Don't know about compability but that cd player looks just like a BMW Business CD fitted to the older 3-series and Z3.

What Rover model number is it?

 

that looks like its out of a 600/800 - never seen one in a bubble.

 

I have seen them in a few 25's and 45's

they were fitted to Minis around 2000 and also Landrovers

They are the BMW business CD Players

heres a night time pic of one in a 25

 

ah, so they are the BMW loom ones.

I guess if they are in a 25 they will fit.

suck it and see maybe?

learn something new everyday, thanks!

 

so nobody knows for definate?

 

I've just bought one from a breaker to put into my newly aquired BRM, have managed to source an adaptor on ebay that converts the R200's ISO connections to the 17 pin BMW style plug but have not as yet managed to figure our how to make the steering wheel controls work.

I read on another post on that the controls work through the iso connections and my lead has a couple of unused / missing pins but I'm not convinced as 2 spare pins dont seam enough for both the volume & channel / track

On the unit shown there are 2 further connectors beneath the main 17 pin block which look promising but every car audio specialist I've spoken to just looks at me blankly. I need to get to a breakers and see how Rover did it on the 25, the bit thats confusing me is I cant see any additional connections behing the dash, although the previous owner had fitted a sony head unit badly hence the change and may have cut the wiring. Can anybody advise me if there is a seperate connector / plug that went into the back of the original Philips unit

PS if you buy one you will also need an adaptor to change the aerialplug from an iso connector into a din

By the way you dont state the age of your 25, my parents 2000W Reg has a Philips RC Unit, but this has an ISO connection, the breakers where I got the CD player from had a 2003 25 which had the cassette version which lucked very similar to this and would be the BMW style wiring

 

The steering controls in the BMW plug are pins 10 and 17, some BMW to ISO adapters do not have these pins connected through to the ISO plug.

BMW plug pin 10 - Blue/Orange cable - needs to connect to the power ISO plug pin 2, BMW plug pin 17 - Blue/Purple cable -to power ISO pin 3.

 

please could you explain that again using this diagram giving the pin numbers?

looking at the adapters on ebay, there are only 2 wires which if connecting to a sony or pioneer unit only requires any old 3.5mm jack plug to connect to these 2 wires - and hey presto, steering wheel controls are working.

if i could just get the numbers of the pins that need to be connected then i am pretty certain i can do this in 5 mins

thanks

 

yes mate they will they came in the 200 bubble I SD model

 

Thanks for the advise re the pins, I will have to see if I can modify my BMW to ISO plug or try a different make of lead /adaptor

 

Does anybody know a manufacturer of a compatible lead. that will work with both the BMW head unit and the ISO Steering Wheel Controls

 

I've got that CD player :err: in my 45 :err: and the steering controls work

 

ooo this is the news i wanted to hear! thank you very much!