Best place for a CD changer?

Hi

I'm fitting a sony CD changer to my 406 (1997).
Were is the best place to it? In the boot, under a seat? And what is the
best way to get the cabling to the head unit?

 

Personal preference would be in the boot either mounted vertically on one
side or suspended from the parcel shelf (which obviously is no use to you
but I have a fixed parcel shelf!).

The cabling can come in under the rear seats and then either run down the
centre under the carpet or (preferable) down one side of the car under the
edge of the carpet where the rubber seals are (there should be a small
cavity for this purpose).

Not sure on a 406 what the underside of the dash is like but on my 205 you
can reach around and feed the cable roughly in the direction of the head
unit. Easier with two people! Obviously do this with the head unit out!

Make sure if you do mount the changer vertically, that you change the
setting on it (most have one) that let's it know it's in a vertical position
or else you will damage it. It's usually a push switch on one side of it.

Matt

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Our 406 has the cd in a space created by cutting the top off the trim
on the bottom-left of the boot - towards the rear. This is convenient
for switching the CDs and also has room for some other necessary junk.
This suggests that there is similar potential space on the Right - I
may well chop into this as well.