Kenwood headunit into 92 Valver

[Greeny.]

Hi,
Just got a Kenwood head unit for my valver to replace the lovely standard tape player. I was wondering if it is possible to keep the steering wheel controls working if there is an adapter available and if i need to purchase an ISO block?

I would ring Halfords up but I hate them.

Any help would be great!

Cheers
Dan

 

[nath.clio]

yes mate, you can buy adapters, try ebay or ring halfrauds like you say. no idea of the cost though sorry mate

 

[tim124]

just got an iso adaptor off ebay for £2.50

the sony steering controls go for about £8, not sure about kenwood

 

[Greeny.]

Was that from an ebay shop as i can only find : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-5-9-11-19-21-25-ESPACE-CLIO-ISO-RADIO-CONNECTOR_W0QQitemZ260023235434QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10410QQssPageNameZWD4VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[jamesy]

you dont need an iso lead unless the loom has been cup just a smart lead which most shops sell for 30quid and a patch lead which is a fiver

 

[Greeny.]

do you know any decent online shops for this james? Ive never heard of a Smart lead or patch lead, what do these do?

 

[jamesy]

most people in the trade refer to it as a smart lead but they are often labelled as a multistalk adaptor you may find the parts on ebay for cheap other than that my shop sells them and they are in stock

www.motor-world.co.uk

 

[tim124]

Well i need an iso adaptor and my wires havnt been cut.

All i have is a single red plug that is attached to the bulkhead and could never plug into any headunit

 

[jamesy]

Well i need an iso adaptor and my wires havnt been cut.

All i have is a single red plug that is attached to the bulkhead and could never plug into any headunit

what clio do you have?

 

[cliokiz]

Is there an adapter out for a '94 valver to use the (behind) steering wheel controls with an old sony headunit? That'd be sweet!

Anyone got links to sites that sell them?

There's a 2.5/3.5mm socket on the back of the H/U for the steering wheel controls and i have a block connected to the end of the cable running to the steering wheel controls, so i need something to convert the block to a 2.5/3.5mm connector if that makes sense.

Cheers!

 

[jamesy]

i think its a pc9 101 stalk adaptor for that year and you just need the patch lead which has a 3.5mm jack one end goes to the smart lead interface the other to the 3.5mm jack in the back of the h/u

 

[cliokiz]

Can you pick these up from Halfords/Motorworld etc?

I imagine they're a small fortune from there - cheaper elsewhere?

Might have to pick one up!

 

[jamesy]

the patch and smart lead can be bought at both halfrauds and motor world but motor world is cheaper