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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / June 2005156 Sportswagon AutoStereo
Hi Does a standard autostereo fit into the front (eg. Pioneer) in the new 156 (with facelift) ? TIA MJ yes - but you need an adapter plate to close up the gaps around a standard size headunit. You'll probably loose steering wheel controls - but if you buy a blaupunkt stereo you can get a blaupunkt adapter cable that restores the functions (don't know if the blaupunkt adapter works with other stereos) SS Cool. But Pioneer has something called ISO connector and as I understand that will make it possible to connect the stereo to the panel on the dashboard (but I'm not 100% sure) so you see the info on the display. Can you confirm that ? TIA MJ >yes - but you need an adapter plate to close up the gaps around a standard >size headunit. >You'll probably loose steering wheel controls - but if you buy a blaupunkt >stereo you can get a blaupunkt adapter cable that restores the functions >(don't know if the blaupunkt adapter works with other stereos) >SS > Cool. > > But Pioneer has something called ISO connector and as I understand > that will make it possible to connect the stereo to the panel on the > dashboard (but I'm not 100% sure) so you see the info on the display. > Can you confirm that ? It seems very unlikley. Nearly all (certainly all that I've ver fitted) stereos have ISO connectors. It's only a standard shped set of plugs for power and speaker connections. There may be a set of extensions that can handle data to an external display, but I've netiehr seen nor heard of it.  SignatureCatman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 75 TS 156 TS S2 Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk :-( >> Cool. >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >power and speaker connections. There may be a set of extensions that can >handle data to an external display, but I've netiehr seen nor heard of it. not sure... to be honest I bought a Blaupunkt headunit and adapter cable and have never got round to fitting the adapter cable.. SS Physically, it will fit perfectly. I just put a new JVC unit in my 156, but have had problems. If you have a Bose system, then you can't just plug in a new stereo - yes the car has an ISO connector and the new stereo powers up and appears to work, but no sound! The Bose system is more than just a different speaker system - there is an extra amp in there too. You need to by-pass the extra amplifier switch or you get nothing. The man at halfords just sorted mine out in 10 minutes - you just need to know which 2 wires to switch / by-pass! The computer system at halfords didn't know about the extra amp. The servicing man at the alfa garage didn't know about the extra amp. They all told me a standard ISO connector (any after market stereo) would work, but they don't!! I bought an mp3 JVC head unit that is "steering remote ready", but I can't find an adapter anywhere on the internet! Any ideas for a steering wheel, JVC - Alfa adapter anyone? Autoleads draw a blank! GT > Hi > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MJ I'm not sure why the blaupunkt one wouldn't work to be honest... but then again...given that the OEM headunit is a blaupunkt I'm not sure why you should need the adapter...but you do... The black box on the adapter has a row of dipswitches on it....maybe experimenting with positions might make it work with a JVC.... http://www.bluespot.co.uk/install/alfa.asp The JVC has a 3.5mm jack as its connector, so I definitely need some kind of adapter. I can't pull the wiring out far enough to find the dip switches - they must be buried behind the dash somewhere. The new head unit is in place now and while it would be nice to get the steering wheen buttons working, it doesn't really matter - a 'nice to have'. I'll keep looking on the web for a connector, but autoleads don't have anything so I don't think I'll find anything! I might write to JVC or Alfa if I can be bothered! |
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