Jonson Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hi, has anyone tried to retrofit the OEM glovebox cd player in a mk8 fiesta? You can buy the kit and it looks like it would be a doddle to mount the player, but in the kit description it says something along the lines of "an extra jumper cable may be required". So my question is: is it as simple as plugging in an existing cable that is already in place and everything just works? Can't be bothered if it's going to require dismantling dash bits to connect a new cable to the stereo. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pragmatix Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 IVe not bothered with a CD player I've just ripped nearly my entire cd collection to a 128gb memory stick , didn't take to long over 200 cds not sure how many songs but all searchable via voice or screen, well worth a days work. The cds record faster than they play, I just sat with the laptop on my knee whilst watching tv. If an old duffer like me can do it then anyone can. Much more convenient than swopping cds. Now just got to do the vinyl but that's over 2000 lps😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yeah, I've done the same as Pete, not that I bother much with music these days as I can rarely hear it above the road noise anyway! I had a glovebox mounted CD player in a previous car and it was pretty useless imo, unless you had a passenger to change CD's mid journey. Takes up quite a bit of space in the glovebox as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonson Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Thanks but I already do everything digitally and have for years. There are some circumstances when I fancy going retro and playing a physical disc (especially if it's something not available to stream, or my ripped copy isn't lossless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Bloodaxe Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Jonson said: There are some circumstances when I fancy going retro and playing a physical disc Lol, being an analogue person trapped in an increasingly digital world I feel that way myself!😃 If the Fiesta had a CD slot in in the dash audio controls I may well have gone for it. No way I was going to pay £150 (at the time I ordered my car) to rummage in the glovebox though. At least on my previous car it came as standard, and had USB and SD card slots as well. I believe the CD player is around £250 from Ford as a retrofit (excluding installation) but don't know what's involved unfortunately. I think I saw mention of additional cable being needed, somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragunov404 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I want to go retro, so I gonna fit the cd player, but a bit expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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