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I thought I would do a write up on this since I just now did it very easily and it seems to be worthwhile.
Credit:
Much thanks to trainspotted2 on www.newbeetle.org , referenced on a thread I started there, http://newbeetle.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20202 .
Background:
I have a 2005 non-monsoon sat capable cd player radio that I've had in my Beetle for a while now. I thought that the car model and year that it came from had an auxiliary-in jack on it but I couldn't find anywhere how to install it. The Roady 2 XM radio worked fine with the former cassette deck and adapter that had the form of a cassette, but with the new cd deck, I had to rely on FM and that was a little spotty when traveling. The final straw was when my XM Roady 2's display starting crapping out a couple of weeks ago and I found that the new "Sure Connect" system sold by XM required a hard wire exterior connection to the car's antenna (FCC-driven since the FM modulators previously used were transmitting XM to adjacent cars, supposedly). Another factor in making an aux-in work was that I wanted to keep my VW PhatBox, which is seen as a CD player by the head unit.
Disclaimer:
Although this worked for me, I am not responsible if it doesn't work for you or your burn anything up, kill yourself or others, etc, etc.
What I Did:
The adapter I used is made by PIE, with a PIE part number of BLAU/8-3.5M . This adapter is an equivalent of Blaupunkt part number 7 607 897 093.
I then removed the pins from the connector. The pins are the same as the connectors going into the back of the radio. I tried to use the paperclip method, but had no luck. I then used the utility knife method and did not cut any wires or tendons.
Here's a picture of the radio removal tool. I forgot where I got them. You need two. I believe I used the long and skinny piece. The notch faces "in".
Both tools are inserted into the radio. The click in and lock. Then they are pulled on and the radio comes out (as far as the wires let it, anyway).
The tools are unlocked for removal by pushing in these tabs (2):
On the top of the radio there is this schematic (below). If you look carefully you can see "AUX L", "AUX R", and "GND" references to the green connector on the back of the radio.
Here is a pic of the connector. The green connector did not have any wires going into it. That is what we will be doing next.
Here I am inserting the pins into the proper slots. "Red" for right, "white" for left, and "black" for ground. Be careful of the proper pin location and orientation:
I routed the wire with a coat hanger. I was not fussy on this car with 200k miles +. A wire with a male jack on it was fine for me.
Pushing the "CD" button on this radio cycles the unit from Satellite (no gots), CD Changer (PhatBox), and Aux.
Here you can see the aux jack plugged into the Roady 2. It works!
I hope this helps someone.
Credit:
Much thanks to trainspotted2 on www.newbeetle.org , referenced on a thread I started there, http://newbeetle.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20202 .
Background:
I have a 2005 non-monsoon sat capable cd player radio that I've had in my Beetle for a while now. I thought that the car model and year that it came from had an auxiliary-in jack on it but I couldn't find anywhere how to install it. The Roady 2 XM radio worked fine with the former cassette deck and adapter that had the form of a cassette, but with the new cd deck, I had to rely on FM and that was a little spotty when traveling. The final straw was when my XM Roady 2's display starting crapping out a couple of weeks ago and I found that the new "Sure Connect" system sold by XM required a hard wire exterior connection to the car's antenna (FCC-driven since the FM modulators previously used were transmitting XM to adjacent cars, supposedly). Another factor in making an aux-in work was that I wanted to keep my VW PhatBox, which is seen as a CD player by the head unit.
Disclaimer:
Although this worked for me, I am not responsible if it doesn't work for you or your burn anything up, kill yourself or others, etc, etc.
What I Did:
The adapter I used is made by PIE, with a PIE part number of BLAU/8-3.5M . This adapter is an equivalent of Blaupunkt part number 7 607 897 093.
I then removed the pins from the connector. The pins are the same as the connectors going into the back of the radio. I tried to use the paperclip method, but had no luck. I then used the utility knife method and did not cut any wires or tendons.
Here's a picture of the radio removal tool. I forgot where I got them. You need two. I believe I used the long and skinny piece. The notch faces "in".
Both tools are inserted into the radio. The click in and lock. Then they are pulled on and the radio comes out (as far as the wires let it, anyway).
The tools are unlocked for removal by pushing in these tabs (2):
On the top of the radio there is this schematic (below). If you look carefully you can see "AUX L", "AUX R", and "GND" references to the green connector on the back of the radio.
Here is a pic of the connector. The green connector did not have any wires going into it. That is what we will be doing next.
Here I am inserting the pins into the proper slots. "Red" for right, "white" for left, and "black" for ground. Be careful of the proper pin location and orientation:
I routed the wire with a coat hanger. I was not fussy on this car with 200k miles +. A wire with a male jack on it was fine for me.
Pushing the "CD" button on this radio cycles the unit from Satellite (no gots), CD Changer (PhatBox), and Aux.
Here you can see the aux jack plugged into the Roady 2. It works!
I hope this helps someone.
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It seems more fun/challenging this way though.