Kenwood->Alpine wiring?

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eko
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Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:32 pm

Just bought an Alpine CD player to replace the Kenwood in my car.
Can anyone tell me if the plug in the back will be the same?

Trouble is Alpine came with no plug so i cant compare.

I have took the Kenwood out and both stereos have 16 pin fitting so will it work???
Dont fancy plugging the Alpine in and frying it :mad:

Anyone know?
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:50 am

BUMP,anyone?
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:56 am

dont think so. best off searching for the manual online.
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:57 am

Assuming you know the alpine model number, I'd download a manual for it - probably got a pin diagram in there somewhere?
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:04 pm

doubt it very much theyd fit, i bought an alpine with no leads, ended up costing me £60

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Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:07 pm

eko wrote:Just bought an Alpine CD player to replace the Kenwood in my car.
Can anyone tell me if the plug in the back will be the same?

Trouble is Alpine came with no plug so i cant compare.

I have took the Kenwood out and both stereos have 16 pin fitting so will it work???
Dont fancy plugging the Alpine in and frying it :mad:

Anyone know?
If its not I'll have it as I'm after a Alpine head unit.
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:44 pm

The lead may fit, but it definitley will not work. Autoleads sell replacements, Don't pay anymore than £40
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:50 pm

just to give a completely different answer to everyone else, if its got that small rectangular connector that nakamichi, alpine and kenwood all seem to use then the connector straight into the back of the HU should work with the alpine. i've done this between nakamichi and alpine, and nakamichi and kenwood before, just never kenwood and alpine! but do at your own risk blah blah blah
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Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:01 pm

Cheers all for the advice!

Managed to get the correct Alpine plug of a mate,pulled out the Kenwood wiring,compared the 2 and they atre different wire layout so lucky i didnt just plug in the Alpine.

Anyway problem solved,just got to get the Ai-net to M bus connecter now so i can put my disc changer in :)

Thanks again everyone
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Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:24 am

hello mate just go to an aline dealer ther is plenty about and they can sell you the corrisponding wiring loom for the headunit for about 20-40 quid depending on the model
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or u could just go to halfrauds and get the correct iso block for 12 sheets
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