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13:th-Mar-2021, 12:16:55
An interesting thread. Looking to improve my Astra J 2011 Elite with a CD400 fitted. I can't find the DAB cable, which is a shame. If I add DAB, then options will be to either make something or just get a custom cable from Rusty2009 (I've not seen anyone else sell them). Do the various wires from that DAB cable have to be crimped/pushed into appropriate slots on the 38 way (I think) main connector on the back of the radio?
I might also try and fit an Ebay Navi 500/600 etc, and would expect to have to post the unit away to be coded to the vehicle (and allow DAB+)
I've currently got a dashboard stick-on DAB+/Bluetooth radio that streams music. I've read that all but the high-end Navi radios can't stream music, so whatever I replace the CD400 with I may still end up using that stick-on thing for Bluetooth streaming.
An easy solution for a first dabble into this might just be to get the DAB+ module (has to be DAB+) and use that with the CD400.
As no-one who posts here lives nearby (Kent) whatever I do I might just have to do myself, with info/cables/coding by post. Hard to know what it's worth doing on a 10 year-old car. It's low mileage, so I'll probably keep the car a few years. A shame Vauxhall weren't putting DAB into cars by 2011. I'm sure the 2011 Fords I looked at had DAB.
I might also try and fit an Ebay Navi 500/600 etc, and would expect to have to post the unit away to be coded to the vehicle (and allow DAB+)
I've currently got a dashboard stick-on DAB+/Bluetooth radio that streams music. I've read that all but the high-end Navi radios can't stream music, so whatever I replace the CD400 with I may still end up using that stick-on thing for Bluetooth streaming.
An easy solution for a first dabble into this might just be to get the DAB+ module (has to be DAB+) and use that with the CD400.
As no-one who posts here lives nearby (Kent) whatever I do I might just have to do myself, with info/cables/coding by post. Hard to know what it's worth doing on a 10 year-old car. It's low mileage, so I'll probably keep the car a few years. A shame Vauxhall weren't putting DAB into cars by 2011. I'm sure the 2011 Fords I looked at had DAB.