Well, my phatbox finally came in. Before I do a full install I want to just pull the head unit out and to a temp install to make sure it works.
Infinity, Iamfink2, and MMZ, please take a look at the cable connector pictures of my actual cable, and let me know if it look right to you.

Thanks for all your help.
FP

 

From what I can see from the pictures all the holes for pins seem to have the proper offsets and pin count, of the connector itself it has the right shape and offsets to fit into the radio. I would say its the right one.

 

Thanks Iamfink2. I hope it works.

 

I'm sure you let us all know how it works out, if everything goes good I would definitely consider putting one in my xfire.

 

Yes, it appears correct in shape, pin layout and cable location for the job.

Let us know how it works.

 

Well my friends, I did a temporary install just now (basically just pulled the head unit, and plugged the PhatBox. This could have not been any easier. It's plug and play. You can control the unit from your OEM unit. I'm so exited I couldn't wait to share the good news with you. Now all I have to do is take it to get professionally installed. This means basically running the cable from the back of the unit to the trunk, or behind one of the seats, and fasten the unit. I don't trust myself running the cable, as I'm pretty good at taking things apart, but not as confident putting them back together again.

So in summary, the PhatBox works with our unit, as long as it's an OEM w/NAV. It's the version for Becker Traffic Pro. If anyone is interested, I'll hook you up with the guy who sold me mine. My price was $350.00 delivered. It has a 20 GB drive, that can be upgraded up-to 120 GB, and software to manage your music, and a cradle to hook up to your PC. But, 20 GB can hold a library of 10s of thousand songs. This is a great alternative to a CD changer, or Ipod connector.

MMZ, Iamfink2, Infinity, and Roy, thanks for all your help.

FP

 

I've received a couple of PMs on this, If I can be more clear, The OEM NAV unit that comes on the XF is a Becker TrafficPro unit, and Phatbox makes a unit for the TrafficPro. In fact all the phatboxes are the same, the only difference is the connector to the head unit, and the software to recognize a supported OEM radio. They do have some aftermarket radio support as well. The OEM support is growing. At this time I believe it's, VW, Audi, Volvo, Jaguar, Toyota, Ford, and TrafficPro. Check out their site if you want to look further into aftermarket model support.

http://www.phatnoise.com/

Demo on how it works.
http://www.phatnoise.com/products/di...ion=sectiontwo