Kenwood KDC 3031A CD/Radio
On this particular model, the acceptance of fitting steering wheel audio remote controls is shown, and can be seen with the blue wire already attached on the back of this unit.
With various aspects of servicing, maintenance, including driver assisted features and vehicle monitoring. For our 1996 Rover 200 and the 04 ZR 120+
About features, and driver notifications on our MG-Rover Information Pages
Replacing radio/cassette player as fitted to the 200 with CD/Radio, is a straight foreward plug and play option, replacement was a Kenwood KDC 3031A including a wiring kit, Auto-leads PC99-X04 multi stalk adaptor and PC99-KEN patch lead. Taking note that some HU's wont accept the use of audio remotes unless specified.
On this particular model, the acceptance of fitting steering wheel audio remote controls is shown, and can be seen with the blue wire already attached on the back of this unit.
An option later to transfer into the MG was not to be straight foreward, as remote controls are not fitted as standard, so an audio remote control was first sourced prior to this install. To commence this fitting the battery was disconnected, working from rear of the steering wheel the 2 T30 torx bolts were removed and air bag taken out from the vehicle.
To install the steering wheel audio remote control, careful and precise cutting soon had it looking as good as a factory fit, the two black remote control wires were then pinned into horn connector to left of the red horn wire, the air bag now placed back and secured, blue and yellow airbag connector seated correctly with a good positive click.
Access to rotary coupler required, lowering of the steering wheel, removal of each column cover gave easy access, lower cover secured with 3 cross head screws, top cover just prises off, the pink and white remote wires were now visible. (shown below) these two wires leave rear of the rotary coupler, and where we spliced in the extended pink and white wires..
Wiring from out of the loom was not found. so routed my own wiring to rear of stereo into a connecting block, attached into this, the pink and white wires from the multi stalk adaptor lead.
At this stage of testing, we are using the specified, PC99-X39 multi stalk adaptor kit, the remotes would not function correctly, so tried fitting the new Rover Freelander MSA that made no difference. As a last resort tried and tested my old original PC99-X04 multi stalk adaptor, specified for the Rover 200/400/800. that we had as a spare.
This has since worked perfectly, from being fitted quite a number of years ago. And would also have seemed fair to have had this option already added to the MG as standard, to save all the hassle. .
Audio remote steering wheel controls now fitted, which now eliminates those critical split seconds taking your eyes of road to randomly mess around with volume and track changing, with remotes fitted, they are much more convenient, and a good safety feature..
Information is referenced only to our 1996 Rover 200 and 2004 ZR 120+