Xantia CD Changer Blaupunkt CDC A05 Info Required

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 20 May 2009, 20:21

Hi all

I havve been able to aquire a CD Changer for my VSX to go with the 4030 head unit fitted but i dont have any of the leads for it

I have had a look through the forum and the web and managed to get myself really confused

Can anyone give me a pointer into what leads i need

As i understand it the lead from the changer has to go/join/plug into the socket on the head unit that is used for the steering wheel controls

Any help greatly appreciated

Colin

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 20 May 2009, 21:03

Your car should have a Red rectangular connector with about 6 wires (but space for twice as many) sitting under the drivers seat (perhaps under the carpet). If not there, it should be under the centr console, or maybe they forgot to fit it...

Life would be easier if you could get any blaupunkt changer cable with the 13 pin round connector, then it would just be a matter of splicing the correct wires together.

I can get the connection dtails by measuring my cable, if you need them.

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 20 May 2009, 21:20

As John mentions on a VSX you will find a red rectangular socket located under the drivers seat, if you can't immediately see it lift up the carpet. You may also find another socket there which is for a telephone kit.

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 20 May 2009, 21:28

Thanks gentlemen

Have just had a look and all i can find under the drivers seat/carpet apart from the seatbelt pretensioner leads are 1 black rectangular plug and 1 small white plug

The black one looks a bit like(ish) that which would go in the back of the radio but think its more likely to be for the heated seats which i dont have

Colin

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 20 May 2009, 21:31

You may have to dig deep under the carpet to find it.

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 20 May 2009, 21:46

DickieG wrote:You may have to dig deep under the carpet to find it.

Bugger thats the only bit of carpet i didnt take out when i was drying the rest of it out

Will have a good feel around tomorrow/friday with any luck getting a bit dark now

Colin

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 21 May 2009, 19:25

Had a real good dig around under the drivers seat and came up with these 2 connectors

Any chance these are the CD Changer and Phone accessory leads

The black/red/blue connector is number 1-8 on one side and 9-16 on the other

Colin

MikeT · Unread post by **MikeT** » 21 May 2009, 20:48

They do look hopeful, don't they! If you hold them up to your ear, can you hear anything?

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 21 May 2009, 21:15

Hurrah you've found it

its the larger red connector.

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 21 May 2009, 22:18

Yes and no

Its actually the smaller white connector. I just had a look at mine, and the big red connector I remembered is the one on the end of the changer cable and the white connector plugs into it.

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 21 May 2009, 22:34

MikeT wrote:They do look hopeful, don't they! If you hold them up to your ear, can you hear anything?

Only when used as a pair of headphones and then i get stereo

Yes and no

Its actually the smaller white connector. I just had a look at mine, and the big red connector I remembered is the one on the end of the changer cable and the white connector plugs into it.

It looks like finding and identifying the connectors is the easy bit

Whats the best/correct way of connecting the Changer to the leads .......reckon this could get technical and me and electrics.............

Cheers

Colin

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 22 May 2009, 06:26

xantia_v6 wrote:Yes and no

Its actually the smaller white connector. I just had a look at mine, and the big red connector I remembered is the one on the end of the changer cable and the white connector plugs into it.

Oops

I recalled a red connector, apologies

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 22 May 2009, 20:06

xantia_v6 wrote:Yes and no

Its actually the smaller white connector. I just had a look at mine, and the big red connector I remembered is the one on the end of the changer cable and the white connector plugs into it.

So i assume i need atleast 2 more leads

Anything like these

Colin

DickieG · Unread post by **DickieG** » 22 May 2009, 22:28

No one lead if you have the CDC A05 changer, the Citroën original lead had the square connector at one end and a round Din (?) at the other end. If I get the chance over the BHL weekend I'll have a dig around and see what I can find to help you with this.

Unread post by **xantia_v6** » 22 May 2009, 22:34

If I had this problem, I would try qite hard to get a lead with the round connector to fit the changer (from a scrap BMW perhaps?). I think that a means of connecting to the car wiring could be fabricated (in the worst case by cutting off the connector under the seat).