Replacing stereo 2000 Elantra

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I just picked up a nice cd/mp3 palyer at Best Buy and would like to install
it myself to avoid the $50 charge and the wait thats involved.
I have installed these in the past but never on a Hyundai .
Does anybody know if there are things i should be aware of on this model as
compared to an older one or say a Chevy?
Any where i can find pictures of what i'll run into when i get the factory
stereo out?
 
eric said:
I just picked up a nice cd/mp3 palyer at Best Buy and would like to install
it myself to avoid the $50 charge and the wait thats involved.
I have installed these in the past but never on a Hyundai .
Does anybody know if there are things i should be aware of on this model as
compared to an older one or say a Chevy?
Any where i can find pictures of what i'll run into when i get the factory
stereo out?
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You'll see hyundai standard connectors,surely.

If you check what sort of connectors the old stereo had, you might find they
are compatible.
and so you just be able to swap them straight over.

Or if you need an adaptor, just buy an adapter from a car stereo place.

" hyundai elantra to Voxson adaptor"... they will look up the models to
get the right adapter.
 
I just picked up a nice cd/mp3 palyer at Best Buy and would like to
install
it myself to avoid the $50 charge and the wait thats involved.
I have installed these in the past but never on a Hyundai .
Does anybody know if there are things i should be aware of on this model as
compared to an older one or say a Chevy?
Any where i can find pictures of what i'll run into when i get the factory
stereo out?
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You might try looking here for information.... How to open your dash, and
mount the new unit... they probably can sell you whatever adapters you might
need.

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-tJiHSPWUR0x/ProdMenu.asp?s=0&cc=01&c=11&vst=Y
 
You might try looking here for information.... How to open your dash, and
mount the new unit... they probably can sell you whatever adapters you might
need.

http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-tJiHSPWUR0x/ProdMenu.asp?s=0&cc=01&c=11&vst=Y
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More power to those who want to do this. I've done it twice now, and
have vowed to NEVER replace the stereo in a car again, especially
smaller cars. To me it's worth the price to let somebody else have
all the hassles of wiring harness and working in the confined spaces
of a compact car.
 
Please do not take offense to this but are you a heavyset man? It
really wasn't any more difficult to replace the stereo in my sister's
Elantra than it was to replace the one in my Accord.

Nick
 
I suppose you consider your Accord to be something larger than a
Compact car? I certainly wouldn't consider it a mid-size sedan, and
certainly NOT a full size vehicle like a Cadillac or SUV.

My point stands. My Elantra is the same size as the Accord parked
next to me. I imagine I would have the same amount of problems
changing it's radio. I'm not "heavyset" (you could have just said
"hey porker lose some weight and it would be easier); it's just that
the space behind these units is so tight it can be REAL hard to work
in.

That, and anymore you have to rip half the dash apart to get the damm
things out. To me it's worth paying somebody to do it; you obviously
would rather do the work yourself. To each their own!
 
The newer accords are considered mid-sedan while the 97 and older
accords were considered compact. I have changed the radios in both my
95 and 99 accords. Like anything else if you don't have the patience
or the skill to do it, then leave it alone and have someone else do
it. Like I said before it isn't difficult to do you just need to have
patience with it...I'm not a mechanic by any means but I can do the
basic stuff like this...changing brakes...oil...thermostat.

Nick
 
The newer accords are considered mid-sedan while the 97 and older
accords were considered compact. I have changed the radios in both my
95 and 99 accords. Like anything else if you don't have the patience
or the skill to do it, then leave it alone and have someone else do
it. Like I said before it isn't difficult to do you just need to have
patience with it...I'm not a mechanic by any means but I can do the
basic stuff like this...changing brakes...oil...thermostat.

Nick
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I've done it, I just prefer not too. To me it's worth paying somebody
to do it. You also forgot to mention you need the proper tools; most
modern radios arent' held in by simple screws that are easy to get
too. The harnessess in the rear don't have lots of extra cable. That
means you need to remove some of the center console trim, then use
special tools (like torx drivers) of the proper size to loosen various
items, then reach behind the damn things to blindly locate the harness
and antenna connections. It's even more fun in reverse.

I've don it. I can also change brake pads, change the oil, change the
thermostat, put in new plugs/cables, etc...it's just worth it to me to
have somebody do it for me. To each their own.
 
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