Many people feel sentimental about their old cars for some reasons. This makes them avoid having a new car. They might be people who want to get their hands on the latest technologies. The old cars do not have facility for many of the latest technologies like an mps player or even the USB. To overcome this, the following paragraphs in this article suggest some ways on how to hook a USB up to an old car. The USB that is found in most of the latest models of the automobiles in the market helps in listening to music in the latest trend. Using this port various forms of music files can be played from the music player.
Sometimes there are easy steps to do anything and the following steps are such easy steps that help in achieving the owner of the car to hook a USB to his or her old car. This can also be done with either no or little help from some experts.
First some things that are required must be kept ready at hand. If these are not available they can be purchased from any shop that sells electronic items for all types of automobiles. The things like input adapter of the USB for the stereo and the CD player in the car. Generally the CD player that is present is enough for this purpose and need not necessarily be a new latest one.
The engine of the car is turned on. This is done so that the player is turned on and played. The car must very importantly have a compact disc player installed in it. The input adapters that are to be used are compatible and work only in the compact disc players and not in the tape decks. Therefore this must be made sure.
After the player is turned on, the adapter for the input is carefully inserted in the compact disc changer. This adapter that is used is a form of compact disc that has a cable running across the centre of it. This cable runs for a little distance of about one foot or more out and away from the compact disc player before it actually connects with the display that is generally digital. This display is a part of this adapter and the wire that is present helps in manipulating and moving the location for the display.
The mp3 player is then connected to this port. Apart from this mp3 player any such similar device can be used for playing in the port. The USB's power is turned on. When the player is turned on the list of the songs and other information regarding the various tracks appears on the screen of the adapter.
After the list appears, the favourite song can be selected and played from the controls on the stereo system of the car. These controls however do not function in the same way as it would when a compact disc is played.
By following the above steps on how to hook a USB up to an older car stereo, the USB can be attached successfully.
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How to Remove a Eclipse Factory Stereo
The Mitsubishi Eclipse is a coupe that is manufactured by the world renowned Mitsubishi motors' and has been in production since 1989 for left hand drive markets. The Eclipse is officially available in china, North America, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Brazil, UAE, South Korea and Kuwait. There are several radio configurations available for the Eclipse. If you are not satisfied with the radio provided with your car then you can consider replacing it with an aftermarket radio. But the factory installed radio has to be removed first. It doesn't matter what type of radio your car has, the general process for the removal of the radio is the same in all the cases. This article will show you how to remove an Eclipse car radio.
To assist you in the removal of the radio you will require pliers, trim tool and a Philips head screw driver.
Before attempting to remove the radio, turn off your car's ignition and set the parking brakes. Now with the help of pliers remove the nut that is attached to the negative terminal of the battery. After removing the nut, move the cable from side to side till the cable is loosened. Remove the cable completely from the negative terminal of the battery
After disconnecting the battery's negative cable you can proceed towards the radio removal. With the help of a trim tool open the radio/ air vent panel. To do this, pick up the trim tool and insert it into the panel's edge. Now push the trim tool to one side so that the clip holding the panel pops out and the panel is free. The panel can now be removed with the help of your hands. If you are not in possession of a trim tool then try to remove the panel with your hands. This can be done easily by holding both sides of the panel with your hands and pulling it sharply.
After removing the panel, flip it to the backside. You will now be able to access the connections that are present at the backside of the panel. Locate the danger light adapter that is present behind the panel and unplug it from the panel.
There will be four Philips head screws that will be present in the panel. These four Philips head screws are responsible for keeping the radio chassis in its position. Remove the screws with the help of a screw driver. The radio can be removed from the panel after removing the screws. Now take the radio chassis out of the dash panel. After removing the chassis you will be able to find the wiring harness. Remove this wiring harness by accessing it from behind the radio.
Now the radio is attached to the vent assembly only with the help of clips. These clips can easily be removed by tugging at it with a little force. After the removal of the clips, the radio can be removed from the car. Now the new aftermarket radio can be placed in the old radio's place.
With the help of these simple steps you can remove an Eclipse car radio without spending too much.
To assist you in the removal of the radio you will require pliers, trim tool and a Philips head screw driver.
Before attempting to remove the radio, turn off your car's ignition and set the parking brakes. Now with the help of pliers remove the nut that is attached to the negative terminal of the battery. After removing the nut, move the cable from side to side till the cable is loosened. Remove the cable completely from the negative terminal of the battery
After disconnecting the battery's negative cable you can proceed towards the radio removal. With the help of a trim tool open the radio/ air vent panel. To do this, pick up the trim tool and insert it into the panel's edge. Now push the trim tool to one side so that the clip holding the panel pops out and the panel is free. The panel can now be removed with the help of your hands. If you are not in possession of a trim tool then try to remove the panel with your hands. This can be done easily by holding both sides of the panel with your hands and pulling it sharply.
After removing the panel, flip it to the backside. You will now be able to access the connections that are present at the backside of the panel. Locate the danger light adapter that is present behind the panel and unplug it from the panel.
There will be four Philips head screws that will be present in the panel. These four Philips head screws are responsible for keeping the radio chassis in its position. Remove the screws with the help of a screw driver. The radio can be removed from the panel after removing the screws. Now take the radio chassis out of the dash panel. After removing the chassis you will be able to find the wiring harness. Remove this wiring harness by accessing it from behind the radio.
Now the radio is attached to the vent assembly only with the help of clips. These clips can easily be removed by tugging at it with a little force. After the removal of the clips, the radio can be removed from the car. Now the new aftermarket radio can be placed in the old radio's place.
With the help of these simple steps you can remove an Eclipse car radio without spending too much.
