Post by Randy T. on Jan 31, 2009 12:29:26 GMT -6
First check your Aurora to see if it is wired for the changer, a lot of them are. Look behind the carpet by your antenna.
Second you need a changer and bracket. Your best bet would probably be ebay. They sell for $100-200. A lot of GM cars used them so they are available. I think there are 6 and 12 disc. Make sure it has the magazine with it.
Then you will need to find an Aurora that had the changer to take parts off of. That is the hard part if you want it to look right. Finding them together would be nice, but the changers go first thing.
Next you will need a hammer, chisel, and big flathead screwdriver. You have to remove the bracket that is spot welded to the car. It is not necessary to remove the trunk bolts. This is a different bracket then the one on the changer. It is spot welded very heavily, so this is a bit of work. Be prepared to damage the Aurora.
Power tools would be better. The picture below is after I installed it, so it won't have the washers and bolts.
You will need the nut and bolt that holds the bottom part of the changer.
Next you will need the 2 pieces of carpet from the trunk, the part that goes around the changer and the 2nd piece that goes along the front of the trunk, like the second picture down. You will need a phillips screwdriver and something to remove the plastic plugs. Then take off the taillight screws holding the carpet on. You might have to remove the shocks, also.
You will also need the door and the extender for the cargo net. The door is in the top picture above. The extender is below.
Before I installed the bracket I ground down the spot welds to make it smooth and hammered it flat. To install the bracket I used 2 big washers. Get these at Lowes or a hardware store. I used the trunk bolts to hold the bracket up with the washers. There are 2 big holes to let the bracket go around the trunk bolts these are what you need the washers for. I would recommend using some type of bonding agent between the bracket and the car, or even getting it spot welded again to keep it solid. Refer to above picture.
I don't have a picture of the complete installation, but it did look nice. I only had it in about a week. Then I put in an aftermarket stereo.
It played all of my recorded cds with no problem, a lot better then the head unit.
Second you need a changer and bracket. Your best bet would probably be ebay. They sell for $100-200. A lot of GM cars used them so they are available. I think there are 6 and 12 disc. Make sure it has the magazine with it.
Then you will need to find an Aurora that had the changer to take parts off of. That is the hard part if you want it to look right. Finding them together would be nice, but the changers go first thing.
Next you will need a hammer, chisel, and big flathead screwdriver. You have to remove the bracket that is spot welded to the car. It is not necessary to remove the trunk bolts. This is a different bracket then the one on the changer. It is spot welded very heavily, so this is a bit of work. Be prepared to damage the Aurora.
Power tools would be better. The picture below is after I installed it, so it won't have the washers and bolts.You will need the nut and bolt that holds the bottom part of the changer.
Next you will need the 2 pieces of carpet from the trunk, the part that goes around the changer and the 2nd piece that goes along the front of the trunk, like the second picture down. You will need a phillips screwdriver and something to remove the plastic plugs. Then take off the taillight screws holding the carpet on. You might have to remove the shocks, also.
You will also need the door and the extender for the cargo net. The door is in the top picture above. The extender is below.
Before I installed the bracket I ground down the spot welds to make it smooth and hammered it flat. To install the bracket I used 2 big washers. Get these at Lowes or a hardware store. I used the trunk bolts to hold the bracket up with the washers. There are 2 big holes to let the bracket go around the trunk bolts these are what you need the washers for. I would recommend using some type of bonding agent between the bracket and the car, or even getting it spot welded again to keep it solid. Refer to above picture.
I don't have a picture of the complete installation, but it did look nice. I only had it in about a week. Then I put in an aftermarket stereo.
It played all of my recorded cds with no problem, a lot better then the head unit.
