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Old December 8th 03, 09:05 AM posted to uk.rec.audio.car
Daniel Crichton
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Default How to fit a New Head Unit?

"DAB sounds worse than FM in Cars" wrote in
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I've never fitted one before so apologies for any dumb questions.

I've got a Sony MDX C5970R MD tuner which I cannot get out yet because you
need special Sony clips to remove it. But when I do remove it, how do I
install my new Pioneer DEH P77MP mp3 CD tuner?

Do you simply unplug the connector connected to the Sony MD player and

plug
in the Pioneer's connector, or are the wires different? If the wires are
different, how do I find out which wire on the Sony does what? (I can't

find
my Sony MD player's manual)


Depends on the connector used on the Sony. If it's an ISO standard one then
you're fine. As you have a Rover 214 L reg I'm guessing that it already has
the adapter to convert from the factory connector to ISO, just make sure you
leave it in there, although you do end up with a lot of cable behind the
unit and you have to try and keep it out of the way of the rear of the unit
due to the close fit to the metal bracket in the console. (I had a 214 H
reg, still had the factory fitted Philips unit so had to get an adapter to
fit my Pioneer DEH-P3500MP, but they're only around £10 - for the cabling I
managed to pull it through to the left from behind by getting my head under
the glove compartment, great fun).

Dan