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MG ZR ZS ZT Technical - cd changer

I had a Alpine 6 disc unit, fitted to my Rover 75, 2 years ago which I removed when I sold the vehicle. I've bought a ZT and when I tried to fit the cd the plug connectors appear to have changed from a 10 slot (8 pin) on the cd unit ( and presumably on my old Rover 75) to a 12 slot plug on the ZT. As usual Rover are vague. Any sense out here?
eric

I little unfair I think!

MGR do not make radios they make cars. All electronics manufactures are producing constant updates and no doubt say that they reserve the right to upgrade and change specs at any time.

How could you be so tight?

Cheers

Patrick
Patrick Beet

Tight!!!
Rover charged me £475 to supply and fit the bloody thing. I then found that because it had been supplied exclusivly for the Rover 75 no one could supply me with an adaptor to fit the changer to my next vehicle so I had to buy a Sony CD changer. I thought, now that I've gone back to a 75 I could use the original Rover specced equipment. I've no objection to Alpine or Rover improving or changing specs but I thought they might know whether they have had to change the plug attached to their car over the last 2 years and if so whether they can supply an adaptor.
eric

In my experience the aftermarket trade (ICE dealers etc) are usually quicker to get adaptors than car manufacturers.

A call to your local ICE dealers can usually sort out any problems.
JLD

Eric,

Apologies. I thought the Alphine unit and CD were only available in the Conn SE and therefore thought you had sold with one of these, removing the CD Changer first! A bit like those people who take the light bulbs when selling a house!

I now realise that you can get both the radio and CD changes as upgrades.

Cheers
Patrick
Patrick Beet

Do you know how much light bulbs are?
eric

The reason is simple, but the solution less so...

Rover 75s take Alpine changers and head units.

MG ZTs take Kenwood changers and head units.

The two types are not compatible. The best (& cheapest) bet is probably to try and buy a compatible head unit of Alpine manufacture that will fit into the DIN slot on the ZT. You could also replace the Kenwood and its surround with a standard 75 Alpine head if you can track one down at a sensible price.
Dave

Ugh - hope the Kenwood don't find their way into the 75. It has to be the world's ugliest car radio (and their is some fierce competition out their!). Kenwood should stick to food mixers!

Cheers

Patrick
Patrick Beet

Well,

I love Kenwood gear!

I changed the awful MG branded item in my 'F to a KRC-979 and its superb! Superb sound, and excellent features.

The ZR has the Kenwood unit it came with, and glad I was too that they ditched that awful philips Rover branded thing that my BRM 200, and prior cars, had. If you listened to Radio 4 all the time it'd probably be fine, music, of any genre was less successful.

I hope MGR don't ditch Kenwood on the words of the flat cappers! ;0)
Chris

I think the kenwood radios fitted to the zed range are an improvement on standard fit items, it's just that the range chosen aren't the best kenwood units I've ever seen. They've got tiny buttons and less than straight forward operation. The sound from them is fine though.
Richard

New Kenwood head units out now and being fitted to the Z range as we speak
ZR

This thread was discussed between 07/08/2002 and 10/08/2002

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