Quick question... is the connector the same between the early AP1s, year 2000, with a cassette player radio and an AP1 CD radio, say year 2001? Thanks

 

AP1s, year 2000, didn’t come with a cassette player radio.

 

You trying to fit a cassette player?

The North American wiring manual shows no year-based radio wiring -- it's all the same.

So myguess is the only differences in the radios are internal. External power, speaker, and other connections shouldn't matter. Speakers, for example, don't care what interior audio source supplies the sound -- and actually the amplifier does this and doesn't care either.

-- Chuck

 

I believe European and Japanese S2000's had a cassette player until 2002, and if you wanted a cd player prior to that, you had to get the six cd changer. After 2002, the cd player was standard.

 

Thanks, my car is a 2000 AP1, and I purchased it from Dubai. It came with a cassette player with a cassette jammed inside. I found a 2001 CD AP1 radio and will replace it shortly. I don't care about external radio controls, like on dashes and steering wheels. My S2K appears to be the only one in Armenia where big tank-like SUVs and German cars are preferred.

It was so hot in Dubai that nearly every rubber piece on the car had disintegrated, all of which I have since changed.

I will report back on the replacement's functionality.

 

Probably in North America.
In Europe was the rule (mine is a year 2000, sn 2452)

 

You wont have any problem! Even dash controls will function properly.