Mk IV Cd illumination

[Stevie Callaghan]

 ???Hi all,
 Have just bought a 2nd hand VW Gamma radio and single CD player for my 2002 Golf (bought car 2nd hand without a stereo). Just fitted it and all working ok exept there is no illumination on the CD. Stereo is fine. Is there a seperate plug/lead that needs to be pluged from CD to stereo other than the one that comes from the CD? If not anyone got any ideas? Cheers.

Stevie

[Veedubgt18v]

i dont think there is, could be a fuse or something obn the back of the radio, check all the wires anyway. or take it to an car audio shop they might know

[Veedubgt18v]

hang on i found something

'There's nothing wrong with your CD player, but you haven't bought/fitted the extra adaptor loom that is required to provide illumination of the buttons.

This loom has to be inserted in between the car wiring loom plug and the back of the Gamma/Beta head unit then it has a small 2 pin plug to connect into a socket on the back of the CD player. This is the same with both single and 6 disc VW in-dash CD units.

If you've bought the CD player new and boxed from VW then I think you should get the adaptor lead with it, also extraction tools and a triangular separator shelf to go between the CD player and head unit.


I think the part number you require is 6X0051734A - ?11.66+vat last time I bought one a year ago.

this whole thread is in the mark4 section
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?board=9;action=display;threadid=9208