cd autochangers

Is the interface for CD autochangers a standard thing, or is it unique to each model? Will it be possible to make the Philips RC026 autochanger from my old car work with the Ford 6000 cd/radio in my new car?

If not, I might as well leave it in the old car when I sell (not that it works, but I’m fairly sure that’s just a wiring fault which somebody could fix, hence why I’m considering swapping it).

…gosh google is quick – this thread is now coming up on my searches!

vw group headunits usually do not work with aftermarket cd changers

bump, just in case anybody knows about Fords

Don’t think they are the same.

However, I just got an electronic CD changer emulator that plays music off an SD card and the headunit thinks it’s a CD changer. Works really well, and they are available for loads of different manufs apparently. Cost £40 so barely more than the inevitable wiring adapters even if you could get yours to fit.

Pah, CD autochangers – thing of the past. I stick a CD in my head unit and it automatically records it to the built-in hard drive and finds the track listing info from its database.

Thanks for the help, folks – I appreciate CD changers are dinosaurs, but I have one, I have plenty of CDs and I have a head unit which supposedly works with a CD changer. Though the CD changer emulator is certainly an interesting idea.

Anyway, bump for the daytime crowd

I’ve got an CD autochanger in my car, I can stick 10 CDs at a time in there apparently.

Never used it.