Hi All-

As I’ve started to become more immersed into my S-Type and these forums, one of my first priority mods was to get a solid solution for an aux input. The previous owner settled for the tape converter, which as an audiophile, I can’t stand.

After searching up, down and sideways, I found a solution that works for my 2002 PERFECTLY. (I’m assuming this would work for earlier years as well) This box replaces your CD changer and the head unit acts as if a CD is playing continuously. I put a ground loop isolator in line with the 3.5mm lead and viola, fantastic audio playback.

In my case, I purchased a lightning/3.5mm adapter. I plug in one lightning cable to get sound and charging, very clean looking. You could also put a Bluetooth adapter on instead and have streaming audio and possibly a microphone for calling (if you purchase one of those models)

This isn’t my listing or anything, just wanted to share because I’ve read a lot of different solutions on here. (Including the one which required you to solder lines directly into the tape deck pre-amp! Genius idea, but my hands aren’t that steady)

Aux Input for S-Type

-G

 

I think this only works on the pre-facelift cars that have the head unit and dashboard that looks like this:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._dashboard.JPG

The later cars use a fiber optic link for the audio from the CD changer.
They have a dashboard that looks like this:

https://cars.usnews.com/pics/size/77..._dashboard.jpg

Mellow

Mellow

 

Correct, this only works for those early years with that exact headunit.

 

It would do my early model nicely...if only he posted to the UK

 

hey there is a qualcomm chip that has bluetooth lossless audio. what was its name... QC3300 something. yes it requires soldiering inside the cd reader unit and will act as direct feed. thricks the computer into thinking its got a cd. also has a mic port . did anyone do it?

 

Really? That's odd, since he says he is located in the UK.