U orite people.
Hopin somebody can help.
I am a UK citizen
I want to know if there are any complications installing Car Stereo/Head Units made for the US market in a Britsh/European standard Car.
ICE in the US is far cheaper than in the UK.
Im fairly certain there should be no problems. Just in case im wrongt would there be problems in terms of:
Power Source - (We have a 12volt supply - im pretty sure you have the same)
Wiring - (Do you use standard ISO connectors)
Radio receivers - (Any problems receiving FM/AM/MW/LW in England)
Replies (10)
fez on 06/30/2003 00:28:59
Rover Coupe 1.6 Si - 1996
Not that it matters for my questions
Swez on 06/30/2003 07:12:32
Most US made gear should be compatible with UK applications. The wiring codes may be similar, but color schemes may vary from one vehicle to the next. The ISO connectors used here are probably compatible with UK versions. If not, may have to use wire conversion kits that splice into existing wiring harnesses.
Yes, prices on gear are much cheaper here in the US as compared to UK brands as we do not have VAT here. Also, the selection on gear is much broader here than in the UK. Many of the vendor offerings in the US are different products or part numbers as compared with similar offerings in the UK as well.
Finally, we typically have AM/FM bands for reception and no MW/LW circuits.
Swez
PS The hard part.... getting goods from USA to UK. Shipping them there is not a problem, but Customs paper work and tax and duties may pose a challenge so most vendors do not ship to UK or outside the USA.
ttocs on 06/30/2003 12:14:08
The problem that you will run into is on the radio. European radios use a little different setup by going by .05 hz increments if I am not mistaken. Some radios can do both, I had an old kenwood 4001 that did. I am not for sure which radio's do what however..
ttocs on 06/30/2003 12:16:20
I would give you all the info that I have on installations in that vehicle, but with having worked on thousands of cars I am not faimiar with that one. Is that by range rover? Do you have a link, or a pic?
fez on 06/30/2003 21:43:45
It's not for my car. I was thinking of shipping them to the UK to sell.
If you could provide intructions relating to my car then I would get an idea of how to install in European Cars.
There's pictures/websites dedicated to the Rover Coupe. You can find pictures under http://www.btinternet.com/~james_white/
I'm sure you understand that if i'm planning to sell them on I need to be able to the provide simple installation for customers. So do you know what connector I might need...where I can find this info?
And cheers guys you've been a lot of help. No doubt I'll be back bothering you again.
If there's anything else you can add to help, Id be more than grateful. Even who I should I consider as my supplier if I do start shipping.
snipe523 on 07/1/2003 00:16:29
Im almost positive that the Alpines have some kind of swithc to make them compatible in Europe. I think I remember reading this somewhere in the manual for my 9813
fez on 07/5/2003 08:34:14
Hey Snipe,
Just to confirm. Would that be the Alpine CDA-9813R. Because my friend is thinking of getting the same model.
Are you sure it mentioned that it can be used in the UK in the manual?
Can you please check for me? And tell me exactly what it says?
Or point out where I could check (eg Alpine website /manual/page No)?
Cheers.
snipe523 on 07/5/2003 09:32:52
It is an Alpine-9813. I don't see an R anywhere on it so I dunno about that. But in the manual on page 8 it says that you can switch from Nprth American frequencies to "Other frequencies" I am pretty sure you can download the manual directly from Alpines website.
fez on 07/6/2003 03:19:51
Im on it!
Swez on 07/6/2003 21:56:19
The FM band here is: 87.5 - 108.0 Mhz and incremental in XX.1 MHz
The MW (AM) band is where you may have trouble as here in USA, or AM band is: 530 -1720 Khz in 10Khz increments.
Hope that helps,
Swez
Hopin somebody can help.
I am a UK citizen
I want to know if there are any complications installing Car Stereo/Head Units made for the US market in a Britsh/European standard Car.
ICE in the US is far cheaper than in the UK.
Im fairly certain there should be no problems. Just in case im wrongt would there be problems in terms of:
Power Source - (We have a 12volt supply - im pretty sure you have the same)
Wiring - (Do you use standard ISO connectors)
Radio receivers - (Any problems receiving FM/AM/MW/LW in England)
Replies (10)
fez on 06/30/2003 00:28:59
Rover Coupe 1.6 Si - 1996
Not that it matters for my questions
Swez on 06/30/2003 07:12:32
Most US made gear should be compatible with UK applications. The wiring codes may be similar, but color schemes may vary from one vehicle to the next. The ISO connectors used here are probably compatible with UK versions. If not, may have to use wire conversion kits that splice into existing wiring harnesses.
Yes, prices on gear are much cheaper here in the US as compared to UK brands as we do not have VAT here. Also, the selection on gear is much broader here than in the UK. Many of the vendor offerings in the US are different products or part numbers as compared with similar offerings in the UK as well.
Finally, we typically have AM/FM bands for reception and no MW/LW circuits.
Swez
PS The hard part.... getting goods from USA to UK. Shipping them there is not a problem, but Customs paper work and tax and duties may pose a challenge so most vendors do not ship to UK or outside the USA.
ttocs on 06/30/2003 12:14:08
The problem that you will run into is on the radio. European radios use a little different setup by going by .05 hz increments if I am not mistaken. Some radios can do both, I had an old kenwood 4001 that did. I am not for sure which radio's do what however..
ttocs on 06/30/2003 12:16:20
I would give you all the info that I have on installations in that vehicle, but with having worked on thousands of cars I am not faimiar with that one. Is that by range rover? Do you have a link, or a pic?
fez on 06/30/2003 21:43:45
It's not for my car. I was thinking of shipping them to the UK to sell.
If you could provide intructions relating to my car then I would get an idea of how to install in European Cars.
There's pictures/websites dedicated to the Rover Coupe. You can find pictures under http://www.btinternet.com/~james_white/
I'm sure you understand that if i'm planning to sell them on I need to be able to the provide simple installation for customers. So do you know what connector I might need...where I can find this info?
And cheers guys you've been a lot of help. No doubt I'll be back bothering you again.
If there's anything else you can add to help, Id be more than grateful. Even who I should I consider as my supplier if I do start shipping.
snipe523 on 07/1/2003 00:16:29
Im almost positive that the Alpines have some kind of swithc to make them compatible in Europe. I think I remember reading this somewhere in the manual for my 9813
fez on 07/5/2003 08:34:14
Hey Snipe,
Just to confirm. Would that be the Alpine CDA-9813R. Because my friend is thinking of getting the same model.
Are you sure it mentioned that it can be used in the UK in the manual?
Can you please check for me? And tell me exactly what it says?
Or point out where I could check (eg Alpine website /manual/page No)?
Cheers.
snipe523 on 07/5/2003 09:32:52
It is an Alpine-9813. I don't see an R anywhere on it so I dunno about that. But in the manual on page 8 it says that you can switch from Nprth American frequencies to "Other frequencies" I am pretty sure you can download the manual directly from Alpines website.
fez on 07/6/2003 03:19:51
Im on it!
Swez on 07/6/2003 21:56:19
The FM band here is: 87.5 - 108.0 Mhz and incremental in XX.1 MHz
The MW (AM) band is where you may have trouble as here in USA, or AM band is: 530 -1720 Khz in 10Khz increments.
Hope that helps,
Swez
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