"drmengler" wrote in message
om...
Ok, so I rang up the shop, who were going to fit my mp3 autochanger,
and 4 new speakers (all paid for up front despite the fact the fitting
is next Saturday), and said "I've changed my mind, I'm going to
replace my head unit with a CDX-MP40, and forget the autochanger".

So, since the MP40 is £35 quid cheaper than the autochanger at this
particular establishment, I figured they'd owe me £35, plus maybe a
bit more because I imagined fitting an autochanger (in the boot, or
under a chair) requires more wiring work and some kind of frame to
hold it in. Whereas a head unit just slots in, and the wiring's
already there for you.

Nah, I swapped the MDX-CA680X to the CDX in 15 mins - same wiring loom was
used on the MDX as the CDX with a different installation cage (which comes
with the unit anyway).

Pulled MDX out.
Disconnected the connector, aerial (and Changer BUS connector and BUS Audio
In from the changer) on the MDX from the back.
Slipped the cage out, clipped new one in.
Connected CDX (exact same connections), pushed back in.

The changer took longer, but as mine went in the glovebox there was no wire
to pull thru the car, so that wasn't too bad either.

Hour and a half in total for both units.