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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 18 July 2016, 17:55:04

Title: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 18 July 2016, 17:55:04
Got one of these fellas - http://www.alpine.co.uk/p/Products/dab3842/ezi-dab

- for installation into one of the Omegas (unless MrsGK steals it for one of hers). However, I got it as a free gift after buying a load of parts, I didn't specifically buy it myself (owt for nowt!) so I'm a little lost.

Having done some Googling (and having put my spare one on Ebay), it looks like its a Citroen specific model. However, I can't see any different options if I was to purchase one from Amazon et al. Does this mean I need a Citroen-specific wiring connector, or will it only respond to shrugging? Any light throwing would be much appreciated, before I start dismantling dashboards and electrocuting myself...
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: zirk on 18 July 2016, 20:35:44
Looks like a stand alone add on to me so wont necessarily be Citroen-specific.

Your need a DAB Aerial, plus if your feeding it into a Omega VX HU thees no Line In so your need to feed it through via FM Transmitter, so you wont really get the full quality DAB has to offer. 

Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 18 July 2016, 20:44:25
Looks like a stand alone add on to me so wont necessarily be Citroen-specific.

Your need a DAB Aerial, plus if your feeding it into a Omega VX HU thees no Line In so your need to feed it through via FM Transmitter, so you wont really get the full quality DAB has to offer.

Apparently the aerial is included in the box, which I have only sparingly unpacked (since there's no cogs in it, I don't fully trust it). I'm thinking it will go nicely in the explod which already has an aftermarket HU, but appreciate the guidance dude, thank you! :y :D

(Any wiring will wait until I've un-numptied MrsGK's project Polo. Scotchloks galore, many of which have become Scorchlocks...)
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: ted_one on 18 July 2016, 21:25:46
Got one in the R8....same model came  already fitted,interesting bit of bling,loads of stations that I didn't know existed.Get in :y
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: Dave DND on 19 July 2016, 10:21:14
Its certainly not vehicle specific -

But if you do decide to fit it, its actually a fairly good bit of kit   :y
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: Shackeng on 19 July 2016, 11:29:28
Looks like a stand alone add on to me so wont necessarily be Citroen-specific.

Your need a DAB Aerial, plus if your feeding it into a Omega VX HU thees no Line In so your need to feed it through via FM Transmitter, so you wont really get the full quality DAB has to offer.

Apparently the aerial is included in the box, which I have only sparingly unpacked (since there's no cogs in it, I don't fully trust it). I'm thinking it will go nicely in the explod which already has an aftermarket HU, but appreciate the guidance dude, thank you! :y :D

(Any wiring will wait until I've un-numptied MrsGK's project Polo. Scotchloks galore, many of which have become Scorchlocks...)

 :y :y :y
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: Shackeng on 19 July 2016, 11:30:35
What needs to be done to fit one of these to an Omega? :-\
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: Mr Gav on 20 July 2016, 07:29:48
Its certainly not vehicle specific -

But if you do decide to fit it, its actually a fairly good bit of kit   :y

Sounds like you dropped lucky there GK  :y
Title: Re: Alpine Ezi-DAB
Post by: minifreek on 25 July 2016, 19:59:42
Any chance of a link to the 1 on Ebay :y ;)