Dab Radio

[Bob P]

Is it possibe to remove the cd6000 radion from my mk4 mondeo and replace it with the sony dab one without a lot of modifications ?

[sparkymark75]

I imagine you would also have to replace the aerial with a DAB enabled one.

[Stoney871]

You need to fit the dab aerial, base and the two wires with the correct connectors for a Mondeo.

You also need to be sure that the dab radio is definitely for a mondeo as it has different communication protocols from the dab radio used in the rest of the Ford range and would cause error messages on the radio.

[Bob P]

Thanks for the replies guys. It sounds like a fairly easy job then.

[pragmatix]

I may be wrong but I think Ford needs to pair the radio and the car

[allbluedave]

I have a dab radio in my mk3 mondeo bob and they are pretty straight forward to change. Aerial wise you can either buy a amplified bee sting type aerial which you will need to remove the interior light/sunglasses cubbyhole in the roof lining to gain access to replace it or get a internal one that sticks on the glass inside the car and is earthed to the body work of the car. I have the internal type aerial which works ok but if i head out of town it loses signal alot so i would pay a little extra and get a bee sting aerial. My head unit is a single din so a adaptor plate is required and as yours is a mk4 you will need one either way due to the shape of the dash. If you get a dab + radio you can pause. Fast forward and rewind live radio which is a good feature. :)