My Audio system does not have the CD multi-changer fitted. I can see they can be picked up on E-Bay relatively cheaply BUT for cars without this fitted from the factory, does the wiring still exist? IE, Is it just a case of fitting the unit in the space beneath the NAV DVD unit and plugging in?

Thanks

David

 

X-Type 2008

mine didn't have the CDC as standard and fitting one was very straightforward once you have the bits you need 

along with the CDC you will also need the D2B optical link cable so you can daisy chain the CDC into the fibre optic loop 
each component needs to be connected in a particular order 

CD Autochanger
Telephone Module
Voice Module
Navigation Control Module
Power Amplifier
Then back to the Audio Head Unit 

ignore the components you don't have 
a typical setup on a non premium audio would be CDC , Bluetooth telephone module , SatNav module and they would be linked with the D2B optical cable in that order 

your D2B fibre optic cable comes as a pair ( 1 in 1 out ) you need to follow the in and out path of each component to make sure your connecting them in the right order 
the plugs on the D2B optic cable can be pulled apart which makes it quite easy modify the overall loop to configure the cable to what you have installed it's just a matter of maintaining the loop from start to finish in the right order 

on the wiring loom behind the satnav module you will see a small 3 pin connector which is used to supply power to the cdc unit 

good luck...
 

Thanks again @cosmicma - you're on fire today!!

Could you advise where you got the D2B Optical link please?

Cheers

 

12 minutes ago, DavidR said:

Thanks again @cosmicma - you're on fire today!!

Could you advise where you got the D2B Optical link please?

Cheers

 

i got the optical cable with the CDC i used it to modify the existing cable to accommodate the CDC 
iv'e seen a few on ebay for sale on there own or maybe put a shout out on one of the facebook pages

and yea it's a slow day 🙂