Alfa 166 CD Changer upgrade

Originally Posted by Mitch166;

The loudlink looks great Kulibin, but you still need the cable. If mine didn't have it, I would get the loudlink and a new cable and mount it in the glove box rather than run it all the way to the boot.

Thanks Mitch166 for you comments about loudlink.
Where it is possible to get a cable and how many it costs?

Here you are mate

http://www.addacdchanger.co.uk/Acces...7;281184709%29

I have a loudlink and have to say it is the best buy right after my alfa!
I didn't have the cable preinstalled(i'm not from UK and the car is from Italy) so i took 1 hour of mine time, found a cable from wrecked alfa, used a guide on how to take out the ics from our forum(http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ive-guide.html (ICS codes and ICS removal - hopefully a definitive guide!)) and put the cable in and mounted the loudlink under passenger leg rest where there is some plastic covering some other cables (I believe that only early alfa's have that - mine is y. 2000)
I have 2GB SD card whit 6 folders and over 90 songs in each - made my self a small list of songs so I know where is each song.
It orders the songs alphabetically so i used 00, 01, 02, 03... prefixes in front of every song so i have my own order of the songs!
The quality depends on the mp3 that you have!
Great stuff and would recommend to every AR166 owner!

Big thanks to Mitch166 and brle for you cooperation.
Total price: Loudlink - 178 euro + 65 euro Becker CD changer data lead + 50 delivery to Russia = 293 euro

since no one put it here, i thought of sharing the loudlink installation video here for easy viewing http://www.loudlink.eu/images/loudlink_install.wmv
ciao

Originally Posted by penta_alfa;

since no one put it here, i thought of sharing the loudlink installation video here for easy viewing http://www.loudlink.eu/images/loudlink_install.wmv
ciao

Big thanks for you video link. Very cool!

very good,

time to play 'Guess the Intro'?

Brothers I need pin-out of CD changer cable Becker Data Lead!!!

This pin-out should be somewhere near correct, hope it helps (disclaimer was already there, but doesn't hurt to repeat ):

Disclaimer: THE PINOUT CAN BE INCORRECT, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
All information is provided in good faith. Any modification you carry out, you do so at your own risk. No liability is implied or will be accepted. Please ensure that you are qualified to carry out any work detailed on this page and that you take all necessary precuations.
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Plug A
1 - Speed signal
2 - Free
3 - Free
4 - Terminal 30
5 - Terminal 30 for windscreen antenna
6 - Free
7 - Free
8 - Terminal 31
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Plug B
1 - Loudspeaker, rear right +
2 - Loudspeaker, rear right -
3 - Loudspeaker, front right +
4 - Loudspeaker, front right -
5 - Loudspeaker, front left +
6 - Loudspeaker, front left -
7 - Loudspeaker, rear left +
8 - Loudspeaker, rear left -

Note Plug B is assigned only if no amplifier is installed.
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Plug C
1 - Lineout, rear left
2 - Line out, rear right
3 - AF ground
4 - Line out, front left
5 - Line out, front right
6 - Terminal 30 for amplifier
7 - Control lead for CD changer
8 - Terminal 30 for CD changer
9 - Free
10 - Data lead
11 - Clock lead
12 - Reset lead
13 - Free
14 - Free
15 - Free
16 - Free
17 - Free
18 - CD AF, ground
19 - CD AF, left
20 - CD AF. right

Note Plug C consists of 3 parts.
Pins 1 to 6: yellow housing.
Pins 7 to 2: green housing.
Pins 13 to 20 : blue housing.
Pins 1 to 6 are the loudspeaker outputs to the amplifier. They are assigned only if an amplifier is installed.
Pins 7 to 12 are the control leads for the CD changer.
Pins 18 to 20 are the loudspeaker outputs of the CD changer.
Pins 7 to 20 are assigned only if a CD changer is installed.
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D-Antenna lead
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E-Fuse
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Plug I
1 - Video signal, red
2 - Video signal, green
3 - Free
4 - Free
5 - Free
6 - Terminal 31
7 - Free
8 - Free
9 - Free
10 - Terminal 30 for navigation
11 - Terminal 58 d
12 - Free
13 - Terminal 30
14 - Video signal, blue
15 - Video signal synchronisation
16 - Video signal ground
17 - Free
18 - Free
19 - Terminal31
20 - To combination plug IIIpin 6
21 - From combination plug IIIpin 11
22 - Free
23 - Fuel consumption signal
24 - Speed signal
25 - Free
26 - Terminal 30
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Plug II
1 - Diagnosis lead
2 - Terminal 15
3 - Terminal 86 s
4 - Data lead to navigation unit
5 - Free
6 - DSP (amplifier) ground
7 - Handsfree microphone ground
8 - Handset microphone
9 - Handset speaker
10 - Terminal 30, handset
11 - Free
12 - Voice output ground
13 - Voice output
14 - DSP (amplifier)
15 - Data lead from the heater / AlC unit
16 - Free
17 - Data lead from the navigation unit
18 - Free
19 - Free
20 - Handsfree microphone
21 - Handset ground
22 - Handset on-hook contact
23 - Free
24 - Free
25 - Free
26 - Free

Perfect! Thank you very much

Originally Posted by niallmoran

make sure the dials on the side of the player are pointing upwards (i think) as they control the suspension of the mechanism and if set wrong it will skip....

Didn't see this until now. Mine skips, and dials are pointed upwards. Irritating. Perhaps a loudlink will be on my christmas gift list