Lidl Car Cd/radio

[Peter Bell]

Did anyone else buy a CD radio from Lidl last week? it is an all singing and dancing thing but can't find a suitable connector that plugs in the back. Anyone else in the same boat? or do I just bodge something up for a change!

Peter

[Guest johnboymac]

didn't get mine from lidl, but I bought a very similar one from makro recently. luckily my old player had the same connections so it was a straight swap - however before I took the old one out I did look in halfrauds to price up a plug - its £20-30 for the cable with suitable plug on the end. I think you might want to bodge your own

[Dave R]

got a photo of the back of the radio peter?

[Peter Bell]

Good idea Dave here it is, the local accessory place said normally the lower set of blades were horizontal and only had plugs like that.

Peter

[Guest docter fox]

eh? so thats the back of the one you've got? I'd have thought that would be easy to get a connector for, if not I know I've got one of the connectors in the garage, I'll try and dig out the other tomorrow if you like?

[Dave R]

there are some in my shed as well

just dunno where since i had a bit of a tidy up!

will keep an eye out for them

[Guest Takumi]

itss standard type of headunit connector, called 'DIN' . I had to go on the hunt fo one after buying a cd/mp3/radio player for my car. I think I got one from the car scrap yard, otherwise they're about £10 from a motor factors, - dont goto Halfrauds,

 

maybe you cold have a look on ebay,

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Halfords-Ford-Car-Au...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

found this, its a DIN to Ford connector/converter, you can just cut off te ford plugs and make a pony tail.. only £4+pp

 

tak

[Guest docter fox]

I don't have the ford plugs so I'm planning to just take a feed elsewhere

[Guest elwe]

That looks like an ISO connector to me. Halfords or a number of places will do an ISO-><insert car make> converter. Should be just under a tenner.

 

They didn't list one for my Skoda, but that was because Voltswagon Audi Group use the ISO connector as standard.

 

When I had a Kenwood unit in my Volvo I had a Kenwood-

>ISO converter plugged into an ISO->Volvo one!

[Guest rizla]

elwe is correct,its a standard iso plug

[Peter Bell]

Thanks for that folks, will have to try somewhere else for one then.

Peter.

[Guest docter fox]

I've got the connecter for to wire it up etc, but unfortunately I couldnt find the one for speakers, your still welcome to the one I have if you want it?

[Peter Bell]

Thanks Doc but got one today from a music equipment shop that was recommended by my usual motor factors! Hope to try it over the weekend.

Peter.