mk1 & 172 head units and cd changers

[sajc]

Hi everyone!

Will the cd changer from a 2002 model Clio 172 work with the head unit from a Mk1? Will it plug straight in? If not, then is there an adapter available?

If it wont work, and theres no adapter, then can a 172 head unit be put into a Mk1 and still retain all the controls? I.e. are the plugs the same?


Thanks,

Scott.

 

[sajc]

Anyone pulled the head unit out of a mk1 that can tell me what it looks like?

 

[tonykart]

Will fit its a special connection not the common cd changer connection you probably used from Pioneer or Sony but this is a special cable just like 4 little wires bundled in a handyman connector from renault. Looks very simple.

There are three connector on the backside of the headunit. 1 is for the steeringcontrol, one for the illumination in the mid console and one for speaker/voltage.



cheers

 

[sajc]

What I want to do is take the factory changer out of a Mk2 and put it in a Mk1. I need to know if the connections are the same. So if I take the Mk2 cd changer out, will it plug into the Mk1 head unit, or did they change them when the Mk2 came out?

Are the radios and/or connecters the same on a Mk1 and Mk2?

PS: The head unit is just marked renault and the factory changer is marked renault/alpine.

Scott.

 

[tonykart]

Well pull it out and check is a 5 minutes job !!

 

[sajc]

If I had it, I wouldnt have asked here...

...but I dont, so thats why I need to know. Its actually on behalf of someone else that wants to buy the changer from my Mk2 but he has a Mk1.

Scott.

 

[sajc]

Ok, in case anyone else was wondering, both options are possible - the head unit from a mk2 will go into a mk1, and the cd changer from a mk2 will work with the head unit from a mk1. This is from the Renault spare parts people.

Scott.