Detachable MP3 / CD player

adityapd · 18th October 2005, 10:03

hi,

Due to frequent thefts of car audio systems in the locality where i stay , was wondering whether a detachable MP3 / CD player was available in Mumbai ?

Pls let me know in case you come across one .

~A

navin · 18th October 2005, 10:14

most have detachable faceplates. my old alpine can be removed. it even came with a leather bag to carry it in.

In my days Sosche used to make a universal adapter that allowed any HU to be converted into a removeable HU. However after HU's with removable faceplates, key guards, etc... i think they are discontinued this product.

k_ajay · 18th October 2005, 12:52

aditya, almost every HU today comes with detachable face plates, and there is this one model in alpine, called phantom face or so, on which the face plate retracts and goes inside of the HU box.... that is very costly tho....

SOny, Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer and lot others come with detachable HU faceplates...

adityapd · 18th October 2005, 13:31

navin & ajay,

Thanx for those qucik replies guys....i know that every HU comes with detachable faceplates...infact i had a pioneer 7250 which got stolen from my car even while the detachable faceplate was lying at my home :(

what i am interested is a unit in which the complete HU including the CD changer can be detached ( like those assembled car tapes) and carried home.

Any idea whether such units are there in the market ?

~A

navin · 18th October 2005, 15:05

Have not seen one for a while. aditya.

Sam Kapasi · 18th October 2005, 15:09

Nope. No one makes them. Foreign thieves dont steal HUs without face plates.

Apna Indian thieves toh will steal a fatela chaddi also.

tsk1979 · 18th October 2005, 15:15

If somebody steels the HU without the face plate is it of any use to the thief. Is it possible to attach any faceplate. India is the land of jugaad, and if theives are stealing HUs without face plate either they are very dumb or a jugaad exists which we are not aware off.

The other option which i can think of is the parts. For example the CD reading lens costs around 1200-1300 in grey market. The ICs etc., also are expensive. So stealing just the HU may be a lucrative option leading to 4-5K profit.

mohit · 18th October 2005, 15:42

What do people do when the HU is stolen and the faceplate is with them? Most probably they go to a dealer and try to save some money on the new HU by selling the faceplate to him....There could very well be a market where the two ends meet!

navin · 18th October 2005, 16:01

This happened to a friend of mine. Being one who is not perturbed easily he was quite amused.

Rtech · 18th October 2005, 16:34

Hey aditya, I actually had one of those HU's in my M800 many moons ago. The faceplate didn't detatch, instead I had to slide the entire HU out. Not very handy if you go out for dinner or something though (that's when I used to slide it out and put it under the seat), but pretty darn effective!

Don't think they make those anymore.

navin · 18th October 2005, 17:16

exactly what did Rtech! I even fashioned a cover to make the hole look at no tape had been installed. SO i took the tape out hid it under the seat then slipped on the cover. If you think I am obsessive look what I did to the Infinity 5010cs. :-)

adityapd · 18th October 2005, 21:52

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Hey aditya, I actually had one of those HU's in my M800 many moons ago. The faceplate didn't detatch, instead I had to slide the entire HU out. Not very handy if you go out for dinner or something though (that's when I used to slide it out and put it under the seat), but pretty darn effective!

Don't think they make those anymore.

Hey Rtech, can you pls recollect and tell me as to what brand was that since i am interested in getting one right away ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by mohit

What do people do when the HU is stolen and the faceplate is with them? Most probably they go to a dealer and try to save some money on the new HU by selling the faceplate to him....There could very well be a market where the two ends meet!.

Exactly, when this happened, the only option left for me is to go scouting for a buyer ofthe faceplate and to my surprise i found someone on ebay ( then baazee) in hyderabad who paid me quite a decent price for it too.

~A

devarshi84 · 19th October 2005, 00:15

get a laptop buddy. A cheap laptop will be as expensive as a good HU and u can save moeny on amplifiers and presets.

a bonus will be watching dvd's and working on the go.

navin · 19th October 2005, 10:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by adityapd

Hey Rtech, can you pls recollect and tell me as to what brand was that since i am interested in getting one right away ?~A

I know you asked Rtech but mine was/is a Alpine 7385.

satan_crazy · 19th October 2005, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

get a laptop buddy

is it possible to wire the laptop to the speakers in the car ... i don't know how to connect it to 4 speakers ... i mean most laptops have only one jock for 2 speakers. how do u split it to the rear speakers? has anyone done this?

18th October 2005, 10:03	#1
adityapd BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, Philadelphia Posts: 288 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	Detachable MP3 / CD player hi, Due to frequent thefts of car audio systems in the locality where i stay , was wondering whether a detachable MP3 / CD player was available in Mumbai ? Pls let me know in case you come across one . ~A
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18th October 2005, 10:14	#2
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,418 Thanked: 9,994 Times	most have detachable faceplates. my old alpine can be removed. it even came with a leather bag to carry it in. In my days Sosche used to make a universal adapter that allowed any HU to be converted into a removeable HU. However after HU's with removable faceplates, key guards, etc... i think they are discontinued this product.
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18th October 2005, 12:52	#3
k_ajay Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,380 Thanked: 1,142 Times View My Garage	aditya, almost every HU today comes with detachable face plates, and there is this one model in alpine, called phantom face or so, on which the face plate retracts and goes inside of the HU box.... that is very costly tho.... SOny, Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer and lot others come with detachable HU faceplates...
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18th October 2005, 13:31	#4
adityapd BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, Philadelphia Posts: 288 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	navin & ajay, Thanx for those qucik replies guys....i know that every HU comes with detachable faceplates...infact i had a pioneer 7250 which got stolen from my car even while the detachable faceplate was lying at my home :( what i am interested is a unit in which the complete HU including the CD changer can be detached ( like those assembled car tapes) and carried home. Any idea whether such units are there in the market ? ~A
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18th October 2005, 15:05	#5
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,418 Thanked: 9,994 Times	Have not seen one for a while. aditya.
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18th October 2005, 15:09	#6
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,935 Thanked: 2,480 Times View My Garage	Nope. No one makes them. Foreign thieves dont steal HUs without face plates. Apna Indian thieves toh will steal a fatela chaddi also.
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18th October 2005, 15:15	#7
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,688 Thanked: 23,494 Times View My Garage	If somebody steels the HU without the face plate is it of any use to the thief. Is it possible to attach any faceplate. India is the land of jugaad, and if theives are stealing HUs without face plate either they are very dumb or a jugaad exists which we are not aware off. The other option which i can think of is the parts. For example the CD reading lens costs around 1200-1300 in grey market. The ICs etc., also are expensive. So stealing just the HU may be a lucrative option leading to 4-5K profit.
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18th October 2005, 15:42	#8
mohit BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto / Kurukshetra Posts: 677 Thanked: 168 Times	What do people do when the HU is stolen and the faceplate is with them? Most probably they go to a dealer and try to save some money on the new HU by selling the faceplate to him....There could very well be a market where the two ends meet!
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18th October 2005, 16:01	#9
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,418 Thanked: 9,994 Times	This happened to a friend of mine. Being one who is not perturbed easily he was quite amused.
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18th October 2005, 16:34	#10
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,765 Thanked: 371 Times View My Garage	Hey aditya, I actually had one of those HU's in my M800 many moons ago. The faceplate didn't detatch, instead I had to slide the entire HU out. Not very handy if you go out for dinner or something though (that's when I used to slide it out and put it under the seat), but pretty darn effective! Don't think they make those anymore.
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18th October 2005, 17:16	#11
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,418 Thanked: 9,994 Times	exactly what did Rtech! I even fashioned a cover to make the hole look at no tape had been installed. SO i took the tape out hid it under the seat then slipped on the cover. If you think I am obsessive look what I did to the Infinity 5010cs. :-)
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19th October 2005, 00:15	#13
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	get a laptop buddy. A cheap laptop will be as expensive as a good HU and u can save moeny on amplifiers and presets. a bonus will be watching dvd's and working on the go.
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