Making a custom RCA cable from 13pin?

[vtncus]

Hello all,

I am trying to make a cable that connects to this 13pin din (picture below) and gives me a pair or RCA input on the other end. PS: That is the back of the stock Radio/CD 2U's that comes with some Eclipse's

No brainer on the Left / Right pins, but I read somewhere that 2 PINs had to be shorted for the radio to think there is a cd changer and enable the Changer port to work.....

Any guesses on what are those 2 pins?

http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pinrcaze9.jpg

Thanks in advance!

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[djman37 5,000+ posts]

i found all that info for my Xterra on the Xterra owners forum's.

i'll look and see if I can find my wiring, it is close to yours.

 

[vtncus]

thanks man. that would be awesome !

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

here's what I have. Yours is obviously a little different. CHECK the Eclipse boards!!!

Not responsible for any damage and these are for a Nissan Xterra with changer controls, no Rockford.



My best guess is that pin 1 is used to turn on the deck from a remote input. Pin 2 is used to tell the remote device that the deck is on.

There are a few conditions that must be met before you can try a test. The 47k resistor must be connected to the base of the transistor (the vertical line) and nowhere else. The emitter of the transistor (the arrow) must be grounded. I don't mean to sound condescending, I just don't know how much electronics you know.

If these conditions are true, no harm will be done by connecting pin 1 to 12V to see if the deck comes on. The key will have to be in the on or accessory position when you do the test.

DIN plug that fits the '00 XE radio AUX in perfectly. Radio Shack Catalog # 274-026. Am wiring it right after I finish this browsing session.

Take a set of head phones, cut off the part you put over your ears. Now, got to Radio Shack and get an eight pin DIN connector Catalog # 274-026. Solder the wire from the headphone plug into the DIN Connector using the picture above as a guideline showing where each wire goes. Solder one more wire to the number 1 pin and run it to a 12 volt power source using a switch in between. Plug the DIN plug you soldered all of the wires to into the DIN socket on the back of your head unit. Plug the headphone plug into the accessory you want to run through your truck speakers and turn on the switch. The LCD on your radio will switch to the word AUX and the sound from whatever you plugged the headphone plug in will come out of your speakers and be controlled by your Head Unit Volume, Base, Treble, Fade and Balance controls

 

[vtncus]

yeah, that makes sense. No worries I won't hold anyone responsible for blowing my stereo up other than myself

i will try those hook ups next week and post it back here.

thanks again

 

[vtncus]

well it turns out i am a dumb ***. as much as I tried to understand your post, i couldn't . I know -1 of electronics.

I created a blog with all the info I have

http://mitsubishi-eclipse-ipod.blogspot.com/

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

any of these help? google 13 pin din

http://www.google.com/search?q=13+pin+din+plug&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a

ebay has some. i THINK you need the male plug.

http://search.ebay.com/din-13-pin_W0QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3QQssPageNameZRC0021QQxpufuZx

btw, you're on the right path.