remote stereo controls

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i never bothered with them on my rt but now the chamade is gonna be mot ed and i want to be able to use the controls by the steering wheel , i have been to halfords about this and found an adaptor but it says its designed for a sony head unit with joystick .

and i unfortunately have a roadstar mp3 player ,is there a place that does the same adaptor for roadstar ,or will i have to buy a bloody sony headunit ???

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dont know if they do one for 'roadstar though, id guess not.

Chris hates the steering wheel controls, I love them.

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I like them, great things no use on a car you throw around though.

So yes I hate them on MY car, but on my mrs/mums/sisters car they are fine.

It gets in the way when driving it quickly.

Roadstar will not be compatable mainly cos roadstar are crap.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

It all depends on the manufacturer Schakal.

Larger companies like Sony and Alpine defiantly make the adaptor however, not all manufactures cater for all vehicles types.

Your best bet is to go back to where you brought you head unit and see if they have the manufactures catalogue, or contact the manufactures direct to see if they do one.

Obviously if they donâ€™t then you will have to get a new unit or use whatever remote they make for your head unit.

There not usually cheap though, I was quoted Â£90 from Halfords for my Alpine one. That was about 2 years ago so hopefully the prices have come down since then.

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Neal 19 16v wrote:

autoleads.co.uk

dont know if they do one for 'roadstar though, id guess not.

Chris hates the steering wheel controls, I love them.

so what head unit are you using than ?

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pioneer single slot cd

I only use pioneer ICE, its the only one that lasts and when you crash the cd doesn't even skip! lol

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A Sony headunit and CD changer in the boot. Its not bad, and i didnt buy it, the ex GF got it for me.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

there are sony head units(mp3 is a must) for less than 100quids on the market but cant pay that much at the moment .
so i will put the roadstar on the rt to the chamade
bahh Mad

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sony are crap thats the problem.

I have yet to see a sony head unit that has actually worked for more than a few months.

The oen that my sister bought then amber got is a prime example. If its feelign good the screen will work for 10 mins, if its in a huff it won;t work at all.

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i've had my sony head unit for 3 years and wouldn't use anything else, my mate just got a stupidly priced nakamichi unit and it broke after 3 weeks!

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

thats not a great surprise though is it??? i mean if you buy a nakamichi (what the hell is nakamacihi anyway ??) Laughing

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Nakamichi is an elite hi-fi brand. My dad used to go on about his nakamichi tape deck back in the days of cassettes Rolling Eyes

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They are incredibly boreing though, no 3d graphics or flashing lights and expensive for what you get. But they have a near perfect signal and outstanding quality. They do however they still have budget systems at around Â£200.

Personaly if I were paying silly money for a headunit I'd buy the Alpine F1 Status headunit. But at Â£3500 (including the computer to run it) it's a bit expensive.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

the clio one dont work either..

tried taking it off, but it just leaves a gap+wires

so it stays

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

got the controls on mine but they are not linked up

Alpine head unit, single slot cd and tuner.
Archos 6000 Mp3 player with mini FM transmitter so that my headunit can pick it up and i listen to my mp3 player on my car stereo Smile

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

must admit, i remeber it

was a rather fancy bit of equipment..

even better as it was playing a decent cd Smile

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

You can get an adaptor for Kenwood head units too, don't get Aiwa!!! That's what I've got and even Aiwa don't do the adapter for the controls. The one thing I do like about my head unit is that it has an aux in for my MP3 player.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Lindsey wrote:

You can get an adaptor for Kenwood head units too, don't get Aiwa!!! That's what I've got and even Aiwa don't do the adapter for the controls. The one thing I do like about my head unit is that it has an aux in for my MP3 player.

kenwood will do me nicely ,i am not shy Smile

where an i find the adaptor for that ? any idea

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try halfords

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

http://www.inest.co.uk/range.asp?typeId=495&id=27

this would work with an adaptor i belive as it says it got joystick ?????

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i meant with this particular adaptor to be more precise Laughing

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