Would any one know what GM oem cd players will fit into the Fiero, preferbly close to plug and play. There's a picture in the forum of a car with a 91 Firebird CD that looks like it was made for the dash....

My 97 Transport has a sweetass CD player in it...been thinking maybe the wife doesn't need it haha. The lighting is the perfect color of course. I'm not sure of the plug-n-play though.

Jeff

I don't believe there is a plug and play out there, but there are adapters.
I put a CD changer in a 92 Grand Am and the antenna wire was different size, but an adaptor was easy to find. In this case I didn't replace the radio. I do think since 88 or 90 they did change the plug in the back of the radio, and if an adaptor isn't available, one couldn't be to tough to build?
I have also had my eye on my wifes 97 Blazer, it has a nice stock CD player that looks like it would fit right in the hole.
I don't remember the Olds Blazer wannabe, but looked at one of them a couple weeks ago and its radio had both CD and Cassette?
Have Fun Just some thoughts

Hi, dog! Oldsmobile Bravada.

Almost any GM CD/tape player will work. As long as it's DIN and a half it will fit perfectly. If you're looking for a good, reasonably cheap refurbished unit, try this: www.aatechnologies.com

I've just finished installing a 1998 (or 99?) AM/FM CD player out of a TransAm. It has the "Monsoon" logo on the top left. I bought an adapter from: http://www.newellelectronics.com/

I paid $21.00 (including shipping) and it also came with the antenna adapter. This radio is ALMOST, a bolt in upgrade. The radio is a little longer and requires the removal of the rear mounting tab and a little of filing of brackets on the radio.

The one thing I need to work out is how to make my factory sub-woofer work. I pluged the adapter harness into the subwoofer harness and it just kept making a thumping noise. Anyone with any ideas on what to do to fix it?

Roy

Here is a place to show how to hook up a factory Fiero sub...
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/5007/fiero_osg/mod.radio.html

wkayl,

I don't think that's quite what I had in mind. I'm using a late model OEM radio with a harness adapter. To my knowlege, there is no relay involved. What I need to know is which pin-out on the new OEM plug corresponds to the sub-woofer pin-out of the original radio.

Roy

Look in the factory harness, there should be a single pin-out with 2 pink wires comming out of one hole. There is an easier way to hook it up then the relay system. Simply cut the wire on the aftermarket harness/adapter the goes to ant. lead, and hook it into the ingition on wire, that will ture the sub on whenever the ignition is on, but who tures there stereo off alot really?

mrfixit58, here is the simple fix, the two pink wires running from the stock sub-woofer amp are for a mute circuit and for power -- splice the two pink wires to the yellow wire from the car's wiring harness or to the white wire from the radio adapter - that is an accessory wire which will run the sub amp when the key is in the accy or on position -- the reason for the "beating heart" noise is because there is not enough power from the power antenna output to drive the amp (it is only a 15 watt amp in the factory sub system. - now, to answer your question, the white wire on the new adapter corresponds to the yelklow wire on the car wiring harness - there is really no connection for the two pink wires other than what I have mentioned.....

I installed an am/fm/cd unit from a '98 Grand Am and wired it to the factory sub system - it even says "Pontiac" on the front of it!

By the way, if anyone buys a system with "theftlock" and has problems unlocking it, call us here at the Fiero Shop (1-510-233-4376), more than likely we can help unlock it........

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Thanks for the info guys. I'll try to digest it this afternoon and, if I have time, work on it tonight. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again,
Roy

I have the Pontiac up3. It lights up red and looks at home in my fiero.

I got it from this site http://www.aatechnologies.com/pmyradios/pontiac/16205302.asp I had to get a $12.00 adapter from GM but with the adapter it is completely plug and play without perf. sound.

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WAY TO GO GUYS!!! I followed your instructions and -- VIOLA -- sub-woofer WORKS! The new system sounds GREAT! I'll snap some shots and try to post them tomorrow with PIP.

Thanks again for your help,
Roy

OK guys, here is the radio. I know it's hard to see but in the upper left of the radio is says: PONTIAC Monsoon. It looks like it belongs there.

Here is a night shot. Not too clear but you get the idea.

Thanks again for the help,
Roy

I notice at the bottom of the radio it says, "theftlock." How did you address this?

(I'm certainly not suggesting that you stole it!!)