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[VXL V6]

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Head unit modified to take direct input 

[05omegav6]

Nicely done

[Webby the Bear]

Very nice mate!!! 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

Top job , It's one of those problems with old cars these days unless your still buying all your music on CDs 

[Steve B]

Sorry for the poor quality phone picture



Head unit modified to take direct input 

May i ask what needed doing. And can the 206 do this 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Neat!   

[Darth Loo-knee]

Thats a great idea mate

[VXL V6]

Head unit modified to take direct input 

May i ask what needed doing. And can the 206 do this 

CCR2006? Yes it can. The process involves intercepting some of the wiring within the head unit, and running the feeds and returns to a switch (so you can select CD player or MP3 Player) and then connecting a line level device to the selector switch - in my case the little panel mount MP3 player.

You have to work out how your going to route the cable and what power source and device you want to use. I wanted to have something that could be hidden away easily without having to detach cables etc so this device fitted the bill, I just shut the ashtray! The ashtray has the benefit of having a readily available power source! All connections I made are soldered and a fuse was also incorporated in the power feed, the ashtray has seen some modifications in order to accommodate the install.

[Steve B]

Head unit modified to take direct input 

May i ask what needed doing. And can the 206 do this 

CCR2006? Yes it can. The process involves intercepting some of the wiring within the head unit, and running the feeds and returns to a switch (so you can select CD player or MP3 Player) and then connecting a line level device to the selector switch - in my case the little panel mount MP3 player.

You have to work out how your going to route the cable and what power source and device you want to use. I wanted to have something that could be hidden away easily without having to detach cables etc so this device fitted the bill, I just shut the ashtray! The ashtray has the benefit of having a readily available power source! All connections I made are soldered and a fuse was also incorporated in the power feed, the ashtray has seen some modifications in order to accommodate the install.

Well it looks great.. When do you wanna do mine 

[Steve B]

So the mp3 player feeds 3 wires L. R and a common -   And you have powered it from the 12v cig lighter and dropped the voltage..

[VXL V6]

So the mp3 player feeds 3 wires L. R and a common -   And you have powered it from the 12v cig lighter and dropped the voltage..

Correct, but you'll also need to return the signals back via a switch if you want to keep the CD Changer working. MP3 device i'm using is happy with 5v - 14v without issue but I have put a fuse in circuit.

[Steve B]

So the mp3 player feeds 3 wires L. R and a common -   And you have powered it from the 12v cig lighter and dropped the voltage..

Correct, but you'll also need to return the signals back via a switch if you want to keep the CD Changer working. MP3 device i'm using is happy with 5v - 14v without issue but I have put a fuse in circuit.

Which one is that  is your mp3 player output sort of joined in with you cd output then,before its amped 

[VXL V6]

So the mp3 player feeds 3 wires L. R and a common -   And you have powered it from the 12v cig lighter and dropped the voltage..

Correct, but you'll also need to return the signals back via a switch if you want to keep the CD Changer working. MP3 device i'm using is happy with 5v - 14v without issue but I have put a fuse in circuit.

Which one is that  is your mp3 player output sort of joined in with you cd output then,before its amped 

Yep, that's right.

[Steve B]

Last Question  Whats the make of that mp3 player 

[VXL V6]

I can't pronounce it 

But suffice to say it's an incredibly cheap Chinese job off Ebay!

Does also have a remote control, FM tuner, Line in (for another device) and supports SD/MMC and USB memory sticks, of course if you want to shut the ashtray with the memory card still installed you'll need to use an RS-MMC card!