Hi Larry.
Yes, we do like the CD changer, a lot! I'm glad we got it, and at the Clairs' price, it was not too bad. It works well for us, we have a kid's music tape loaded in the tape player for our 2.5 year old, 6 CDs in the changer for us, and of course the radio. Its neat having such a fully integrated system where you can go from one to the other by just the touch of a button.
Tip on Clairs: They didn't ask if I was looking at their website, and I didn't volunteer it, I just asked them for their price on the phone. As it turned out, the phone price was a little *better* than the price on the website!
It cost $123 to install at my local dealer.
On the lighting, we just do the same as you, leave it on automatic.