Re: CD Changers for 98 Jettas

[Matt Garland <mgarland@wso.williams.edu>]

Quoting Bruce Stapley's message, sent Sun, May 17, 1998 at 01:29:12PM -0400:

> I personally blew the whole changer thing off and went for CD in-dash,
> which is what I really wanted anyway.  I got a Sony refurbed Mobile ES unit
> (And please, no elitist Blaupunkt/Alpine flames for that, Ok?  For sticking
> with the stock amps/speakers, the Sony does pretty well.) for about $50
> more than it would've cost me for the changer setup, and not only do I have
> better security and in-dash convenience, I also have immeasurably superior
> sound versus the original head unit -- and that's all I replaced.  And I
> can always add a changer later if I want to.

Some questions if you don't mind

1) where'd you get the refurbished Sony ES? 

2) What was involved in switching out the in-dash unit?  Did you do it
yourself (if so, was it difficult)?

thanks much!
- -matt

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