CD autochanger connector configuration - help please - Page 6

Greeners · 10th March 2009, 20:16

obiwan · 22nd March 2009, 13:10

Well I've seen it now...but I still don't quite believe it...

I'm not going to say anything...descriptive expression of my thoughts would be inappropriate for a public forum...

Let me just say:

"How frustrating it is that after not insignificant expense on tools, components and replacement parts, I discover that the source of my problem is an 80p fuse which MG Rover not only hid in an almost inaccessible location, but also failed to mention in any of their workshop manuals, wiring diagrams etc etc"

Pictured here after I pulled it out from behind the carpet.

Shame I didn't find this fuse a month ago! Live and learn...

Thanks to Eurorover (quite possibly the only person on the planet who knew this fuse existed?)

Greeners · 22nd March 2009, 21:06

well done for persevering with this............

eurorover · 23rd March 2009, 08:05

Glad to be of service you owe me a pint sometime!

obiwan · 23rd March 2009, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greeners

well done for persevering with this............

Well I suppose the upside is I now have a working CD changer powered by the loom, as it should be, and I also now have the original connector fitted to the loom, in contrast to the back yard terminal block job of my predecessor...the proper connector will come in handy should I do the iPod conversion detailed elsewhere in this forum. And it's been fun (in a 'hammering your thumb nail is fun' kind of way...)

Quote:

Originally Posted by eurorover

Glad to be of service you owe me a pint sometime!

For sure!

stocktake · 23rd March 2009, 19:25

Followed this with interest. I think I would have cut the fuse out

Excellent diagnosis there Mr Eurorover sir

Departed · 23rd March 2009, 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by obiwan

Well I've seen it now...but I still don't quite believe it...

I'm not going to say anything...descriptive expression of my thoughts would be inappropriate for a public forum...

Let me just say:

"How frustrating it is that after not insignificant expense on tools, components and replacement parts, I discover that the source of my problem is an 80p fuse which MG Rover not only hid in an almost inaccessible location, but also failed to mention in any of their workshop manuals, wiring diagrams etc etc"

Pictured here after I pulled it out from behind the carpet.

Shame I didn't find this fuse a month ago! Live and learn...

Thanks to Eurorover (quite possibly the only person on the planet who knew this fuse existed?)

That is apalling, and that comes from someone who used to work in the infotainment department at Rover (left before it became MGR). I remember stories of the bad old days of SD1 where the central locking had a fuse like this. I find it hard to believe anyone would design like this!

10th March 2009, 20:16	#51
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22nd March 2009, 21:06	#53
Greeners Moderator MG-ZTT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 19,798 Thanks: 161 Thanked 1,249 Times in 1,036 Posts	well done for persevering with this............ __________________ *David* Impecunity is the mother of ingenuity Useful how to's for common problems Car Of The Month Jan 2014 [SatNav Power Down] [Coolant Level] [SatNav Repair] [Diesel Non Starting] [Paint Codes] [Rear Light Seals] [Reversing Light Switch] [Bleeding Brakes][Sunroof Drain] [Early ZT's][Instrument Pack Diagnostics][ATC Diagnostics]

23rd March 2009, 19:25	#56
stocktake Vis Whiz Rover 75 2.5 auto Saloon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: LEEDS Posts: 20,591 Thanks: 2,057 Thanked 3,056 Times in 1,621 Posts	Followed this with interest. I think I would have cut the fuse out Excellent diagnosis there Mr Eurorover sir __________________ Dave... Lost a few stones and a Gall Bladder and part of a bile duct and all of my dignity in the suppository incident

23rd March 2009, 08:05	#54
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