is a wiring harness. Now the problem with S14 factory CD players is that they won't play burnt CDs and they skip a lot. Am I right?

10-29-2001, 11:13 PM

mine played burnt cd's and it skipped when it was cold

*nismo270r* · 10-29-2001, 11:21 PM

As far as I can remember it played burnt CD's okay.  I don't remember having too many skipping problems.  I'll probably take it apart and clean it before I send it on it's way to it's new owner.  I'll probably up in the Chicagoland area soon enough again for some reason or another...maybe even just to drop a radio off.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

saga240 · 10-30-2001, 01:05 AM

itll play burnt cd's as long as you record it at a slow enough speed..  i usually had to burn cds at 2X..  but mine didnt skip at all..  when it actually played the cds =P

gh6o6 · 10-30-2001, 06:33 AM

i have the 96 se with the cd/tape player and i burn cd all the time at 4x.  the only time they skip is when you are driving and hit major bumps.

S13Grl · 10-30-2001, 08:30 AM

:biggrin: So I'm wrong. When are you coming to Chicago, Nismo?!?!

*Jeff240sx* · 10-30-2001, 10:06 AM

Yeah, I second the burnt cd thing.  All I have ever owned are burnt.  And it played perfect, after bieng burnt at 12x, and I really dont recall skips.
-Jeff

*drifterx* · 10-30-2001, 10:44 AM

why dont u just get an aftermarket that plays CDRW?
they are very cheap now..... =)

S13Grl · 10-30-2001, 11:45 AM

You people may laugh, but I actually like the look of the stock Nissan one. It's nice and simple and black. I don't really like all the shiny stuff.

(Edited by S13Grl at 12:45 pm on Oct. 30, 2001)

10-30-2001, 11:51 AM

they have nice aiwas that will play cd-rs for lke $150 i like them my friend has one its nice.

BlankFlip · 10-30-2001, 12:34 PM

i had a stock nissan cd player before, n it wouldn't play the cd's well at all if it had just rained really hard or if it was cold outside,mostly just when it was cold n raining though. sounds like it was just mine, n oh yeah, it didn't play cd-r's half the time.

*nismo270r* · 10-30-2001, 12:50 PM

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:biggrin: So I'm wrong. When are you coming to Chicago, Nismo?!?!
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Well, I could probably come up there on the weekend in a couple weeks or so.  I'm kinda busy with school right now.  Or I could make you drive down here to get it...MUAHAHAHA!  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

S13Grl · 10-30-2001, 02:38 PM

Or I could just take this offer a friend has made to give and install his for $30.00 (It's Sony, but it's red and shiny.)

*nismo270r* · 10-31-2001, 01:32 AM

Well jeez!  For 30 bucks!  Go for it!  You can still have my factory CD player if ya want.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

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Or I could just take this offer a friend has made to give and install his for $30.00 (It's Sony, but it's red and shiny.)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

S13Grl · 10-31-2001, 09:18 AM

Yeah, but it's not nice and plain and black... sniff...

BlankFlip · 10-31-2001, 02:21 PM

i need a free cd player! or a decent used one for cheap <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> .

10-29-2001, 07:43 PM	#1
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey all...I was wondering if the factory CD player from a '96 240SX SE would work in a S13 that came with the factory tape player and the active speaker system?  Thanks!

10-29-2001, 11:00 PM	#2
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I asked a Nissan mechanic once, he said yes. I think all you'd need is a wiring harness. Now the problem with S14 factory CD players is that they won't play burnt CDs and they skip a lot. Am I right?

10-29-2001, 11:13 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	mine played burnt cd's and it skipped when it was cold

10-29-2001, 11:21 PM	#4
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	As far as I can remember it played burnt CD's okay.  I don't remember having too many skipping problems.  I'll probably take it apart and clean it before I send it on it's way to it's new owner.  I'll probably up in the Chicagoland area soon enough again for some reason or another...maybe even just to drop a radio off.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

10-30-2001, 01:05 AM	#5
saga240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: long beach Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	itll play burnt cd's as long as you record it at a slow enough speed..  i usually had to burn cds at 2X..  but mine didnt skip at all..  when it actually played the cds =P

10-30-2001, 06:33 AM	#6
gh6o6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Dirty Jersey Posts: 550 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i have the 96 se with the cd/tape player and i burn cd all the time at 4x.  the only time they skip is when you are driving and hit major bumps.

10-30-2001, 08:30 AM	#7
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	:biggrin: So I'm wrong. When are you coming to Chicago, Nismo?!?!

10-30-2001, 10:06 AM	#8
Jeff240sx I hate you too... Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tampa, FL Age: 42 Posts: 5,828 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Jeff240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, I second the burnt cd thing.  All I have ever owned are burnt.  And it played perfect, after bieng burnt at 12x, and I really dont recall skips. -Jeff

10-30-2001, 10:44 AM	#9
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	why dont u just get an aftermarket that plays CDRW? they are very cheap now..... =)

10-30-2001, 11:45 AM	#10
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You people may laugh, but I actually like the look of the stock Nissan one. It's nice and simple and black. I don't really like all the shiny stuff. (Edited by S13Grl at 12:45 pm on Oct. 30, 2001)

10-30-2001, 11:51 AM	#11
Guest Posts: n/a	they have nice aiwas that will play cd-rs for lke $150 i like them my friend has one its nice.

10-30-2001, 12:34 PM	#12
BlankFlip Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Future Posts: 1,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i had a stock nissan cd player before, n it wouldn't play the cd's well at all if it had just rained really hard or if it was cold outside,mostly just when it was cold n raining though. sounds like it was just mine, n oh yeah, it didn't play cd-r's half the time.

10-30-2001, 12:50 PM	#13
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S13Grl on 3:30 am on Oct. 30, 2001 :biggrin: So I'm wrong. When are you coming to Chicago, Nismo?!?! </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Well, I could probably come up there on the weekend in a couple weeks or so.  I'm kinda busy with school right now.  Or I could make you drive down here to get it...MUAHAHAHA!  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

10-30-2001, 02:38 PM	#14
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Or I could just take this offer a friend has made to give and install his for $30.00 (It's Sony, but it's red and shiny.)

10-31-2001, 01:32 AM	#15
nismo270r Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lafayette, IN Age: 45 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well jeez!  For 30 bucks!  Go for it!  You can still have my factory CD player if ya want.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from S13Grl on 9:38 am on Oct. 30, 2001 Or I could just take this offer a friend has made to give and install his for $30.00 (It's Sony, but it's red and shiny.)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

10-31-2001, 09:18 AM	#16
S13Grl Married to the Mob Join Date: Dec 2000 Age: 44 Posts: 3,670 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, but it's not nice and plain and black... sniff...

10-31-2001, 02:21 PM	#17
BlankFlip Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Future Posts: 1,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i need a free cd player! or a decent used one for cheap <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> .