156 JTDM 2005 CD Changer

[Paul S4]

I have recently acquired a 150BHP 156JTDM...it has the usual multi-function steering wheel and the standard Alfa single CD player in the dash.
I have just discovered that there is a compartment in the LH corner of the boot that has the initials CD...and there is a plug/lead in there;




My question is...what multi-changer will fit directly in there, ie does it have to be the Alfa OEM one?

[trashbat]

Saloon or SW? They are different. I can tell you that it's not the plug for the Blaupunkt one in the saloon, as that's a block plug jobby.

[Nigel_O]

Looks very much the same as the cable that comes in many Fiats of the same era - Does (did) the car have a Clarion head unit?

If so, a Clarion cd changer is the only one that will work

If you want to try, I have a 6-CD and 12-CD changer for sale (I work for Motormech in Birmingham, an Italian car specialist, we major on the Fiat Coupe, of which I have a couple in for breaking, hence the spare CD changers)

[Paul S4]

Thanks for that Nigel. I understand that my OEM single CD head unit is Blaupunkt ( as others have mentioned) so I shall probably try and find one of those. There are a couple on Ebay just now, but to be honest it is not at the top of the list of 'jobs to do' on my newly acquired Alfa... just something that I would like to have, mainly so I don't have to have CDs in the car !