my bird came with a cd player but id rather get a stock gm reciever. did gm put cd players in third gens? and if not would a newer cd player work with the harness already in third gens, thanks

 

Yes and yes.

 

ohh good now all i need to do is find a reciever

 

would a 04 Monsoon receiver out of a grand am fit my TA?

 

no but an 4th gen f-body or a c5 vette cd will fit also mainly any of the theftlock radios will work as long as its the standard gm size many of the truck/suvs had these radios

CorvetteRadios-Delco CD Radio to Sell

all of these will work other then ones that have both cd/cassette together in 1 unit these are to tall

 

so looking at a 4th gen monsoon receiver, would that just plug in an play or would i need the matching monsoon amp too?

 

It is getting more difficult to find the first generation stock GM CD player/radios that work. Plus they have difficulty or won't play burnt CD's at all. And, well, forget about MP3 and other newer formats.

Just a heads up.

 

Couldnt find a older style cd player and got a Monsoon outa a 4th gen. man it sounds nice and it looks good matching the dash lights i have now

 

does anyone know which kind of deck would be the best performing wise and automatically fit with NO fabrications? Anything would be helpful. thanks

 

If your looking for 'performance' go aftermarket.


It doesnt take a brain surgeon to wire up a deck, if you have any problems just ask here!

After going from many stock decks to aftermarket i would never use a stock deck again. Even if it was just for the bling, its worth the 5min of wiring!

 

84z28350 is soo right, i have a black 88 trans am, and i just installed a new deck today. It did need a mounting kit and i used a wiring harness (about $30 for all the required hardware), but it looks good actually great (and I'm a very picky individual) and i'm still maintaining that stock look because the aftermarket deck can change its graphics and buttons color to amber, to match the gauge theme color. I'll post a few pics tomorrow.