Well you dont need a becker silverstone changer, the alpine 611 and several others will work just fine with the becker system. You have to get a coupld of adapter from PIE but thats no big deal.

LarryT wrote:
you wrote:<<Why on earth would somebody rip out the factory head unit and install that crappy aftermarket radio>>

Couldn't agree more! Actually, I'm fighting a similar problem w/my 91. I want a changer and bought one that needed repair. It's been with SW Stereo since last July waiting for parts. He's really an expert on these Becker systems and I've run a few different scenarios past him trying to find a workable alternative that would provide equal sound quality. I considered buying a new dash unit and changer to go with it - but that would mean running all new speaker wires and a new antenna wire - with another one to the dash if I want the on/off to actuate the antenna. He said the head unit is basically a tape deck and some wiring - with the tuner and amp in the trunk. It's high quality fir circa 1991 so I would gain quality if I wanted to buy all new stuff and spend the few hours running wiring. I don;t, so I'll wait for the changer to be rebuilt.

Not sure why Becker had to go with the trunk mounted amp & tuner - all the other systems managed to put quality in the dash -

The bad thing is the Becker Silverstone CD Changers are becoming difficult to find - and parts take a long time to locate. Becker doesn;t make or stock any spare parts any more.

Oh well.....
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probably not.  The most disturbing part of the car though is this model
is prewired for CD changer in the trunk.  Why on earth would somebody
rip out the factory head unit and install that crappy aftermarket radio?

LarryT wrote:


You wrote:<<cheap 2.5 turbo>>

With over 8 days remaining, I doubt it'll be cheap for long.  ;-)

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