Tape Deck Hack ??

[Tricky-Ricky]

Despite searching for this, after seeing it mentioned, i cannot find a link to the how to? can anyone point me in the right direction?

[s1xtyn1n3]

I've only ever seen it done on the US bose. That's not to say it can't be done on a UK/JDM, but it might be different.

 

In any case, here is the image of the soldering points:

 

And here's the full article on how to do it:

http://my350z.com/forum/audio-and-video ... guide.html

[Tricky-Ricky]

Thanks for that, most informative

[M13KYF]

I believe the US one is different. There was a past member who had done the same and it was to a US unit

[s1xtyn1n3]

I was going to pull mine out and put an Aux on it until i realised that my phone's headphone socket doesn't work when connected to the Bluetooth adapter

[Tricky-Ricky]

There are a couple of people on that link thread, that have done the mod to UK units, can't see the JDM unit being any different, i am going to try it on the Bose in my JDM 350GT, when i get the dam thing! bloody DVLA

[nrenz123]

I did mine that way and it workd fine

[lrh]

I've only ever seen it done on the US bose. That's not to say it can't be done on a UK/JDM, but it might be different.

That pic and guide were by a guy in Singapore! It can be done on any UK car or JDM with the double-DIN BOSE. My post on the last page explains an easier way to solder the cable and how you don't need to cut any PCB tracks:

 

http://my350z.com/forum/7883419-post130.html

 

It's really easy and works so much better than any FM transmitter or cassette adaptor

 

That thread is a bit messy now and most pics have disappeared but I have a saved copy that I was planning to repost here soon.

[Tricky-Ricky]

I've only ever seen it done on the US bose. That's not to say it can't be done on a UK/JDM, but it might be different.

That pic and guide were by a guy in Singapore! It can be done on any UK car or JDM with the double-DIN BOSE. My post on the last page explains an easier way to solder the cable and how you don't need to cut any PCB tracks:

 

http://my350z.com/forum/7883419-post130.html

 

It's really easy and works so much better than any FM transmitter or cassette adaptor

 

That thread is a bit messy now and most pics have disappeared but I have a saved copy that I was planning to repost here soon.

 

 

 

Did you use a dummy cassette, or did you do the spring mod (whatever that entails, no pics) or do you think the external switch idea is a better bet?

[DontPanic]

I tried the spring mod. Worked for about 5 minutes! Put the spring back in now and use a dummy cassette.

 

I soldered mine onto the three solder spots in the top right hand corner of the picture. The places used in the picture apparantly require you to break some of the pcb tracks. This was not required using the three spots in the top right hand corner

 

Cheers

Dave

[AlexZ]

Ok so let me get this right....we whip out our headunit find the above location on the curcit board. brake the feed, solder a 3.5mm headphone plug onto the board and rebuild. Then you attach a mp3 player via the 3.5mm socket i've soldered on hit the tape button and it plays the mp3 if theres a tape in the deck???

 

This will rock if it works on the UK's

[s1xtyn1n3]

pretty much, but as mentioned above, if you solder to the 3 top right connectors in that picture instead, you don't need to break the tracks on the PCB.

 

you also need to put a cassette in to trick it into playing otherwise you can't select "tape". most people use a dummy cassette so that it doesn't make any noise from the gears

[AlexZ]

do you mean the top three I have circled? If so do you have any idea which does what?

 

[s1xtyn1n3]

yeah they're the ones. at a guess i would say

 

r-ch = right channel

l-ch = left channel and

a-gnd = ground

 

[AlexZ]

I guess GND is earth but what are the others and how do you solder a two wire headphone cable to three points lol?

[lrh]

Did you use a dummy cassette, or did you do the spring mod (whatever that entails, no pics) or do you think the external switch idea is a better bet?

I use a dummy cassette as the spring mod seemed a bit hit and miss. As long as you don't break the PCB tracks you can still pop in a normal cassette and it'll play as normal

 

For reference the spring mod is removing these parts:

 

 

I guess GND is earth but what are the others and how do you solder a two wire headphone cable to three points lol?

The Left and Ground are together in one side of the cable, although to be fair it's hard to see in that pic

[s1xtyn1n3]

well, a 3.5mm jack will have 2 connections, left and right so solder them. if it needs a ground (which i doubt), then you could always solder on a wire then connect it to an earthing point...

[rtbiscuit]

I guess GND is earth but what are the others and how do you solder a two wire headphone cable to three points lol?

 

don't run the ground

[sparky370z]

yeah im wondering about that!! its a 2 core cable with 3 points needed to be soldered!!! or ami being daft?

[s1xtyn1n3]

only the l-ch and r-ch points need to be connected

 

If I get the time - i'll do mine on saturday and post up photos

[rtbiscuit]

only the l-ch and r-ch points need to be connected

 

If I get the time - i'll do mine on saturday and post up photos

 

thats what i said

[s1xtyn1n3]

only the l-ch and r-ch points need to be connected

 

If I get the time - i'll do mine on saturday and post up photos

 

thats what i said

yeah, it's also what i said, yet the question keeps getting asked

 

if the weather holds and i can find a 3.5mm cable, i'll post up some sort of guide

[AlexZ]

Thanks guys...I guess an old tape with the ribbon and bobbins taken out will work fine and silent.

[Tricky-Ricky]

Did you use a dummy cassette, or did you do the spring mod (whatever that entails, no pics) or do you think the external switch idea is a better bet?

I use a dummy cassette as the spring mod seemed a bit hit and miss. As long as you don't break the PCB tracks you can still pop in a normal cassette and it'll play as normal

 

For reference the spring mod is removing these parts:

 

 

I guess GND is earth but what are the others and how do you solder a two wire headphone cable to three points lol?

The Left and Ground are together in one side of the cable, although to be fair it's hard to see in that pic

 

 

I did see it mentioned that if you can locate the tape sensor switch then wire into it, you can then just add a switch, haven't quite worked out why the other switch was necessary?

[AlexZ]

yeh but if you use a empty tape theres always the option of using the tape deck again if it ever is required.