factory CD players

[hdsalinas]

I have been looking in ebay for a Toyota CD player to replace the stock tape deck. I want to replace it since I dont have any use for a tape deck.

Well, over at ebay the a 98-02 CD player goes for round $100 while the 03 and up can be "buyed now" for $40. Why so much difference in price? I guess the newer ones only work on the current curolla and cannot be used on a different car.

I guess I am better off just getting a pioneer or sony cd/mp3 player. I just dont like the way aftermarket radios look on the dash. (I dont want a christmas tree on my dash).

BTW, I also saw a instrument cluster from a 01 corolla that had a black background and red gauges. From what model is this?

[Slaughter]

If you look around you can find some pretty simple cd players. Not all of them are done up with lights and crap :P

[REN69]

Eclipse, Alpine, and Clarion have some nice decks that don't have all the rice on them like some Sony's do.

[hdsalinas]

Rice!

That is exactly the word that describes those stereos. I actually like the aesthetics of the stock cassette deck. I am going to check Clarion and alpine out

Sony = rice
kenwood = redneck

[Chris Corolla S]

"BTW, I also saw a instrument cluster from a 01 corolla that had a black background and red gauges. From what model is this?"

That'd be my car, the 2001 Corolla S.

My car looks like a christmas tree stock because I have red gauges but the other dash lights (stereo+air,etc) are green

PS If you want a stereo with green lights I believe most Alpines have green.