Radio
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Radio
I looked through the X-Type post's and didn't see any thing about this, but I have been wanting to change the stock radio for an aftermarket DVD player since I got my Jag. The only thing is every where I go no one has an adapter kit for the X-Type. Does any one know a web sight or any body that makes one?
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Your best bet is to do an amp bypass. This requires a rewire of the car, or a good technician that can jump the factory wires at the amp....... depends on your tech. Most are not capable of doing it. I owned car audio stores years back, MECP Certified Masters installer, and have a degree in Electronics Engineering....... I can do it blindfolded.
If you have a schematic of the wiring in the car, you can add the factory radio and use the factory amp by taking a set of raw RCA cords and fitting them to the wires behind the radio that go to the inputs of the factory amp. Then plug the new fittings into the RCA outputs of the radio. The RCA's drive low voltage out, which is made to go into the inputs of the amp. This will eliminate the need to spend $100 on the voltage reducer that they always try to sell you.
As far as a fit kit goes, I have not looked on the web for one.
If you have a schematic of the wiring in the car, you can add the factory radio and use the factory amp by taking a set of raw RCA cords and fitting them to the wires behind the radio that go to the inputs of the factory amp. Then plug the new fittings into the RCA outputs of the radio. The RCA's drive low voltage out, which is made to go into the inputs of the amp. This will eliminate the need to spend $100 on the voltage reducer that they always try to sell you.
As far as a fit kit goes, I have not looked on the web for one.
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forget it I found a better kit. If any one had the same problem as me go to www.nexxia.co.ukthey have the Facia adaptor and the harness adaptor. Thanks for every ones help.
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Hey wangan don't worry about it...are you familiar with mdf at all? There have been many that have made a dash kit. The hardest part is matching up the color of the climate control plastic to the face of the dash kit. Here's a link to a a how to a guy did. To get a wiring harness for the radio bigdreams used a ford harness on his s-type and I'd find it hard to imagine that they'd use a different one on the x-type. You'd be looking at $20 bucks worth of materials and another 7 bucks for the harness from your local walmart!
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I assume you noticed that the link in my second to last post? If not it shows how to do that dash piece. Good luck!
Yeah one I was looking at that too but I noticed right away how weird it looks w/out digital climate controls.k I kind of like the look but I think I prefer our digital ones...
Yeah one I was looking at that too but I noticed right away how weird it looks w/out digital climate controls.k I kind of like the look but I think I prefer our digital ones...