Is there s trick to getting the stock CD player to work?

[Merlyn]

Originally Posted by zzyzzx

Yeah, but I'd need a conversion kit, and I'm guessing that I'd have to get that at Crutchfield, or someplace else online. Assuming that I have the factory amp (how do I know) then I could put in just about anything, but I'd prefer one that's black and does HD radio.

The conversion kits are cheap, usually around 30 bucks. Just pick up a GM kit with the year listed. The slimmer the cd player the better.

[Cliff8928]

Originally Posted by DansGen1Alero

First they are not double dins, they are GM or din and a halfs, thats why you wont find any on crutchfield.

Uhh, Oldsmobile has used Double-Din since before the Alero was around. The other GM brands usually used a 1.5 DIN size. The Grand Am had 1.5 DIN for up until around 2000? You can definitely see a size difference.