Why did I start this

Either this is a coincidence I dont know all the details as I wasn't there at the time but someone I know has just bought an N plate Primera and 2 guys, 1 of whom is some sort of electrician (well, he had a multimeter and does some thing electrickery related) spent 2 days attempting to get the stereo to work.

They had a garage and an anglepoise lamp to help them. I feel your pain.

Douglas

Heh, you should have just left it alone. It's a reliable car, not quite what you are used to.

:-)

I know. But that was a particularly low-rent head unit fitted as standard.

I now have a working CD player (Sony) but no radio due to the non-standard 'standard' aerial plug.

As I say, I'll fix that tomorrow when I can get the adaptor lead.

I'm more or less there now. Just got to get the aerial socket adaptor for it. Of course, this means the centre console has to come off again. But it's better than nothing.

Some very wierd stuff going on with the feed to the rear speakers - seem to have a common ground. And there's a few wires left over. But it works.

Bear in mind that it's almost 12 years old.

Half way there then.

I never touched them

Aye. The inital plan was to swap it for the head unit taken from the Alfa - also a Blaupunkt, and of a similar age. However, the Alfa unit was part of the 'premium audio pack' so was _very_ good.

In article , snipped-for-privacy@italiancar.co.uk spouted forth into uk.rec.cars.modifications...

Maplin, couple of quid.

It came as standard with the Blaupunkt Modena I just bought from Bluespot, but Maplin do sell them.

No Maplin in the depths of the Welsh valleys, but I'll be popping into Halfords at some point over the next couple of days to sort it.

I've a few in the top drawer of me desk in work :)

-- Chet

In the depths of Ireland, a few miles by carrier pigeon from the depths of Wales.

South-east coast, on a good day i can almost see Wales ;)

-- Chet

How would that make it a good day?? LMAO

Mark

He said almost :)