General Fiat 500 CD player no source available
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General Fiat 500 CD player no source available
What happens if you press CD more than once? With a disc in.
Tried pressing eject I know it sounds silly.
It sounds like you’ve pressed the button once more and it’s gone to Aux.
Firstly is there a CD stuck in the player? What year is the car? If you press the CD button more than once do you get either cd/aux/nothing else/or no source?
Early cars have aux in(On rear of radio) later cars with the same looking radio don't have aux in after I think 2012
Early cars have aux in(On rear of radio) later cars with the same looking radio don't have aux in after I think 2012
Its a 2010 plate. There was a cd stuck in it, but I got it out with a credit card, as I thought that was what the problem may be. When I press it it says no source available. It never says cd. I should add that I cant get a cd to go in now either
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You’ve clearly buggered it. If the CD mechanism thinks there’s a CD in it but you’ve forced it out that’s why it says no source. Try disconnecting the battery earth lead for a few seconds if it doesn’t release when you reconnect, you’ve messed it up.
I didnt. It was saying no source before I even took the cd out, hence why I had to take the cd out manually. It was clearly buggered in the first place. I cant do stuff like that with the battery, so I’ll just have to live with the radio! Thanks for your time
Hi, does it ever say "Aux" when CD pressed ? you could get a aftermarket radio with new fascia plate(total about £100) that would give you hands free phone music streaming etc, does your car have steering wheel controls? A secondhand radio(factory fit) may have issues connecting to the rest of the car not sure if you got one, others may know.
Our 59 plate allows my wife to connect her phone via a cable into the rear for sound only(no control of music source etc)
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Hi there, No it never says Aux, just no source available. I did think about that, but not sure where I’d get one, or who I’d get to fit it. Do mechanics do that?My car does have steering wheel controls, yes. It has that blue and me which is a waste of time, as it doesnt let me play the music on my iphone! Thanks for your help
So it sounds like the unit is faulty, that leaves you with, leave it, new secondhand unit that "may" require coding to the body computer or replace it with a new head unit?
Like http://caraudiosecurity.com/kd-x352bt-digital-media-stereo-bluetooth-front-usb-aux
Fascia plate(other colours available) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIat-500...m=400580807641&_trksid=p2045573.c100505.m3226
This "maybe" the correct interface for the steering wheel control if you're bothered @ £50 ? http://caraudiosecurity.com/vehicle-interface-fiat-punto-grande-ctsfa004
All the above is really quite easy to install, even a total novice could do it with a few pointers by a helpful person, the radio pulls out and the new one uses the same connectors EXCEPT a constant live feed maybe required to be hooked up, also using the new adapter plate.
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Thank you so much John for taking the time the time to find those things for me, you’re so helpful! Say I got a stereo from halfords and got them to fit it, would they put the fascia on for me if I supplied it, do you think? If no, would it be easy to put on myself afterward?
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It’s a quick release clamp on the earth terminal. Just release it, pull it off and then reconnect it. You don’t even need any tools.
Avoid Halfrauds like the plague.
Go to your local car audio specialist, they might even have second hand standard units available where they've swapped them for better ones.
Cheers
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Go to your local car audio specialist, they might even have second hand standard units available where they've swapped them for better ones.
Cheers
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