Fitting a new stereo

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stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

241 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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Can anyone recommend somewhere in Northampton where I can get my new head unit fitted Please ?

The_Burg

4,848 posts

220 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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stillgrinning said:
Can anyone recommend somewhere in Northampton where I can get my new head unit fitted Please ?
DIY if it's just a head unit, connectors are all standard these days.
Shouldn't take more than 5 minutes tops.
(If Halfords do free fitting it must be easy).

stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

241 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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I took the old one out and the connector on the old one is nothing like the new one, and there are all sorts of bits of electrical string that don't seem to have things on the end of them. Geerally I would have a go but there doesn't seem much poit i screwig something up when I could get it done properly (for a change).

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stormin

1,304 posts

217 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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You can get conversion adaptors from Halfords - converts from 'car make' to 'decent sound make'

I fitted a Sony head unit to my Ford years ago & used one - cost about £5 back then - but was an easy DIY application.

good luck.

Jackp

720 posts

202 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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is this in the tuscan? i heard they had differant connectors to other types of units

central

16,744 posts

223 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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Halfords couldn't do my Cerbera.....

stillgrinning

Original Poster:

1,091 posts

241 months

Monday 7th April 2008
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took it to a chap today up in Gloucester Avenue and he had a look and said the following:

The Tuscan is standard sockets and loom
The head unit did not come with the standard connector because it has come from Hong Kong
He has ordered me a connector for £30 which will arrive in the next couple of days
When I have the connector even a muppet could fit it (apparently !)
He said I can plug it in at his shop and if he's wrong then he'll help me for nothing !

Can't say fairer than that !

I'll let you know just how stupid I am when the connector thingy arrives !