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[airdale1000]

hi
looking to put radio into van, i see that most new systems have block type connections. is there something i can buy that allows me to just plug radio in. looking at a blaupunkt being german an all.

cheers tony

[kevtherev]

There are adapters and universal connectors available at Halfords for most head units
If you already have the speakers in then its just a matter of live and earth to the new connecter...and the speakers of course

[shallyscarlet]

I had to go to a specialist in the end as the previous owner did a crap DIY!! cost me £35 to get it put right

[Syncro G]

Blaupunkts use standard ISO plugs so getting them hooked up is really easy. Just do yourself a favour and buy them from somewhere like Maplins instead of Halfrawds, same thing, but they cost a couple of quid instead of about £15. Motorworld is better than Halfords too but not by much.

Only problem with them is they don't have very long wires on them so you need to join the wires to other wires a couple of inches behind the radio. Can be done with crimp conectors/bulits/leggo brick things but its a bit untidy (should work fine though, I've done it in the past). If I could find out what type of terminals are used inside these blocks I could crimp new ones on the wires I need to fit. "Vehicle wireing products" will sell the right terminals but I'm not sure which is the right type. They don't do the plastic bit though so you still need the thing from maplin.