Leon Stereo...

[STEVEO@CYMRU]

sorry to be a pain here lads but let me see if i got this right... my standard cd changer will not work with any other head unit other than those expensive ones mentioned a few pages back and there is no way i can plug my ipod into the standard unit either... is that right or wrong .....god im so crap with technology

 

[DannyC87]

nearly right, you can plug an ipod into your standard head unit with an adapter made by dension, but they cost around £100 i think! you'd be better off getting a new or second hand unit with ipod link built in for that price!

 

[STEVEO@CYMRU]

but i cant have the ipod and the changer if i change the HU... which is a bummer as i wanted to keep both

 

[black04ctdi]

I've just modded my standard Aura stereo with a cassette adaptor so that the wire comes out of the back. Works well, sounds good and looks pretty neat too.

See my Flickr page for comments

 

[STEVEO@CYMRU]

where did you get it and how much

 

[black04ctdi]

The tape adaptor? Got it in Maplins for about a fiver... cheaper than the 'ipod' ones in Halfrauds. Easy enough to fit, the top just pulls off of the stereo once you've got it out of the dash.

 

[TimJK]

I have taken my headunit out of my old car which is an alpine ida-x100

I wandered if the leon needs an aerial adapter?

By the way this is the best alpine unit i have ever had, it has full ipod/usb/changer/bluetooth connection and i would recomend it to everyone, used to work with my astra steering wheel controls too, shame the leon doesnt have any.

 

[LEE69]

If you keep the standard aerial you need to make sure it is still getting the power to make it work, also you need to cut a wire on the cars iso loom
http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/aftermarket-radio.html

The standard Leon loom is like this


By lee69


Number 5 in the bottom connector (the black one) is the aerial power

 

[TimJK]

Ok so the aerial is the same as the alpines input anyway, but its just a case of supplying power to it, which in theory an adapter like this i assume does?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Seat-Leon-Tol...14&_trkparms=72:1301|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

Its not really a problem of how as im confident with doing so being in the trade its just a case of cost but also without cutting the standard loom to bits so its easy to go standard again

 

[LEE69]

The alpines iso fits straight to the Leons loom anyway, the only thing you really need is the fascia adapter as the din hole is bigger than the stereo.

 

[DannyC87]

make sure you get the 1 piece fascia; not just the 2 sides - the 1 piece works better imo.

 

[TimJK]

Yeah i know the ISO connections are the same and that the fascia is needed.

But its the aerial adapter that is needed to provide power from what i understood you saying?

 

[LEE69]

make sure you get the 1 piece fascia; not just the 2 sides - the 1 piece works better imo.

Agreed

But its the aerial adapter that is needed to provide power from what i understood you saying?

No thats a booster on the ebay link.
And the wires just swap over the red and yellows like you have to do on the vauxhalls too.

 

[TimJK]

Ah ok my mistake then. well i have bought the 1 piece fascia now anyway. thanks for the info on cutting the kline wire every vag car with an aftermarket stereo always has a fault in radio when im going through diagnostics now i know why

 

[dkw]

ive a couple of questions about the standard stereo/cd-changer you get in a cupra r. im getting my car tomorrow and cat wait but im pretty disapointed in the stereo, especially with i not playing mp3`s. can the changer manage to play cd-r`s, cd+r`s etc? and are there many after market players that can connect to the cd-changer easily?

 

[LEE69]

You need to burn them as .wav to allow the changer to play them.

 

[SRStdi]

Hey guys, i have the MFD Sat Nav unit in mine, looking at a replacement is pretty expensive... i Love the Kenwood 5220 unit as it has the sat nav, blue tooth and DVD and you can plug the ipod in direct. However it has a £5-600 price tag.

So im looking at this one http://www.ioplay.co.uk/ the demo is really impressive and Halfords will fit it for free at £150 all in... Works with iphone and and mp3 play all via bluetooth and you dont have to get rid of your changer. All that shows is a parrot looking module on the dash... however i dont know where i would put it??? any ideas from those already using it?

Cheers

 

[Seat Adam]

Whilst i'm here, can anyone help? I took my battery out to change the glow plug loom and i have to put in the code for the stereo. At the moment it just say SAFE across the display and nothing happens when i press the PROG button like the manual says. Anybody know how to input the code so I have stereo again? Getting bored of the mrs's voice now whilst driving! LOL!

 

[DannyC87]

Hey guys, i have the MFD Sat Nav unit in mine, looking at a replacement is pretty expensive... i Love the Kenwood 5220 unit as it has the sat nav, blue tooth and DVD and you can plug the ipod in direct. However it has a £5-600 price tag.

So im looking at this one http://www.ioplay.co.uk/ the demo is really impressive and Halfords will fit it for free at £150 all in... Works with iphone and and mp3 play all via bluetooth and you dont have to get rid of your changer. All that shows is a parrot looking module on the dash... however i dont know where i would put it??? any ideas from those already using it?

Cheers

looks good; but you won't have full control of your phone / ipod from the headunit like you do with the kenwood 522 - but i am biased having the flip out version of the 522

 

[LEE69]

Whilst i'm here, can anyone help? I took my battery out to change the glow plug loom and i have to put in the code for the stereo. At the moment it just say SAFE across the display and nothing happens when i press the PROG button like the manual says. Anybody know how to input the code so I have stereo again? Getting bored of the mrs's voice now whilst driving! LOL!

Press the SCAN button rather than the PROG button.