Alpine head unit fitted and working

[Jubjubbird]

Well the volume controls seem to be rather intermittant. Sometime they work and sometimes they don't. The mute works fine though

 

[belgarion]

Has anyone got it set up to switch on and off with the ignition? This is bugging me a bit. I'm thinking of coming off the cig lighter, but it looks like a big job just to find 1 wire.. Any tips?

I'm ready to attempt the steering controls as well.. It doesn't look fun!

 

[Jubjubbird]

Yes posted already that I took an ignition feed from the cigarette lighter.

Easy really. There are 3 wires to it, remember the brown is the ground so its whatever colout the other big wire is. Lift of the flap from nuder the handbrake and run the cable round.

 

[belgarion]

Yes posted already

Sorry, I should have double checked..

 

[leviathan18]

any updates on this?

anyone finally got everything worked as it should?

 

[Eddy Gein]

Jubjubbird did you use alpines bluetooth kit or some other make because iv just baught alpines kit and the mic is about twice the size of yours and i cant fit it where yours is which is what i would have liked to do.

Thanks

 

[Jubjubbird]

Jubjubbird did you use alpines bluetooth kit or some other make because iv just baught alpines kit and the mic is about twice the size of yours and i cant fit it where yours is which is what i would have liked to do.

Thanks

Yes, it was the Alpine KCA200BT. Its a pain to use but only really need to use it for incoming calls which works ok. It won't sync the phonebook with my n73 though.

 

[Jubjubbird]

any updates on this?

anyone finally got everything worked as it should?

Volume controls are still intermittant but mute works fine though. Whick is nice!

 

[Eddy Gein]

Ah I see, iv got the KCA300BT so they are different and there no chance the mic will fit where yours is.

 

[Jubjubbird]

Ah I see, iv got the KCA300BT so they are different and there no chance the mic will fit where yours is.

Have you tried it to see if it works? My ICE dealer said the 300BT wasn't compatable with the 200Ri.

 

[Eddy Gein]

Sorry for the confusion, iv got the alpine iDA-X001 and didnt realise there were different bluetooth units. Just wanted the best player for the ipod.

 

[belgarion]

Thought I'd update this and hopefully make it a bit easier for people.

Check through the thread for specifics, but....

Things you need other than the headunit, with rough price guide:


-Seat SatNav surround (Part number varies for different colour dash/models..) About £10

-VW DoubleDin adaptor (Needs modifying to fit) £15:
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/vol...7.html?cadid=bf24dddfb935e3f19d75676a8420cd68

-Some spire nuts to secure the above VW facia: http://www.keeptheheaton.com/acatalog/PREGQ80.jpg

-ISO to Quad-Lock adaptor £10: AutoLeads part I used is PC2-75-4 (This won't give you ignition feed, see below..)
-Fakra connector £12:
http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_Stereo_fitting_kits/seat.htm (Look under Toledo Jan 2005 >)

- Halfords ISO aerial adaptor £3

-Ignition feed wire to the radio (Cig lighter is 1 option, although I believe there is another in the redundant wires on extra cd block.. See Blaupunkt diagram http://public.fotki.com/s602/seat-tech-pics/mp3wiring.html section C, connector 4?)

-SWI-CAN and SWI-X for steering control adaptors. $58 and about $40
http://www.peripheralelectronics.co...=Steering Wheel Control Interfaces&strSearch=
http://www.discountcarstereo.com/detail.aspx?ID=900

-A few hours of patience.. This is important!



Useful stuff:

See post #126 by Jubjubbird for some good instructions on some of the install and pic..

Also, if you take the glove box out, there is a little cap you can remove/modify for the iPod cable to go, if that’s where you want it.

 

[leviathan18]

after 15 hours reading seat leon 2 forums i found what we need to make the wheel control work perfectly in any alpine H.U.

KCE-UNICAN the bag says APF-S999UN designed for altea leon and toledo it works as it should....

and with their respect i will copy this information

JVC - KS-RC204
PIONEER - CA-R-PI.221
KENWOOD - CAW-VW1280
ALPINE - APF-S999UN
BLAUPUNKT - VW RCI-4A

those are interface controls for the steering for JVC pioneer kenwood alpine and blaukpunkt hope you guys find this information as valuable as i do....

 

[leviathan18]

guys i need the part number for the BT conector from alpine as the links here doesnt work anymore


edit: i found it using the link as reference for part number they changed the way the links works in their site so the new link is this

http://www.alpine-europe.com/index.php?id=nve-k200&L=16&L=16

the part number for future reference is NVE-K200

 

[leviathan18]

this is a question for the guys with the alpine and the original BT do you have to change to AUX mode to hear what ppl is saying or it autoswitches when it sense the aux input is working ??????

 

[Stuart83]

I know this is sort of unrelated, but i thought I'd mention it in this thread....

I started a new job 3 weeks ago working for Alpine They do some REALLY cool stuff!!!

Talking to some of the guys there, I've found out that there's a lot of cool stuff coming out soon, such as high spec sound processors with built in amps....I've put my Leon forward as a potential test car!!

BTW our headunits with IPod interfaces really are the best on the market by far!

 

[leviathan18]

I know this is sort of unrelated, but i thought I'd mention it in this thread....

I started a new job 3 weeks ago working for Alpine They do some REALLY cool stuff!!!

Talking to some of the guys there, I've found out that there's a lot of cool stuff coming out soon, such as high spec sound processors with built in amps....I've put my Leon forward as a potential test car!!

BTW our headunits with IPod interfaces really are the best on the market by far!

great news maybe you can help us find the steering control interface or maybe tell them to work in a interface for the screen every vag use the same screen as ours so they have lots of cars......

 

[Stuart83]

great news maybe you can help us find the steering control interface or maybe tell them to work in a interface for the screen every vag use the same screen as ours so they have lots of cars......

Funny you should say that, it's an area that's being looked into at the moment. We're trying to move more towards adaptions and modifications which will fit into current setups without changing the look of the car, for instance the sound processors.
These will take the input from the head unit, but process and amplify all of the signals through a backend unit giving you fantastic sound quality and more than enough power to supply a sh*tload of speakers whilst sitting somewhere in the car unnoticed and not having to change your display

All the better for me as i can get this at cost price and hopefully fitted here

I'll ask about your steering adapter next week - quite a few people are off today for a long bank holiday.

 

[leviathan18]

so you guys are focusing in the use of the original HU and just change the rest of the sound equipment..... well isnt a bad idea but i love dvd players from alpine


i guess the pefect fit is what are you talking about and i appreciate your help with the steering interface thank you very much for the help

 

[Maestro]

hy guys...
i contact alpine germany, they said to me there is no official adapter for Seat and they dont know when its gonna be...
have you any news?
p.s. waren`t here some pics of the adapter with the alpine logo? i cant find them now....

edit: i found this on a german site
http://www.ultramall.de/shop/image/UM1991/29-638.jpg

is that what we talk about for the controls to work?