Will a CD changer fit under my passanger seat?

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:34 pm

Minidisc head unit was installed succesfully today. only cost Â£40. picture to follow.
but now i was to put a CD changer underneath the passanger seat?
Will it fit?

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:57 pm

Hi Suddy!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't mate because of heat.The heat which travels directly under the seats from the front for the rear passengers will add to the heat build up it already produces.From my experience only here,I'd always boot mount them,so as air gets around the unit.

Rich Pruen is probably the expert on this one.I call him the oracle,so page him at your leisure!!

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:21 pm

I'm 1,93 in length and have had both a Sony 10-CD-changer and a Volvo 6-CD-changer under the drivers seat.

Not simultaneously though

pol · Post by **pol** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:09 pm

Well I had mine there... It got wet, died and ran my battery out from shorting out.

pol

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 5:56 pm

pol wrote:Well I had mine there... It got wet, died and ran my battery out from shorting out.

pol

I know what you mean, I had 1.5 cm of water standing in the footwell of the passenger behind the driver... Water was pouring out of my Sony changer. Well, I immediately disconnected the changer, let the water drip out / dry inside and it has never given any problems after reconnecting it.
The water came in through the rearlight-seals. Resealing them solved the problem

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:59 pm

dont really want to boot mount one as people could see it, and try to rob it!
how big are they roughly? i dont know anyone who has got one, so i cant measure thiers....
just had a thought of putting one in the glovebox

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:11 pm

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suddy · Post by **suddy** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:04 pm

ok... still thinking about it eveyone. can i ask has it ever been known for a cd changer to be robbed from the boot in 480?

and

will other firms models work with a sony MD headunit? or do i have to stick with sony?

robkendall · Post by **robkendall** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:12 pm

you can generally get adapters for different cd changers to work with different HUs, but sometimes they cost more than a changer in the first place!!!
halfrauds wanted 56 quid for one for a sony head unit to pioneer changer.....got a 10 cd changer that matched the sont for 35.....go figure!
rgrds
rob

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:39 am

I would just put the changer under the passenger seat and done...

Never heard of a 480 broken into to steal the changer...

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:38 pm

well it turns out ive wreked the torx bolt to try and get the seat off to bolt the changer underneath it. so ive but it in the boot horizontaly against the right hand plastic cover, that covers the wheel arch.
it'll be ok there?

Bastiaan · Post by **Bastiaan** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:17 am

I have an 'old' Sony 6cd-changer. It's underneath the passengerseat. It's not bolted, just laying there. It works perfectly and doesn't mind bumping...

Jamo · Post by **Jamo** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:12 am

catgroom wrote:Hi Suddy!!!!!!!!

I wouldn't mate because of heat.The heat which travels directly under the seats from the front for the rear passengers will add to the heat build up it already produces.From my experience only here,I'd always boot mount them,so as air gets around the unit.

Rich Pruen is probably the expert on this one.I call him the oracle,so page him at your leisure!!

Dunno i'd ask Lee, he did use to install I.C.E for a living and have his own install contract to certain I.C.E shops.

Changers dont generate nowhere as much heat as an amp so it can be placed under the seat if there's enough clearance.

MGB_GT · Post by **MGB_GT** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:47 am

If your not bothered about the extra 4 discs, the Sony 6 disc changers are nice and small, go under the passenger seat no problems.

I wouldn't install it here personally, too worried about anything being on view since I got my last ICE knicked, a year later I still can't bring myself to install one like it again for fear of it getting taken.

Boot is ok for this, Sony ones are VERY versitile for mounting options, I'd put it in the corner behind one of the rear seats, hides it enough provided you've got your boot cover on. All I ever did was to get a piece of reasonably thick MDF, stick this under the floor cover and screw through it into the MDF to hold it into place. In fact for this reason they left my CD changer behind, they must have thought it would be difficult to remove or something? It never skipped either, nice setup the MD head and CD changer, same as I've had for a while. If you havn't, do yourself a favour and intall a Sony wired remoe, piss easy to do and so much nicer for controling the stereo. I'll get you a pic or two of this if your interested.

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 4:34 pm

My 10 disc changer is grip filled to a piece of MDF...dont ask...i would recommend you screw yours should you EVER wish to remove it again.... which is then screwed to the side of my sub box.
The sub is then bolted to the boot floor through its base using 2 10mm bolts.

That way it won't end up where my head should be in an accident, and it should prove harder to nick.... if i drill the heads of the screw holding the cone in it would be even harder, but i might like to remove it myself sometime!

rpruen · Post by **rpruen** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:30 pm

Yes quick tip here...

Security is great, but I went a little over the top. I fitted everything with hardened security screws, or hardened screws and drilled out the heads. I also fitted the parcel shelf with shear head bolts.

That was fine, and no one could take anything without a fight. The trouble was trying to remove it. It took me 6 hrs with a crowbar, drill and lump hammer to remove everything. In the end it was easier to break the wooden parts of the box in the parcel shelf, then to remove the fixings.

So don't go tooo mad with the security, as you will regret it.

Richard

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:22 pm

so in conclusion: yes it does fit under your passanger seat.

niceley hidden away from scallys eyes...

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:16 pm

Does the cassette come out?

Website · Post by **coyote1980** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:21 pm

chris1roll wrote:Does the cassette come out?

Probably the Torkx-wrench will come in handy so you can raise the chair, eject the cartridge, screw the chair back in place... That should scare potential thieves

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:46 pm

if the seat is put foreward a bit, it will eject and you can take the cart out, if it is all the way back (where it is in the pic), you can lift the bar up when you want to draw out the catridge. better than putting it in the boot.

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Will a CD changer fit under my passanger seat?

Will a CD changer fit under my passanger seat?

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