Re: More Jetta GLX CD changer questions

[James Flowerdew <endovu@nlis.net>]

Crutchfield has adapters, just give them a call.  You might want to give
Crutchfield another look.  Some of the discount mail vendors have really
high shipping charges and are not authorized dealers (i.e. it breaks under
warranty and Panasonic isn't going to fix/replace it).  Crutchfield also
often includes adapters and kits for free.  In the end the difference may
be less than you think and if there is a problem Crutchfield is great.  I'm
not trying to plug them, I have just had some good experiences,
particularly when I needed to return something.  Good luck

- James
'94 GLX
'88 GLI

At 02:11 PM 7/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi y'all,
>
>I just joined this list after purchasing a '98 Jetta GLX (black/black
>leather).
>It's wonderful, put 800 miles on it the first day... 8-)
>
>Anyway, I read the archives and saw a lot of talk about the Jetta and
>the
>CD changer, etc.
>
>I've found on NetMarket (www.netmarket.com) that the Panasonic CD
>changers are, well, lots cheaper than Crutchfield:
> 
>PANASONIC CXDP801 $195.00 
>8 Disc Changer
> 
>PANASONIC CXDP601 $207.00 
>6 CD Add-On Car Changer
>
>(The eight is cheaper than the six?  uh, okay!)
>
>Anyway, I know there is a special cable needed (VWPAN something), and 
>I'm wondering where I should pick that up.  NetMarket doesn't have a lot
>of materials on adapters and such, and there isn't anything mentioned
>on Crutchfield's site.  Is it something I can just pick up at Circuit
>City, or does it need to be ordered from a specialty place?
>
>I'm also curious about the actual install procedure, do I need to drill
>or not?
>Never done this stuff before, heck never owned a 'real' car before.
>
>I realize these questions come up a lot, so I thought I'd just share the
>good
>prices above since they seemed a lot better than Crutchfield's prices
>(269.95 for both the six and the eight).  If you don't want to spam the
>list 
>with info that may have gone by before you can just email be the answers
>directly.  (I looked at the archives back until may or so, and then uh, 
>started wishing there was a search page...)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>-Matt
>
>