i have a 2000 s2000 with the uk spec radio as can be seen at the bottom of this page

http://lucidautomotive.com/cgi-bin/merchan...oduct_Code=S2kh

can i hook the radio up to the alpine kca-130b adapter seen here :

http://store.yahoo.com/logjam/alpinekca130b.html

to the alpine s634 mp3 changer and get mp3 running on the oem deck ???

has anybody done this with the uk spec radio deck ???

 

i've been pondering this as well. i've yet to find someone that has done it, so i can't confirm that it'll work.

you'll actually need 2 adaptors for this to work. the KCA-130B only takes it to Alpine M-Bus, you'll also need an adaptor the take it from the HondaBusFormat -> MBUS

so HU -> Honda2MBUS Adaptor -> MBUS2AINET Adaptor

my biggest doubt is the extra adaptor involved, my local installer had his doubts, but he was willing to try it if i bought my stuff there (with the understanding we could swap out to a CHM S630 if it didn't work).

 

hmm

http://www.logjamelectronics.com/piehonpcalp.html

looking at this adaptor they say an S634 will work with this cable and the KCA130B cable.

has anyone done this yet?

 

you talking about the cha-s634? the silver 6 cd changer that plays mp3s too? Yea, it'll work. You need to get the ai-net to m-bus cable and the adapter too. I think it's HONIO. Cable is like $10 on ebay and the adapter is about 80? something like that.

 

c'mon there has to be someone who's attempted this ?????!!!

 

Hope he doesn't mind me throwing his name around, but PM 2Ting....he's done it.
He answered a few questions when I was thinking about doing it.

-Sandy.

 

whoops...he did it with a US spec radio though..not a UK...if there's a difference.

-Sandy.

 

Is there a difference between US spec radio and UK? It works well in my S...(OEM + cha-s634) Two adapters yup. Sandman did you hook yours up? Nice thing about it is that changer can fit snug under the seat.

 

from what i've been told is that the ukspec radio is actually a kenwood whereas the us spec is actually an alpine....

i havent taken my radio out to have a look whether this is the case.... anybody know ??

 

i tried this on the U.S. spec radio, and it does not work.

talked extensively to the makers of the oem -> ai-net adapter and the ai-net to mbus adapter, (or do i have that backwards) and the verdict was it's a no go. i used an older changer, and of course it worked fine.

the old post is around somewhere, from when i tried it... when search is up i'm sure you can find it.