Car radio connectors

[30boat]

My CD player/radio has given up and I must buy a new one.Are all the connectors the same between brands or are they specific?

 

[lw395]

There is a 'DIN' standard, two rectangular multi-way plugs, but not every radio uses it.
You can get adaptor leads on ebay quite cheaply if your old radio is not DIN.

 

[DaveRo]

And not every boat uses the DIN socket - if this is for a boat; see this thread.

 

[antaris]

Here's my visual to assist fellow boaters... I did it a year ago to help me understand and install a car radio in my previous boat...

I hope it helps

 

[CreakyDecks]

You can buy adaptors to switch between the common connectors on Ebay. The non-standard connector is likely to be on a car not a new radio.

 

[Bilgediver]

My CD player/radio has given up and I must buy a new one.Are all the connectors the same between brands or are they specific?

Halfords keep a good selection of facias , adaptors. connecting leads etc.

 

[maxi77]

From my recent experience all radios have an ISO connector it is the cars which have their own sockets which need the adapters. If the boat had a non ISO system most car accesoriy shops sell the plugs with decent wire tails on them to connect to the boat wiring

 

[nigelmercier]

As I stated in the thread linked in #3 above, I don't see a problem. Just cut off the trailing plugs, and wire direct to the boat wiring.