MP3 options in 94 UrS4

[mike]

for what it's worth...

older blaupunkt and sony changers used the same comms
signals, i linked a sony changer to a blaupunkt head
unit back in the early 90's, just a question of
splicing the wires together in the right order

mike


 --- Gerard <gerard at poboxes.com> wrote: > Just
wondering...
> 
> Rolf mentions having a Blaupunkt changer in the
> trunk. If the Bose has a
> proprietary interface, then did Blaupunkt make
> specific changers for
> Bose? The MkIV Golfs and the first A4 used to have
> Blaupunkt-derived
> headunits (well, over here at least). Been trying to
> sell my 10-disc
> Blaupunkt changer and getting alot of calls from the
> A4/A6 and MkIV Golf
> folks and they just need to buy an interface to hook
> it up.
> 
> My brother has the Golf4 TDI with the factory
> headunit and (IIRC) a
> non-Blaupunkt factory-fitted changer.
> 
> For MP3 changers, there's the SONY. It's a 6-disc,
> plays MP3, but that's
> a whole different communication protocol going on
> that thing. Just took
> a look around recently when I was thinking of
> grafting the Blaupunkt to
> a new SONY headunit. Uhm...no.
> 
> Oh, yeah, by the way, if anyone wants a Blaupunkt
> CDC-A071 10-disc
> changer (new, never installed, looking for a home
> anywhere in the world)
> then let me know. :)
> 
> G.
> 
> Ti Kan wrote:
> > 
> > RM writes:
> > > Most of my lesser cars have upgraded head units
> that are MP3 capable. The S4
> > > has the typical Bose head unit with cassette
> player and the 10 disk Blau.
> > > changer in the trunk. Are there any changers
> that can be swapped in that
> > > have MP3 capablity? I do not want to go through
> the hassle of converting an
> > > otherwise fine sounding system just for MP3's
> though. Thanks!
> > 
> > Unfortunately, no.  On your Gamma radio, the
> radio-to-changer control
> > interface is proprietary and will not work with
> aftermarket changers.
> > 
> > -Ti
> > 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> > 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> > 1984 5000S turbo
> > 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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