Mk1 Tuscan S radio

[Dickie Dastardly]

I've just removed the DAB radio that comes standard in the Tuscan S with a new regular radio/CD. The multi plugs fit fine as does the aerial but you cannot connect the lead which I assume has something to do with the DAB box in the boot.
Unfortunately there is now absolutely no radio reception, as if the aerial required some sort of power feed from the DAB box!! Has anyone ever had any experience of this?

Thanks
Richard.

[PuffsBack]

The Ariel for a DAB equipped car is fed via the Pioneer Ipbus connector not via the normal FM Ariel connector. Therefore unless you have a Pioneer unit capable of taking the IP bus plug (units with the prefix P in front of the model number, i.e. DEH-P88RS for example) you will have no FM reception

[Dickie Dastardly]

Excellent info, thanks for that, saves me wasting a lot of time on a lost cause.

Cheers
Richard

[PuffsBack]

The bizarre thing is the DAB Ariel on my car gives excellent FM reception but awful DAB

[PuffsBack]

ahh its all coming back to me now. If you can get to the DAB box you should be able to unplug the aerial and connect a convertor cable - one of these I think

http://www.autodab.com/AD-EX9.html

[Dickie Dastardly]

The DAB box is readily accessible in the boot, I'll have a look tomorrow.

The adaptor, did you have to run that from the dab box to the rear of the radio?

Thanks

[PuffsBack]

Yes you will have to run it all the way. I didn't because if I remember correctly the FM Aerial in a Cerbera is the rear window element so its wired regardless of whether the car was factory fitted with DAB. However thats not obviously the case with a Tuscan so I think FM and DAB shared the DAB Ariel and the signal went over the IP Bus

To be honest I am not 100℅ sure, trying to remember when I stripped out my Pioneer DAB and went Blaupunkt. I know I didn't have to run a cable and pretty sure it was because the Cerbs FM aerial is seperate from the DAB

Edited by PuffsBack on Sunday 16th September 00:06