Car Radio Interfacing

[computer]

Hi,

Does anyone have any information or links to anything about interfacing to car radios? I would like to interface a normal FM Radio/CD player car radio for use as a normal radio/cd player inside. I have a good 12v stable power supply and speakers but would also like line-out facility. If I can control it externally as well (especially volume and play/pause) that would be excellent.

I guess it depends on the manufacturer, but I don't want to purchase one till I know it can be done.

Thanks

 

[D.J.]

Hi,

>Does anyone have any information or links to anything about interfacing to >car radios? I would like to interface a normal FM Radio/CD player car radio >for use as a normal radio/cd player inside. I have a good 12v stable power >supply and speakers but would also like line-out facility. If I can control it >externally as well (especially volume and play/pause) that would be >excellent.

Not sure what you mean by controlling it externally?

But yes, you can take a car radio and use it inside your house or anywhere.

D.J.

 

[computer]

Well for instance, my radio in my car has buttons on the steering wheel to change tracks, volume, etc. Now this is a modern car/radio so it is probably all built into a central computer, but I was wondering if there is some way, perhaps over a RS232 connection to let me do that with a normal removable radio...

 

[D.J.]

Well I'm not sure but I would think that the radio would be instaled as a whole unit.

Not sure what the purpose is. A while back my Dad bought a little car radio and set it up in his shop and it worked very well.

Are you wanting to by a car radio or remove one from a car?

D.J.

 

[computer]

Well I was planning on buying something off of EBay for example... I assume the one in my car is well built in as there is no 'head unit' for it. Controls and screen are built into the dash.

 

[D.J.]

As long as you have the right power for the radio, you can use them.

Just curious, why do you want do buy an FM car radio?

D.J.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

If the radio is in-built in the car then it's probably not easy to do, and I suspect all radios do it in different ways - although my car radio doesn't have external controls, it's still linked to the cars computer, and won't work unless it's in the correct car.

I also don't see the reasoning behind wanting to do it?, just buy a home stereo or a radio - which will probably out perform a car radio anyway!.