Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Mar 16th 2006, 7:00 am
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Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Mar 16th 2006, 7:04 am
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Most cars have auto tuning
Mar 16th 2006, 10:29 am
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Mar 16th 2006, 10:49 am
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Mar 16th 2006, 11:40 am
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Mar 16th 2006, 11:43 am
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by thebears
I think someone might be pulling your leg mate.
Most cars have auto tuning
Most cars have auto tuning
Mar 16th 2006, 2:16 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Mine's rubbish, it can't pick up radio one or five live since we moved.
Mar 16th 2006, 5:32 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by diddy
Mine's rubbish, it can't pick up radio one or five live since we moved.
(isn't that a good thing though ?)
Mar 17th 2006, 11:03 am
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Mar 17th 2006, 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by jjonboy
yeah they work fine.... we brought one out and fitted it... frequencies and wiring same....
I gave you karma which was meant to say "many thanks", but I think I sent you "na" instead, pressed the wrong key.
Mar 17th 2006, 1:55 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by Exile
I brought my car over from Japan, and the radio doesn't work too well. I can only get one station. I never really looked into getting it fixed, as we tend to listen to CDs anyway.
Mar 17th 2006, 1:56 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by diddy
Mine's rubbish, it can't pick up radio one or five live since we moved.
I've got Netgear MP101 MP3 player hooked up to my hi-fi at home so I can listen to Radio 1 live on t'internet
Mar 17th 2006, 1:58 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by wmoore
Japanese FM radios pick someting like 75-88MHZ, Australian radio is something like 85-105MHz. This is very similar to UK so I would be surprised if a radio from the UK wouldn't work here.
Originally Posted by Wikipedia
In most of the world, the FM broadcast band, used for broadcasting FM radio stations, goes from 87.5 to 108.0 MHz. In the Americas (ITU region 2) it starts at 87.8, at the top end of TV channel 6. In Japan the FM broadcast band is 76–90 MHz, unlike any other country in the world.
Mar 17th 2006, 2:47 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by wmoore
I was close.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcast_band
Mar 17th 2006, 7:20 pm
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Re: Do U.K. car stereos work in Oz?
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I know this might initially sound like a dumb question, but I asked someone today from the auto trade the same question and they said the radio might not work if Australia uses different broadcasting frequencies.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
Another thing I was wondering is if their in-car audio wiring is different to ours?
Thought I would ask in case anyone had taken one over there and fitted it in an Australian car.
