ALDI CD/MP3/USB/SD Car Stereo £49.99 22/12/05

nads

They tend to sell very quickly. If i recall correctly the player has been on sale nefore at aldi but many months ago. May be worth the wait?

gromituk

tab99_uk wrote:

anymore offers for these cant find it on the site my cd player has just died out.

You won't find it on the site - Aldi/Lidl/Netto "specials" change every week.

RightRevBod

gromituk wrote:

You won't find it on the site - Aldi/Lidl/Netto "specials" change every week.

You may be lucky if you go to a store and ask.

I was ill when these came out, and thought that I had missed it. However, I went to my local store last week, and they still had a few left.

osagefo

PompeySteve wrote:

Thanks LSD, I'll pop to Halfords or Maplin tonight and see what they have.

Do I just need an ISO antenna extension cable?

I do not know the exact name but the way you describe it makes some sense. I think I picked mine up from Halfords for £4.99 and it worked perfectly. It is a tad expensive, but there is little choice.

biblejohn

PompeySteve wrote:

Thanks LSD, I'll pop to Halfords or Maplin tonight and see what they have.

Do I just need an ISO antenna extension cable?

I think you`ll struggle to get one as short as you ideally need. Most of the ones ive seen are quite long.

Bunni_boy

The part you want is a DIN to ISO adaptor. They have them in Halfords at £4.29.

This is what they look like.

http://www.nexxia.co.uk/Car_Stereo_fitting_kits/antenna_adaptors.htm

Hope this helps.

PompeySteve

Thanks all for your help. I got a DIN-ISO adaptor from Halfords and all works fine.
The reception seems to be a bit weaker than the old Blaupunkt stereo that was there.
Nexxia sell boosters as well - do you think that'd be worth a shot?

The settings/presets get lost when the ignition is off - I remember reading someone else with a Vauxhall (the wife has a Corsa) who said that you need to switch ignition-live and permanent-live over. Can anyone else confirm this?

Ta!

RightRevBod

PompeySteve wrote:

The settings/presets get lost when the ignition is off - I remember reading someone else with a Vauxhall (the wife has a Corsa) who said that you need to switch ignition-live and permanent-live over. Can anyone else confirm this?

Ta!

Yes!

I have an Astra. You have to swap the Red and Yellow wires.

PompeySteve

Thanks chief. I swapped them over and bingo, settings/presets are now remembered

FM reception still seems quite poor compared to the previous stereo. Still thinking whether to get a signal booster or not...

Thanks again everyone for your help.

nads

Hi guys,
Does anyone want to sell their cd player which has the black headunit?

I never got around to fitting mine and in the mean time I've gone and lost the headunit !!!