Can I Add Sub & Changer On Ford Sony Dab ?

[yunii]

has anyone fitted additional sub or changer running from stock soy dab? sub is a under seat alpine unit as well as a alpine mp3 changer.

with after market adapter kits or so etc.i'm sure its possible.

yunii

[FOCA]

If the changer has a radio modulator and a wired remote (so it works with any head unit) you can fit it, otherwise you would have to fit one like that or one specifically for the Sony head unit

I can't remember if the Sony head unit has a sub-out or line outs (to drive the sub) but you can get adaptors that run off the speaker outputs anyway (there was a thread hers somwhere about that )

[JW1982]

The original Ford/Sony radio's do not support an external CD-changer.

Because the Sony was also available with a built-in 6-CD changer Ford decided there was no need to support an external CD-changer. Even the Original Focus MK2/MK2.5 (CAN-bus) CD-changer does not work on the original Sony radio's.

[yunii]

I know this, buti was thinking of like an aftermarket interface that would control this, I remember adding an Sony 10 cd changer to for 6000,with this interface.

Yunii

[JW1982]

For the 6000CD this is possible. The 6000CD supports the original CD changer. The aftermarket interface only converts the Ford CAN-bus signal from the radio to the signal that the aftermarket CD-changer understands.

The Sony does not support an external CD-changer at all. It does not send commands to control an external CD-changer. An aftermarket converter/interface does not work on a Sony.

[FOCA]

You can get CD changers that work with any head unit (including every Sony/ Ford model etc)

The units are supplied with (usually) a wired remote, the signal is fed through a modulator (a device that turns the audio signal into a signal an FM stereo radio can recieve)

Kenwood CD changer with modulator and remote that works with any head unit -

in detail -

http://www.kenwood-electronics.co.uk/products/car/cd/KDC-C471FM/

[yunii]

I was thinking ,if I could use the changer that I already have, an alpine 6cd mp3 changer, as its an awesome unit, I also have alpine single din headunit, & underseat subwoofer,I would initially like to use these apart from alpine headunit with the Sony dab, with some sort of interface.

Yunii