doitall76

Has anyone done anything with it worth while?

Are there any websites that have anything else that might fit in it to be more useful than holding 4 CD's?

Thanks
doitall76

fsttyms1

not that iknow of

Tom Blasing

I just keep a small pad of paper and a very tiny ink pen in mine.

BTW- mine's an 03' if it matters.

SONNYS99TL

I too have been looking for something to replace that with. Maybe once i purchase an after market stereo I can find one of those ultra slim grapical equalizers to put in there.

poohlikeshunny

There is someone on this board that put an aftermarket navi screen in there...it was hot. It fit perfectly! I forgot his name though...he had it so that it looked like the CD holder, but when you pess the button, the motorized screen comes out. And there was another guy who had the shop separate his screen and player and he had the screen grafted to where the stereo controls are and put the single din unit where the CD tray would be....

fsttyms1

yea all custom work though and not something that he could go out and buy. unfortunatly there isnt something you can just buy to go there, you have to custom make something to go there

SONNYS99TL

Plus that just sounds like too much work...damn pointless 4 cd holder. Do the newer TL's 00'+ have the same thing.

poohlikeshunny

Yeah, it's all gotta be custom..I'm trying to figure out how to do that for a touchscreen navi right now..I have a shop in West Chester figuring out the design for me...

Sonnys99tl..My TL is a 2000 and it has it. I believe any 2nd gen that does not have navi will have one.

badazzTL

should have gotten navi guys

anyway, i have control unit for my sony mp3 changer mounted there. needless to say i never will need the 4 cd holder again since i have countless albums on 1 disc now

poohlikeshunny

hahaha...yeah, I meant toget it too...but my woman convinced me it wasn't necessary cuz I can buy a map...but all this time later...i finally realize...a map will never talk to you!!!!

ndawood

its a good place to keep your gum!!!!

JJ4Short

I am in the same boat my man.
My woman keeps convincing me not to get a pop up screen.
"You'll never use the navigation...Why have a playstation in your car...You guys on the Acura-TL board like your cars too much weirdos!"
I need to slap her! LOL just kidding

Dem1K

iTrader: (1)

no, you really do!

badazzTL

fsttyms1

im with him ^

Green2000TL

Hey Guy, I see that there are many differnt things that you can do with the 4 cd tray, I have a 2000 with no Nav. I took the CD holding flaps out of the tray and use that tray as a place to hold little items. Of course I modified the tray so that noting can fall out behind. I found it best to hold a few dollars and what not, great little hidding place. If you want to see what I did, PM me and I will send you a pic of my tray.

badazzTL

green2000tl:
post pics here dude sounds interesting!

fsttyms1

why are you intrested??? hummmmm???? you said "AND I QUOTE" needless to say i never will need the 4 cd holder again

cma2180

I call me old fashion but I just use it for holding cd's. You can put 6-8 cd's in there and its beeter for the ones i listen to most so i dont gotta getmy cd case from the back.

fsttyms1

just get the kenwood keg and eliminate cd's all together!

bkzjimmy

i dont have the cd tray...there another thing that goes in there...its like a little tray that i hold all my cards and stuff.

NYZGREATST

mine says the same thing BUT im not that whipped that i didnt get my screen jk

seans5

I have a 2000 TL, it also has the 4 disc holder. If you get into the newer TL's with the 6 disc changer, that tray becomes much more useable! It's just a nice little storage tray. Same goes for 01 CL's and newer.

I called the dealer to see what the price would be on the newer tray (just storage; no CD holder!) - they wanted over $50 for that plastic tray! Too rich for me for a piece of plastic. I want to swap it out with someone with a newer TL or CL!

In the mean time... I have also removed the disc holder parts and am using it for just basic storage. You know... gum wrappers and such.

seattle dale

instead of a fatty, put a flatty in there

badazzTL

this is what mine looks like:

goldendragon576

I keep extra $$ in there and my business cards.

mrgreen000

I custom fitted a 7 inch Pioneer screen where that stupid cd tray was in my 99. It took awhile and quite a bit of squeezing, but it worked. I actually had to trim the plastic above the cointray, move everything down, and add custom screws to hold the cd console in place. Of course, that is all hidden by the plastic side covering. Even though I did it all myself, it looks pretty good and it allows me to keep the stock headunit and have a custom screen in the front.

I am also the proud owner of a new set of RonJon Inspyres and when I get those put on in the next week or so, I will try to post a picture of my entertainment system (headrest screens, dvd player, a/v plugs, etc) at the same time.

So, to answer you question, there are things you can do with that pointless cd tray. But, like many people said, it requires some customizing.

Eric

mrgreen000

Also, like poohlikeshunny said, there was another person (respectfully, he did do it before me) who did something similar to what I did. His install was REALLY clean though. It almost looked like there was nothing changed from stock and when he pressed the button, the screen came out. I wish I still had the picture of his install because it was one of the best I have seen in our cars.

shimbo519

the person who placed the screen in the cd holder was snook(tim), the owner(ex-owner?) of this site. He placed a pioneer LCD in there. Lotsa modification needed. IMO, looks nice, but not worth the headache trying it.

DerrickM

I kept the two fascia pieces and placed my AudioControl 3.1 (line driver/eq) there. With the stock plastic over it, you can't even tell it's there. Plus I velcro'd my cd changer controller to it (similar to the picture above by badazztl).

The space is 1/2 ISO DIN--so you could put anything you wanted there. The only location for bolts is in the head-unit (two tabs of metal stick up from the HU to hold the cd tray), so if you replaced the factory head unit, it's going to require fabricating something.

figueroa1357

YEA SIR I REMONVE IT AND ADDED A eQ IT FIT LIKE A GLOVE

figueroa1357

YEA SIR I REMONVE IT AND ADDED A EQ IT FIT LIKE A GLOVE

3.2TLsylvia

I took out the center tray and I use it to store my extra phone that my mom doesn't know about. It's big enough to store small stuff like that.

MarcDavidoff

Wow that's a mega old thread bump