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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: MutantCav on 06 May 2008, 21:17:28

Title: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 06 May 2008, 21:17:28

I have the CDR500 stereo removed from the old 99 Omega 2.5 mini facelift estate...does anyone know if an SC804 will fit straight in in its place?

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: markey mark on 06 May 2008, 21:24:16

no mate totally different wiring !! :y

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: Dave DND on 06 May 2008, 22:31:07

Disagree !

SC804 and CDR500 both have the large 10 way ISO block at the top and should be a straight swap - display protocols are the same on both.

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 07 May 2008, 08:11:29

Well...I'm going to be trying it today so will be able to confirm either way :)

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 07 May 2008, 16:25:16

Well I had the wiring out...previous owner of my new car has cut the wiring to put an aftermarket stereo in...so gotta match all the wires up...but the mini facelift has a standard colour wired stereo plug which goes into the SC804...then a plug plugs into it to another standard ISO connector but completely different coloured wiring and some extra wiring running into it...not sure what its for..but I would have thought you could simply unplug the extension and plug an SC804 straight into the initial plug...

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: markey mark on 07 May 2008, 18:54:17

as i said totally different wiring !! 8-)

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 07 May 2008, 19:56:43

Rather guessing the extra wiring might be the loom for the traffic master?

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: markey mark on 07 May 2008, 21:17:43

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Rather guessing the extra wiring might be the loom for the traffic master?

take the extra off and plug into sc804 and see if it works chris its only an extension  :y

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: Dave DND on 07 May 2008, 22:47:38

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Rather guessing the extra wiring might be the loom for the traffic master?

take the extra off and plug into sc804 and see if it works chris its only an extension  

Couldn`t agree more !

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 08 May 2008, 11:11:10

I cant, I cut it out to put on the new car lol BUT the wiring colours are all the same so when I have finished wiring the connector into the new car I will try it then :)

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: TheBoy on 08 May 2008, 13:05:16

may have hassles with MID - sc804 can only drive an 8 digit MID IIRC (ones with yellow and black connector), 99 MID will be new style....

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: MutantCav on 08 May 2008, 20:21:05

Its a bit of an unknown at the moment...its a 98 S reg, has steering wheel controls which suggests its mini facelift...and should of course be, but the slide area for the load cover (for example) appears to be pre mini facelift...may have been changed at some point?? Or perhaps as its a tourer the lower spec means it doesnt have all the mini facelift improvements??

I'm going to take the MID out and check on what leads it has going into it...

Title: Re: 99 Omega Stereo
Post by: TheBoy on 11 May 2008, 11:20:11

If the MID computer info lines are above the radio info line, its single grey connector. If computer info lines below the radio info line, it will have the yellow and black connectors (and likely missing pixels as well!)