Not that i am complaining, but I am amazed the EBAY bidding on the CD player from my turbo STE has gone so high. Can anyone offer a reason why? I came so close to just putting it out in the trash.
With no bids on the car, maybe I need to just tear it apart and sell it piece by piece. Other than the high mileage, does anyone see something negative in the STE listing? guess the 2 door red/black ones are just more sporty.
links??
I don't feel like searching on ebay all day for your auctions.
Shawn
wow, auction just ended.
but here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38641&item=2457651897
car link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2457566045&category=6422
Because it's a rare, very sought after model of Delco CD player.
It can be repaired for around $100. It's having the exact same problem playing CD's that my old Lumina CD player had.
Its hard to find that series PONTIAC cd player. ESPECIALLY that particular one. However, I was expecting to see it over $100, usually working ones will get $225 or more.
Yup. Pretty rare indeed. '89 was the first year GM offered CD players in their cars, and as expensive of an option as it was back then, not too many people sprung for it. And so, they're pretty sought after today for people who want to finish a stock, fully loaded look.
I lucked out and picked up two units dirt cheap (one for $10, and the other for $20). Both need refurbishing, but even as cores, they're worth a lot more then that. One unit only plays CDs if it's really really hot in the interior. When it works, it works perfectly. Too bad that's not so often. :evil:
By the way, Chris. I believe it stated in the auction that he removed the CD player because it was acting up on him, so it was only "semi" functional, plus it hadn't been tested in 6-7 years. That partially killed the value. I have very VERY rarely seen an auction for one of those CD players in perfectly working order. There was a brand spanking new one a few months back that ended at about $225. Otherwise, the majority I've seen go for around $100-$150 in "reasonably" functioning condition (remember, you're going to add at least another $120 or so to have it repaired).
Yea I just had mine repaired by M&R Electronics last week. $188 shipped.
I had intended on biding on florida_tgp's for resale till I saw what it was going for. It would have been hard to make a profit at that rate. :shock: But it is good to see that our cars are becoming more popualer and worth more & more. :D :D
Yea, back in 1990 when I got my first TGP/only new car I ever bought, I called to find some specs in the stock CD player and was referred to the Delco Girls, cute name but they said the unit was made for them by Alpine (at the time) and had typical good CD specs (have them somewhere), not a real high-end unit but a good piece. At the time the option for this CD player on lower level GPs ranged from $405 to $545 depending on the value option package that was selected, but for the TGP it was only a $226 option. Sweet!
There is another on-line company that sells refurbed units, and I found them from a link for parts from the Alpine web site, if anyone is interested.
Jeff M
Quote from: 6000STE/AWDOne unit only plays CDs if it's really really hot in the interior.
Just an idea you could try resoldering some of the circuit board? I don't know if that's possible, but that's how my RKE used to act and the resoldering trick worked.
Quote from: alaskatgpBut it is good to see that our cars are becoming more popualer and worth more & more. :D
Lol. That's not a TGP exclusive CD player, alaska. The Firebird, Tran Sport, 6000, Grand Prix, and Bonnevilles all were available with that CD player, thus the popularity of finding one. So the amount those go for has nothing to do with the popularity of our cars (though they're gaining :wink: )
Quote from: no1kickerJust an idea you could try resoldering some of the circuit board? I don't know if that's possible, but that's how my RKE used to act and the resoldering trick worked.
Weeell....I'm not to anxious to start screwing around with the electronics on a CD player. I'd just rather pay the $100 and get everything refurbished top to bottom. Needs some new light bulbs and buttons, too.
Quote from: no1kickerQuote from: 6000STE/AWDOne unit only plays CDs if it's really really hot in the interior.
Just an idea you could try resoldering some of the circuit board? I don't know if that's possible, but that's how my RKE used to act and the resoldering trick worked.
It's not solder points that is the problem.. It's actual IC's that fail inside the CD Mechanism.
I picked up a CD Player from a 91 GTP (Same design) from a kid on Club GP for $40. There's a tag on it showing it had been refurbished in 2001. Only problem with it was the front faceplate was broken off. But I just pulled the good CD mechanism out and put it in the one from my TGP since it was still in one piece. Makes a good stereo for my garage, I'm just now trying to figure out how to get the auxiliary inputs to work in it now. :D