Car Stereo

[Skippernick]

I have an 12 year old astra and am thinking of putting a new stereo in it with cd player so that my 3 year old can listen to music etc, the old one is a tape deck.
Its the original stereo of the type that has a seperate screen further up in the dash, with time, temp and radio station.
My question is if i change the stereo to one with its own screen on the face what happens to the cars in built display, will it work at all, or just time date show etc?
Any ideas would be great.
Thanks
Nick


PS before you tell me get a new car, we can't afford one.

[simonm]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/ice-security/448210-astra-mk5-stereo-replacement.html


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[Skippernick]

Nice one Simon, looks pretty straight forward hopefully........

[Raymy]

How about....

One of them thingys that is wired to a tape shaped cartridge and connects to an mp3 player. Put cartridge in tape slot and BOOYA.
PACIFIED BRATS
All for less than a tenner

[AdieR]

Tiberius I reckon has the right idea to use a converter; no mess, no fuss, and with the original unit being a tape player (rather than CD / MP3), it'll be less attractive to tea-leaves too.

[Skippernick]

Yeah there is that option cheers guys.

[mirdif64]

Just fitted a Sony Radio/CD player into an "01 Corsa. The separate screen still shows time and temperature all the time. Date and year show briefly when ignition is turned on but are not displayed permanently. Radio station is displayed on actual head unit.

[Skippernick]

Nice, got a Goodmans unit for £5.50 off ebay, so will fit next week end.