Phatbox instead of XM

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08-15-2005, 01:03 PM

bozata

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Phatbox instead of XM

I have a 2005.5 2.0T A4 and want to install Phatbox. Unfortunately it is not pre-wired for a changer but for some reason it is prewired for XM receiver. In the rear-left side of the trunk I have the square female plug and 2 coax plugs (that was why I assumed it was pre-wired for XM). Pulling a CD changer cable would be ugly so I was wondering if I can use the XM plug to connect to the Phatbox. Does anyone know what adapter I need?

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08-15-2005, 08:15 PM

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Not enough wires in the back

The sat receiver only needs audio left/right/gnd and CAN high/low besides power, the phatbox/cd changer need more (8 or 12 I think). You could install the PB in the glovebox and get a short CDC/PB harness. Otherwise you will need to route the long PB harness from the HU to the back...