2004 C8 Aftermarket Stereo

[BlueC8]

The 54 plate 2.2 Exclusive C8 I have recently acquired has a drop down LCD in the back. I presume this was not part of any standard factory fit, however it is not currently working or appears to be connected to any sort of DVD player, nor is there any evidence of there having been a changer fitted anywhere! My assumption is that the previous owner (I bought from a independent garage that conveniently knew nothing!) must have fitted a new stereo with DVD at some point, then on sale put the standard player back in - which is all working right now.

 

So, I'm hoping the wiring is all there already. I'll be pulling out the stereo in the next few days to find out one way or another. Assuming it is, can I simply swap the player out, or id there some codes I need to pull from somewhere?

 

As you might imagine this was not an expensive purchase, so taking it to a dealer and having them spend any kind of time on it is not really cost effective, as much as possible I'll do the work myself or where needed take it to my local garage (who I use a lot so no problems there).

 

Any advice from anyone who's played around with stereos or ICE much appreciated. Got lots of kids in the back that need to be kept quiet one way or another :)

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

I can not help with the radio change but you may find you need to get the right cable/connectors for a replacement to work. Any steering wheel switches may no longer work and possibly the car will not recognise the new radio so may give a fault message.