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General => Car audio => Topic started by: leonardsway on 27 September 2010, 19:38

Title: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: leonardsway on 27 September 2010, 19:38

New around here so hello!!

I've got a MK4 GTI that I've had for about a month or so. First time VW owner and loving it.

I've got a standard radio/cassette with 6 cd changer in the boot.

I have a Kenwood kdc-bt40u head unit that I'm intending to install. Not the greatest ever but meets my needs with iphone connection and built in parrot bluetooth.

I'm assuming that actually fitting it isnt going to pose too many problems. Assume I just need to get the right tool to remove the existing stereo.

My main question is, will the CD changer work with my new head unit???

Any help gratefully received!!

Cheers

Leonardsway

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: dragonfly on 27 September 2010, 19:49

In a word no. The standard changer won't work with your Kenwood.

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: leonardsway on 27 September 2010, 19:55

Is there any way that it can be made to work??

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: MickeyC on 27 September 2010, 20:36

is your kenwood headunit cd changer compatable?

it would make sense to sell your vw headunit/changer and buy a kenwood cd changer thats compatable unless you want to keep it to change back to standard

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: dragonfly on 28 September 2010, 09:06

Quote from: leonardsway on 27 September 2010, 19:55

Is there any way that it can be made to work??

You can buy modules so that both units talk to each other.  But as above either replace the cd changer or have a cd headunit.

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: tech1889 on 05 October 2010, 19:56

Use an ipod so much easier than all this old school changer nonsense :)

Dan

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: troublestarter on 05 October 2010, 20:37

it is physically and electrically impossible to connect a standard vw changer to any aftermarket stereo
just buy a kenwood changer

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: B-chi on 13 October 2010, 19:58

Autoleads do adapters so you can run oem equipment with aftermarket.

At the end of the day it's just a signal. They've just got to both speak the same language.

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: troublestarter on 15 October 2010, 09:32

read my last post
you cannot connect a factory changer to anything other than a factory fitted unit
you can connect for example a kenwood changer to a factory fitted stereo by using for example a connects2 adapter but thats all you can do

Title: Re: MK4 GTI ICE Upgrade
Post by: B-chi on 15 October 2010, 14:14

Well played lol. Yeah wrong way round.