yes that answers my question...now to go and do this on my fairmont...
thanks for the guide mate...you are a champ!

Have got the switched plug from jaycar this morining, but am confused as to how to wire this in, saw your pic, can you please axplain how the switched plug is wired. I know i seem simple but hey, too much NOS lol
Brett

Ok My bad, i had another look and i take it you cut the right output from the stacker, and tis is also the input to the DPS, same with the Left output, and the common is just spliced in
Brett

Yahoo ... just done this mod for the EF premo sound, awesome results. will take some pics then we'll put a complete doco together to help others!!

Now I can plug in my iRiver and get great sound!!

if only i knew this when i had my Ef insteading of having to carry lotsa cd's around...

Thread updated - please see first post, this is now a permanent tech doco.

My CD stacker is dead, showing 'ERR 2' or something on the display. Can I still patch in the mp3 input, or does the stacker have to be powered up for everything to work?

Mike

Nevermind, posted thread.

hey moph ive just bought me a DF LTD

im most certainly doing this mod here, but i was wondering if you think its plausible to replace the factory stacker in the boot to an mp3 cd compatable one?

man....this info is gold!!!!

well done mate.

i think its quite a clean finish too.

anyone in VIC done it who can do mine as neat as Moph?

markwright - there is no elegant way to do this, as while the audio signal is a normal analogue signal from the stacker to the head unit, the stacker control is all digitally encoded. So you must have the original stacker plugged in and a CD playing for the head unit to accept audio signals via the audio in. Were you to find an MP3 compatible stacker that used the same digital coding from stacker to head unit then that would be okay, but the likelihood of this is low given its a 10 year old car.

The only way would be to retain the existing stacker and just cut in the audio feed from a new MP3 stacker, and control the new stacker using a separate remote. That way you press play on the head unit, the original stacker fires up (unmuting the head unit in CD mode), and you then press Play on the MP3 stacker remote and cut in the new audio signal. Not real elegant.

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YBHVE4, I'm not real handy with mods (my Suzuki Sierra has been off the road six months now with an engine rebuild......) but this is easy as. Just be careful and patient and you should be done in two hours tops.

ah yeh i understand.
i suppose i could buy one of those portable dvdplayers? plug that into the aux input and iv got the lot there?
haha unless theres a mad scientist out there that can install a new lens and reprogram the factory stacker

might have to just go the whole aftermarket deal

I was going to get the plug in FM transmitters, etc when i heard sometimes you get static and I saw these instructions I have swayed this way.

IM going to give it a go.....fingers crossed all goes well.

For an EF series 2 ghia, does it use the same stacker as the series 1??

I made up a patch for the din plug, I un-plugged the din plug... turned my head unit on and my CD was still playing... even with no din plug connected!

When I disconnected the DIN plug, the rear speakers went off... so I'm assuming the DIN plug runs the amp?

I'm just wondering am I supposed to use the DIN plug or am I meant to use a different plug??


EDIT: found I had to follow the EL guide, the round din plug is only for connecting the amp for the rear speakers.