Aftermarket Headunit

[Timmsy]

im looking into putting a new mp3 headunit into my car but want to keep the hand controls and the display in the dash. is there anyway of keeping this?

 

[BrianR]

Hand control (stalk) ...Yes
Display .... No (unless you want to pay £60 for it to tell you you have an Alpine/Pioneer etc head unit.

 

[Timmsy]

might aswel stay with what i have as its good enough for what i want

 

[Adam]

why would it be £60 to have a stalk adapter.

you can get the complete kit for like £25-£30

 

[Timmsy]

well thats what i origianlly thought.

does anyone know where the best place to get one from would be?

 

[BrianR]

why would it be £60 to have a stalk adapter.

you can get the complete kit for like £25-£30

I didnt say that, if you read my post again, :lolup:

 

[Adam]

^lol nice try

 

[ZrByte]

Sorry to highjack the thread slightly but I thought it belonged here more than in a new thread.
Im also installing a new mp3 headunit and im wondering if the renault ISO adapter is standard or will I need to change the wiring or buy an adapter to fit it like I did with my old 93 corsa?
Also does anybody know of any mp3 SD/USB headunits that are compatible with the steering wheel controls? Obviously with an adapter aswel.

 

[Pep]

the new headunit might come with the correct cables, the one i bought last week did so my old ones went when i sold my headunit.

does anyone know a part number for the cable to use the steering controls??

 

[crow]

part you need for the stalk controls depends on the make of ure head unit!

 

[BrianR]

If you install an Alpine unit for instance, (I can highly recommend the Alp CDE9850Ri) Audioleads do a kit to enable the stalk to control the unit.

The basic kit is a PC99-X12 and then you need the adaptor for the type of H/U you are installing.
PC99-ALP for Alpine
PC99-BLA for Blaupunkt
etc...

You will need to remove the dash top to install this but that’s straightforward and well documented on this board. Audioleads also include information on how to do this, in the kit.

The display becomes redundant.

 

[BrianR]

Oh no.....the gremlins are back.......

 

[BrianR]

What happened there ???

 

[BrianR]

Is there an echo in this room ??