ebbie24

hey everyone....

happy new years to everyone!!!

i'm new to the board so if this topic has been beaten to death please just point me in the right direction?!?!... i have an '01 tl everything stock... i hate the bose head unit but actually way it sounds. i was wondering if it was possible to change the stock single cd to the stock 6 disk indash that comes in the 02 and 03 models without major mods?? does it fit?? wiring harneses? etc etc... any help is appreciated.

and if anyone knows where i can get the specs on the bose equipment for comparison.... please send me the info as well

alleyesonmeee

You can switch the one you have for a 6 disc.

https://acurazine.com/forums/search.php?searchid=221088

ebbie24

thanks.... do you know if the steering wheel controls still work or do they need replacing ???

AustNMike

I too have been checking on this. As far as I know, and I may be wrong or misinformed, but CL changers do not work in TL's and if you have a NAV model you must get a changer from a NAV model if you want the Nav. voice function to work. The CL has a 6 speaker system and the TLs have 5 speakers. I forget which one, but one of them is powered at the speaker and the other has the amp in the deck.

MikePA

The CL has a separate amp.

ebbie24

That means i need a '02 or '03 6 disk in dash from a TL with out the NAV.... oh do the steering controls still work??

if anyone is selling lemme know??

fsttyms1

if you get the headunit from the 03 it is a direct plug and play.
every thing will work, steering wheel controls also

the cl headunit though they look the same wont work.

where ever you get it from make sure you get teh radio code with it!

AustNMike

so, will an '02 not work?? or are you only positive about the '03 from experience??

And if they don't have the radio code, you might be able to get it with the VIN# of the car it came from and the serial# off the unit by calling the dealer. I would get this info before purchasing if I were you.

fsttyms1

all the year headunits will work, i just wasnt sure when they switched over to the indash 6 disk

AustNMike

I think it's been available since '01. My girlfriend's CL is an '01 and it has the changer. As standard equipment, I think it was '02 or '03.