Zt kenwood radio

nebrog23 · 7th March 2014, 12:34

Anyone recommend a cheap kenwood radio that is compatible with the IR controls?

pab · 7th March 2014, 13:26

I have a Kenwood KDC 4554UB. The unit plugs straight into the cars ISO connectors and works on the steering wheel controls.

They are iPhone friendly, blue tooth and have blue illunination and plenty of punch with a more modern look to them.

They can be purchased quite cheaply on eBay.

nebrog23 · 7th March 2014, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by pab

I have a Kenwood KDC 4554UB. The unit plugs straight into the cars ISO connectors and works on the steering wheel controls.

They are iPhone friendly, blue tooth and have blue illunination and plenty of punch with a more modern look to them.

They can be purchased quite cheaply on eBay.

Thanks not any on eBay at moment. I could probably do with with red/orange lighting. Do you know if any kenwood with IR/remote option will work.

pab · 7th March 2014, 13:56

Check the specification of the radio to see if it is compatible with IR steering wheel controls, or you will need a patch lead..

Coolcat is the man to talk to about ICE, he will probably catch up on the thread.

coolcat · 7th March 2014, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by pab

Check the specification of the radio to see if it is compatible with IR steering wheel controls, or you will need a patch lead..

Coolcat is the man to talk to about ICE, he will probably catch up on the thread.

I've caught up

As Pab has said, best to look on Kenwoods website and check for the specification you want making sure it has infra red remote control capability and the button illumination colour you want.
I can't quote specific Kenwood units as I don't keep them in stock, we only get them in to order

Simmons · 8th March 2014, 16:14

I got one of these from Halfords yesterday to replace my 391
Kenwood KDC-3057UR CD Receiver With USB

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165655

Works fine slotted straight in, the USB is to replace the cd changer that has started jumping and the sound is very good, also lights up red round the edges and blue in the center (looks better than it sounds).
I paid £35 as i had £20 of vouchers but even for £55 it is a good unit, the other option was the next one up the 4057 but £10 more for Bluetooth that i wont use wasn't worth it.
It does work with the steering wheel controls, at least it will when some kind person on here looks at my post asking which connector to put the steering wheel control wire into.
Apart from that i am very impressed with it for the price.

coolcat · 8th March 2014, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmons

I got one of these from Halfords yesterday to replace my 391
Kenwood KDC-3057UR CD Receiver With USB

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165655

Works fine slotted straight in, the USB is to replace the cd changer that has started jumping and the sound is very good, also lights up red round the edges and blue in the center (looks better than it sounds).
I paid £35 as i had £20 of vouchers but even for £55 it is a good unit, the other option was the next one up the 4057 but £10 more for Bluetooth that i wont use wasn't worth it.
It does work with the steering wheel controls, at least it will when some kind person on here looks at my post asking which connector to put the steering wheel control wire into.
Apart from that i am very impressed with it for the price.

If you had bought a Kenwood with a Infra Red remote control inputs it would have worked straight off as your old Kenwood did.
If it's a hard wired swc control only you will need to buy a connects2 Rover75 swc loom and the relevant Kenwood patch lead to go with it.
It will also need a little bit of rewiring as well!
Expect to pay between £15.00 to £20.00 for these

Simmons · 8th March 2014, 16:45

Thank you for the quick reply i will have a look tomorrow.

The 394 just had the 2 block connectors whereas the new one has one block connector but has 1 empty slot compared to the previous, my thinking was this is the one that does the steering as apart from that all that was plugged in on the 394 was an aerial the block connector and the din for the cd changer

J1MBO · 8th March 2014, 18:41

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Simmons Regular poster MG ZT+ 2.5 v6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Doncaster Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Thank you for the quick reply i will have a look tomorrow. The 394 just had the 2 block connectors whereas the new one has one block connector but has 1 empty slot compared to the previous, my thinking was this is the one that does the steering as apart from that all that was plugged in on the 394 was an aerial the block connector and the din for the cd changer Last edited by Simmons; 8th March 2014 at 16:49..

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pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	I have a Kenwood KDC 4554UB. The unit plugs straight into the cars ISO connectors and works on the steering wheel controls. They are iPhone friendly, blue tooth and have blue illunination and plenty of punch with a more modern look to them. They can be purchased quite cheaply on eBay.

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pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	Check the specification of the radio to see if it is compatible with IR steering wheel controls, or you will need a patch lead.. Coolcat is the man to talk to about ICE, he will probably catch up on the thread.

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Simmons Regular poster MG ZT+ 2.5 v6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Doncaster Posts: 35 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	I got one of these from Halfords yesterday to replace my 391 Kenwood KDC-3057UR CD Receiver With USB http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165655 Works fine slotted straight in, the USB is to replace the cd changer that has started jumping and the sound is very good, also lights up red round the edges and blue in the center (looks better than it sounds). I paid £35 as i had £20 of vouchers but even for £55 it is a good unit, the other option was the next one up the 4057 but £10 more for Bluetooth that i wont use wasn't worth it. It does work with the steering wheel controls, at least it will when some kind person on here looks at my post asking which connector to put the steering wheel control wire into. Apart from that i am very impressed with it for the price.

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