Hi, I recently got a 1998 Fiat Punto 85 sx, the stereo cassette player inside it has buttons for a cd changer, after reading bits and bobs on the net, I found the Philips RC026 was meant to be the one for it, so I managed to one up cheaply. The problem I have is that the connector at the end is totally the wrong shape to plug into the back of the stereo, and looking at the manual it says the...

Anyone know (without me taking my doors off and fiddling about with a tape measure) what size speakers are in the ford fiesta freestyle (02 reg). 6 in total, 2 door tweeters, 2 kickspace and 2 rear. I was going to ask about speakers as well, but i'm not going to be responisble for a coax vs 6x9 fight :p taaaaa

Anyone know if it is definately the pin 2 on the black connector of the stereo, that the mute lead plugs into? If so, what do i need to achieve this? This is for my CARK 91 kit. Cheers

O well, thank you for all your opinions (!!) I've gone with the Alpine unit, waiting for the postie now! tidyboyo

Basically I'm looking to get an MP3 headunit, but I also want a aux in, without having to buy a further adaptor. Has anyone got any opinions on the above two units? The JVC is £200, but am I right in thinking its nearly two years old? Also can anyone confirm if there is a big gap between playing mp3 tracks on either of the units and if there is can anyone recommend a unit which doesnt have a 2...

My wife has a 98 civic ex and the stock radio is only an AM/FM setup. So, about two years ago we went and got a aftermarket radio w/cd player. They had to jumper the wire from the old radio and leave it behind the dash so the keyless entry and dome light will still work. Here is the the problem....after about a year the radio started getting a high pitched noise that could be heard all the...

Anyone know where I can get this? I've seen them on Blue Spot at £14.95, but I rather not deal with them again. Q. -- I'm a bomb technician. If you see me running, try to keep up. Beware of the spamtrap. Please take the "mickey" out of my email address to reply.

I have the Sony XRCA370X cd changer, my problem is CD text. The unit will display the CD title and artist but not the individual track titles, the actual cds are fine as I have tried them in my mates cd player. So what am I doing wrong, or is this model simply not capable of displaying individual track titles.

im trying to wire a goodmans cd player (model GCE 7000 CD) in to my car but im having trouble any pointers its my 1st wiring job. the car is an 86 ford escort with the factory fitted radio still in it. the factory fitted radio only has 4 wires for power (one brown one yellow one re one red and white) and i can hook them up to the new radio ok.

Does anyone have experience of using an FM Modulator / broadcaster to link a portable device, in my case an apple ipod mp3 player, to an existing car hifi. In my case I have a Nissan primera with the sat-nav and bespoke audio unit so there is little hope of trying to connect it in directly but the FM route sounds less disruptive. Anyone done something similar/ can recommend devices and or...

I've just had a Sony CDX-T70MX changer installed in an Audi A6, with an adaptor to make it compatible with the Audi Concert head unit. When playing mp3 files that I've burned to a CD, I find that the changer will play the mp3 files OK, but if I try to skip to the next track or go back to another one, it just goes back to the first mp3 in the list and starts again. It doesn't seem to recognise...

Hi all, I have just gone out and bought a new pram.... Just when I bought the car we find that out :-) could I have bought a worse car for this situation? Anyway, because of my sub, although a better design for the tiny car than most, I cannot fit much in the boot. The sub I built basically sits from left to right in the well of the boot, this leaves just over half free, I can squash the pram in...

My suby has got a pillar mounted pull out aerial that is worst than useless. Does any one no if there is another option which wont involve chopping the car?

A previous owner of my car fitted a Pioneer DEH-1330R. I want to remove it to sort out the wiring, but I don't have the "supplied extraction keys" mentioned in the installation instructions. Is it possible to get it out (without damaging it) without the keys? -- Roger Barker Boston, UK

"Andy M" wrote in message ... I plan on buying some new front speakers for my Corsa B. How do you get the door handles off to get in the tweeter encloser? I've removed the screw at the bottom but cant get it to come off. How are the tweeters held in? Also where can I mount the cross over network? I dont want...

On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:08:30 +0100, "Steve Hardwood" wrote: | "Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message | ... | I am putting a Kenwood KRC194A Cassette and FM/AM box into my caravan. | A bit OTT but the one I had before was crap. | The instructions are all about car installations, and...

I recently replaced the factory stereo in my Seat Ibiza with a Pioneer DEH-P3500MP. All is fine, except I get extremely bad MW reception now. It was fine before, but is now almost inaudible. The FM reception is perfect. Not sure if it's relevant, but I had to buy one of those ISO-DIN aerial adaptor things (http://www.halfords.com/shop/item.asp?id=130997). Any ideas/solutions to my MW woe? Don't...

I have a Panasonic CQ-RDP383 CD/MP3/WMA player, and I have some 8 cm cds that I have used with another player. So far I have not dared to try the 8cm discs in the car player. The manual states that you should not use irregularly shaped cds, but an 8cm disc is not irregular, is it? Does anybody know something about 8cm discs and car cd players? PS: I am very satisfied with the player. Morten...

In , MartinF typed: Hi All About a year ago I had a Hirschmann electric aerial ( HIT AUTA 5091 A 910 ) fitted in my mark 3 VW Golf connected to a Becker Mexico Pro head unit. Over the last few weeks it has displayed a reluctance to retract after I switch the head unit off although it usually does...

Hi, I did already know that, but no need to apologise! I've got it all fitted and I've come to the conclusion that Pioneer just make wierd equipment! the wires and connections are as follows: /--Power cable (12v DC switched)--\ \/ \/---------Amp Rem cable-----\/ \/ Head Unit ------RCA cable ------- Sub...