Originally Posted by jgreen
There sending me all that..but, on there site it said nothing stock would work with this stereo.. But, I think its a bunch of B.S. since from what I have been reading, almost everybody is using there stock equipment with there new HU.. Is there something I need to look at to know if it will work with the stock harness?? How can I tell..
Thank you for your quick reply blackcrossfire07!
It said the same thing on their website for me. It is a load of BS... and everyone on this forum said the same thing. I hate to admit, but I just plugged the thing in and hoped for the best. Brucero had the same base coupe and purchased the MP48 (like me) and he said it was plug and play. Others have installed various Blaupunkt stereos and said the same thing. I am willing to bet yours is a plug and play too. Do a search on your stereo in this forum and I bet others installed the same stereo. I think the only difference in wiring would be if you had the factory nav unit. The install took me a while only because people kept calling me and I didn't want to rush it. I just unplugged the negative on the battery of the car. Used the radio keys provided by Crutchfield and slid the old radio out. Then I plugged everything in. The back of our factory radio has the exact same setup as the new Blaupunkt. Same plugs, design and everything! Really wierd! Makes me wonder if you really could put a Blaupunkt ipod adaptor on our factory radio. The plug is there in the same spot and the prongs look identical to the spot on the Blaupunkt that I plugged the ipod adptor in!
By the way, I am a real novice at this! I can't help you on the wires. But there is a 99% good chance you can just plug and play. I love the new radio... just not crazy about the red buttons. But it does match the other red buttons on the console (like the AC button).