Where do I get the music from if no CD player in new car.Once i get music play tunes in what? Then how does music comes out of car speakers?(Shame I have to retire my 8 track)

Figured you were from the 8 track era. Me too, but I’ve moved on, ditching it and my Kiss Alive tape.You have a choice with new cars. Most I’ve seen have a USB port. You can purchase a tiny USB key that will hold every single cd you’ve ever owned.You can also stream audio from your phone. The vehicle will undoubtedly have blue tooth that you can use to “attach” your phone with.

Get an iPhone and load all your music on it. Connect your iPhone to the cars audio and listen to the music, make calls, get directions all hands free.

wildtoad wrote:Get an iPhone and load all your music on it. Connect your iPhone to the cars audio and listen to the music, make calls, get directions all hands free.Now explain to an 8 track person how to do all that!

Many options. In another forum I think you ask if there was a plug in CD player (yes but I do not know if they will work with your system) (There may be an alternative way to make some of 'em work with your system I just thought of.. If the radio also has an AUX in some of the USB players have line out).Rip the CD to a Memory Stick as MP3Rip it to your phone as MP3Plug the Device in via USB and it should play.

No CD? I know we have progressed over the years but did not think we had reached the point of no CD's. My 2018 Chevy 2500 has a CD and numerous USB ports. All my CD's are on it.year and model of your new vehicle please?Never mind. Saw your second post.

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21 Replies

mountainkowboy
Explorer
Oct 12, 2018
I have 64 gigs of music in my cell phone, bluetooth, AUX, USB, there's lots of ways.
Gjac
Explorer III
Oct 11, 2018
I have been looking at new cars also and none of them have CD players. The newest technology is the Apple or Android car play. Anything you can get on your Iphone will show up on the 7 in display and come through your speakers. So you can play songs from Youtube, Pandora etc and not have to carry CD's in your car. In my 1996 MH I have a tape player but no CD player so I used to play CD's with a portable CD player plugged into the AUX port on the radio. Once I figured out I could play songs from my Iphone through the AUX port I no longer need storage for all those tapes and CDs. Isn't technology great.
Matt_Colie
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2018
You do not say what other than 8-track the current audio device has. If it has FM, go to Ebay and search "car FM to audio adapter" and buy one. Then take the music box of your choice and read the included instructions.

If it does not have FM, then search Ebay for 8-track adapter and hope someone is cleaning out a junk drawer.

Matt
wa8yxm
Explorer III
Oct 11, 2018
Another posibility. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS APPLIES TO YOUR RADIO since I have not read the fine manual for it.

On MY radios there is a jack in the back. The jack is specific to the company that made the radio (On my Pioneer I think it is a 4 or 6 pin "D" shaped jack) into which I can plug any number of things Pioneer makes for it.

LINE IN (there) Multi-CD Changer (do not have) Sat Receiver (Do not have) and more.

In addition these devices can "Daisy Chain"

Oh and I go back to Reel to Reel tape days (Before 8 Track).
Big_Katuna
Explorer II
Oct 11, 2018
You don’t say what vehicle you have, the year or stock or aftermarket stereo.

You can buy a new CD player with USB on Amazon for about $50.
Crowe
Explorer
Oct 11, 2018
Sirius subscription.
JaxDad
Explorer III
Oct 10, 2018
Everyone seems to be assuming that there is some other form of auxiliary input.

If the audio system it doesn't have a CD player, there may not be any other form of input either.

If that is the case the only real option is one of those FM transmitter doo-dads.
1995brave
Nomad
Oct 10, 2018
I had one of these RCA AUTOMATIC 45 RPM CAR RECORD PLAYER , then I had an 8-track with mostly Beach Boys tapes. Then the cassette player(my 8-track would not fit). Then the CD player, my truck actually came with a cassette and CD player built in (could not get my 45s to fit in the slot. :)
LLeopold
Explorer
Oct 10, 2018
Moved from Beginning RVing to get more posts.
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Oct 10, 2018
My new truck (Chevy Colorado) does not have a CD player either. You are expected to use Sirius XM radio, or blue-tooth your cell phone and run your own music loaded on the phone, or if you have a data plan, run music using YouTube videos.

Well, I may work in Information Technology, but I'm still struggling over all this new technology. But once set up, it's really nice to make phone calls by simply saying ... Call my wife!