Stereo & Electronics - Factory Head Unit Question?

I have a 2000 WS6. I have been trying to read the numerous threads on adding an auxillary component to the factory Monsoon head unit. From what I have read, it depends on if your head unit was equipped to handle a CD changer.

Without removing the head unit, is there another way to tell? Does a factory Monsoon head unit have a seperate button on the front for aux or CD changer?

No. How it works is you push the CD/Play button twice and it switches to the AUX input box you have attached to the back of the headunit. If you have a 2000+ headunit then it is practically guaranteed to work.

Thanks Zex!

I have a 1999 Pontiac Trans Am what are my options as far as a aux setup?

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a348/90irocz28/transam002.jpg

You could read through this and try this i did it and it works great!
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-electronics/688297-how-you-can-add-aux-input-mp3-player-without-adapter.html

No hacking please.

No hacking please.
Replace the headunit with a later one (2001-2002 CD preferred) or get an aftermarket one.

How much would that run me?

Price varies widely between $25 - $100 depending on who's selling it. Check out the For Sale section. Sometimes there is someone there selling one

If anyone has one for sale please contact me.

raisuli81 wants $70 for his 2002 T/A headunit. I'd suggest talking him down on the price since x99sscamarox has his 1999 Camaro headunit listed for $30, although you need a 2000+ headunit so you can't use x99sscamarox's anyway.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/1052766-garage-sale.html

chvypwr31 is parting out his 2000 T/A
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/1043774-parting-out-2000-trans-am.html

f-bodyguy is selling various parts from his 2002 T/A, no prices listed
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/1049394-t-tops-driverside-trans-am-taillight-monsoon-deck.html

2000TAramAIR is parting out his 2001 T/A
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/1016637-officially-part-out-01-trans.html

kngkahious is parting out his 2000 Camaro
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/vehicles-sale-lsx-powered-only/1043794-parting-out-complete-00-zs8-camaro-tt2s.html

98creamsickle is parting out his 2000 Camaro
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lsx-parts-sale/1047180-2000-camaro-z28-convertible-part-out-everything-but-trans.html

I found all those by using the Search engine. You can find those listings and more by looking in the For Sale section and doing some searching.

i have a 2001 camaro with a single cd player head unit and i been looking on how to convert it to a ipod player

GM9-AUX converts the CD-Changer port to AUX-IN.

The GM9-AUX will work with any f-body Monsoon headunit that is capable of controlling the factory CD-Changer.
1998-2002 Cassette
2000-2002 CD (some late 1999 as well, only way to tell is to open it and look at a code on the circuit board)

you could also go with the tape deck adapter..lol an ancient method but cheap and easy

It is such b.s. that a 2000 has it and a 1999 doesent

It is such b.s. that a 2000 has it and a 1999 doesentWhen I bought my car in Feb. 97, the first thing I did was buy the changer. The second thing I did was take it back; it only worked with the tape deck unit (what dumazz thought THAT was a good idea?).

^ ^ ^ when i bought my first ceta in march 03. it had a tape player in the dash and 12 disk cd in the back. that pissed me off. i want one cd up front so i can change it. and put the 12 old faithfulls in the back

It is such b.s. that a 2000 has it and a 1999 doesent

My 1999 t/a ws6 was built in october 1998 and when I bought it new it had the cd player in dash and the 12 disk factory changer in the hatch. So.....some 99's can control the factory changer. Otherwise mine was just a freak, but I highly doubt it.

The changeover happened roughly mid-99 model year. The only way to know weather or not it will work is to open it and check the ID printed on the motherboard (there was a thread a while back showing it but I can't find it), or hook it up and try it. If you are looking to buy a new one, its not worth the hassle. You are better off buying a 2000+ model (2001+ preferred since supposedly they can control an AUX input via an adapter and also the CD-Changer with it whereas the 2000 is one or the other, not both -- this is unconfirmed though).