Does anyone know if you can add a cd changer to 1996 Town Car the current factory radio only has a cassette player. Would I have to change the factory radio or can the existing radio control a factory CD Changer. The current radio does not seem to have any buttons that say CD. I wanted to see if I could locate a CD changer in the junk Yard. I know that the CD changer was an option for that year.
Adding a CD Changer
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It is an option, but the RCU has to be prewired for a CD changer.
mespock
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You can get 2 kinds of changers one that go right into your radio Like the JBL system in many Lincolns or ones that work through your antenna and can come through an FM radio station.
The later does not have as go of sound but much easier to install if you don't want to purchase a new AM/FM Cassette Player that accepts a CD changer.
You can get changers on eBay for little to nothing, but beware as you are going to need to purchase a modulator that connects the player to the antenna, as many sellers leave this item out of the sale.
The later does not have as go of sound but much easier to install if you don't want to purchase a new AM/FM Cassette Player that accepts a CD changer.
You can get changers on eBay for little to nothing, but beware as you are going to need to purchase a modulator that connects the player to the antenna, as many sellers leave this item out of the sale.
genechaz
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Chino said:
If your factory radio is capable of controling a factory or good aftermarker CD changer it will have a CD button. If you have a JBL premium sound system, the CD button should be midway between the top and bottom and on the far right side. If your radio does have the CD button, and you choose the factory CD changer make sure you also get the facotry cable. You can also find factory replacement CD changers made to fit your specific car at Circuit City. Circuit City also has the cables necessary to connect other standard aftermarket changers to your factory system (CD changer capable) and these standard aftermarket CD changers are usually cheeper. Not sure, but I would guess that other places such as best buy would also have these items.
Without the CD control button, you will either need to replace the head unit as well, or as mentioned by others, use a CD changer that uses the FM radio waves. If quality sound is important to you, then stay away from the FM radio wave changers. What you save in installation time, will cost you in sound quality. If the standard factory radio and speaker system in your car sounded ok to you, then you might do fine with the FM radio wave changer. You might want to visit a nearby Circuit City or Best Buy and listen to the difference before you shell out the money. Be sure to use the cheapest set of speakers they have, as this will be the best match to the sound quality of the factory speakers.
And just in case you did not know it, if you choose to buy a new aftermarker head unit, you will also need to replace the factory speakers. This is because aftermarker head units put out upto 10 times more power than a factory unit. It will blow the factory speakers within a very short period of time, if not immediately. http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=26649#
LuvCad
Thanks everyone for your help. It looks like I will need a New Head Unit which I am assuming is the factory Cassette/radio in the Dash that includes the CD control button and then I can get the Factory CD Changer. Does the Factory CD changer connect directly to the AMP in the trunk or does it connect to the Head Unit? Thanks again for the Info