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not really as the pic i posted was cropped, the unit has slightly sloping sides which leave a small gap either side of the double din slot, i am hoping to cover these over with some suitable walnut trim sometime though.. Functionality, well the sat nav works on the old non dx cd based system although newer versions are dvd based, im running a 2006 Gb tele atlas map cd on it & it's great, I've used it with other european navi cd's in europe too..Map view is only 2d though & it has a arrow view with street names too.. Later versions of mine could be coupled with a tv tuner to allow the watching of tv & have tmc too..My unit only plays tele atlas navi cd's & not music cd's so a separate cd changer is a must for music lovers The radio works perfect, scans & saves stations like any other radio, great reception & the cd changer is the same, i previously had this in my vw golf before selling it & getting my 75. I took out the sat nav & put in the factory fitted vw radio but left in the cd changer when i sold it though.. These units are for sale on fleabay ( i got mine from the local scrap merchants, luckily it had the code with it, but came with no guarantee it would work so i got it for peanuts really & i did work so i landed lucky.. I'd rate it better than the tom tom i used for work too, although it's a big heavy lump of a unit & i had to buy an adapter lead because of the bmw style wiring in my 75 it was worth it when you consider the price & hassle of sourcing & installing a 2nd hand factory fitted type of rover/bmw sat navs.. I hope to try on sunday again with the cd changer, then i'll post up some pics,:lol: Last edited by ferryjambo; 19th June 2009 at 16:55.. Reason: spelling mistakes |
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Thanks for that...
I take it you haven't cracked the steering wheel controls
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never thought of that one, i suppose you could do that, but it would mean yet again cutting & splicing cables & for the hassle i'd rather just use the rotary knobs for that with this unit, i actually have one of those Blaupunkt lucca's sat nav with a built in mp3 & picture view player & i did wonder if that was a better unit for this, but stumped for the old audi navi as it is a better fit in the double din enclosure meaning i would'nt have to fabricate a housing to fill the hole left when you take out the harmony unit..
It also does'nt help that the harmony radio is concave in it's shape so fitting a flat unit like the audi or the blaupunkt also throws up some problems.. Still it worked out ok in the end & everyone that has seen it thinks it looks ok (even with the slight gap at the ends just now)... Ferryjambo |
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Slightly different query.
I have a 2000 r75 with Harmony head, no CD changer and am sourcing a Glovebox CD, loom and symphony head for the forum to upgrade it. Am I right in thinking that the Glovebox may be prewired for the CD player and that the Symphony loom plugs into the BMW socket behind the ashtray and all works? Slight problem ,there's no code for the Symphony so I'm looking at Evilbay decode service. Alternatively, would the loom and CD changer work with the Harmony head? Any help appreciated. I've saved the relevant threads to guide me but they'll probably make more sense when I have the bits to hand, as it were.:lol:
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Unless I misunderstood what you said, you've wired up pin 17 on the blue plug to your K-bus on the changer. But according to Duotone's diagram is should have been pin 19. I've just used Duotones diagram to fix my MP3 adapter with a lot of advice from others so I can confirm that K-bus is definitely pin 19. |
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Alpine CHM-S630 Car CD Changer help.
hi sorry im new to this site,i have the ablve changer,a harmony,radio/tape but when i had the car it had wiring into the boot for a sony 10 cd changer,im used to the glovebox alpine so i brought 1,were would the wires for rge alpine be if any,and the sony,ive releced the board from under glovebox but cant see ive took radio out there are 2 little oblong connectors to put somthing into,but i cant find were to get a lead to go from the radio to the glovebox,ive looked on web,anyone help please,ive got a rover 75,w reg,thankyou,jim
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So a joint on the k bus wire...one end into blue mini ISO, one end BMW pin and a third end to pin 5 on cd changer loom? Sorry for Noddy question!! Rick |
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