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[samsfern]

I've managed to get hold of a 10 disc changer, it's a blaupunkt one, and I'd like to fit it to a fairly new Sony xplod head unit, is there a special cable I need to buy to do this? Thanks, sam

Edited by samsfern, 24 June 2011 - 07:00 PM.

[samsfern]

Also, Im planning to fit an amplifier and ill have the interior out, because I want to run the wires alongside the main wiring loom, so what wires do I need to run from the headunit to where I intend to fit the amplifier? Would like to run the wIres this weekend, as I've got to have the interior out for another job, Not on a mini by the way, citroën ax

Edited by samsfern, 24 June 2011 - 08:13 PM.

[pbrain]

extreme good luck in mating a Sony Changer to a Blaupunkt headunit. I may be wrong, but i doubt that there's a conversion adapter that exists.
The problem is not just the physical connectors but the electrical connections & control protocols (It's the same principle as Blaupunkt gives commands in German and the Sony is waiting for them in Japanese!)

Secondly, when you run your signal cables back to the boot, put them on the opposite side of the car, if you run them alongside the car's loom you can pick up all sorts of engine noises...mainly the dreaded engine whine.

From the head-unit you'll just need the signal cables (paired RCA) and a remote wire (to turn amp on/off). Luckily for Mini owners, the +12v & Ground are already in the boot area.

[samsfern]

I wasn't sure wether Id be able to match the changer to the head unit, just a friend said I should be able to, as for amps. Am I right in thinking I need to run a bigish cable directly from the battery as well? Thanks

[pbrain]

the cable needs to be suitably rated for the amp. Also, for safety reasons put a fuse inline with the cable as close to the battery as possible.

[minilester]

the cable needs to be suitably rated for the amp. Also, for safety reasons put a fuse inline (less then 18inchs from battery end) as close to the battery as possible.

[pbrain]

the cable needs to be suitably rated for the amp. Also, for safety reasons put a fuse inline (less then 18inchs from battery end) as close to the battery as possible.

i don't know where this ' 18" rule ' came from, i've heard it a number of times (i'm sure it's confused with amplifier ground cables). If you thread a power cable through a metal panel immediately next to a battery, would it make sense to put a fuse on the other side of the panel?

My rule is, i try and keep the cable from +12 battery terminal to fuse holder, 'too short to touch the negative of the battery' & 'too short to touch exposed chassis or grounded metalwork'

You want to make sure that if the cable falls out of the fuse holder, it's not going to create a short circuit & burn your car out.