CD / MP3 Player 95 XJ Cherokee

[Jeepdownunder]

Anyone put a cd/mp3 player in their XJ? and how did it work out (Fit and Finish)

Cheers

PS: Tips or Tricks welcome!

[optical]

hey jeepdownunder

i got a cd/mp3 player in mine and the fit and finish is good, doesnt poke out too much and isnt recessed too much. when you take the face off its slightly behind the console. looks good

i got a kenwood and its never skipped while offroad !

[Jeepdownunder]

Thanks,

I want a combo so I can easerly play both cd/mp3. Some of the mp3 songs I down load won't play and some will. A mate said just get an mp3 player to solve the problem. Did you have yours fitted or DIY? Have you a pic of it in the dash...?

Cheers...

[optical]

yeh mine will play cd/cdr/mp3 etc - very happy with it

i got mine installed, but when i was changing the globe for the heater controls it looked like it was a simple screw in job

no pics sorry

[Jeepdownunder]

Thanks,

I'm looking this week. Have some work being done on the car on the weekend by some one else so I'll get out of his way and have a fang around!

[Grant]

I had mine fitted at Autobarn in Hoppers
Kenwood top of the range unit and it looks almost original fit same hole verything and the fitting was a mere $70.00
Mind you the unit cost nearly $300.00

[AussieCJ7]

I just got back from JB Hifi I asked about a 'cheap cd unit that idealy played MP3 to go into a soft top old jeep that can stand up to rough conditions and the sales guy recommended Pioneer then Kenwood then the rest as an order of preference for a 4x4. This was not based on sound quality rather the way they buffer to handle bumps. In particular he said the pioneer when playing MP's is great in rough conditions as they double the bufferspace in MP3 mode it slows down loading but improve playback.

They had the basic pioneer MP3 for $173 which i thought was a great buy if your not after all the features. Nb it only has one pre out so if your wanting a 4 ch amp maybe move up a couple of models. The next model was about $260 and had a fold down face and 2 pre outs the fold down face may give a little dust protection but I am a little skeptical about that.

his only advice was the cheap brands are worse in a 4x4 because the drive mechanisims are where they save the money for the cheaper units and this is what affects the playback on rougher roads

this seemed to be the most realistic advice i have been given by a salesman for audio stuff his advice was the cheap pioneer unit and not trying the hard up sell