I'm buying a 54reg 1.9 TDI Elegante 130 with a faulty CD changer(takes 6 CDs and is located in the boot) and want to buy a replacement.

The vendors warn that I should check part numbers before buying, but I can't find any references online to CD Changer part numbers. Can anyone point me to somewhere I can look them up?

For this Octavia model, can it take a CD changer made for other VW group cars?

And will I run into trouble with the CD/Radio player requesting a code or is it plug and play?

I'm buying a 54reg 1.9 TDI Elegante 130 with a faulty CD changer(takes 6 CDs and is located in the boot) and want to buy a replacement.

The vendors warn that I should check part numbers before buying, but I can't find any references online to CD Changer part numbers. Can anyone point me to somewhere I can look them up?

For this Octavia model, can it take a CD changer made for other VW group cars?

And will I run into trouble with the CD/Radio player requesting a code or is it plug and play?

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productsList.aspx?type=a&id=4&main=Music%20and%20Communication⊂=Autochangers

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I'm buying a 54reg 1.9 TDI Elegante 130 with a faulty CD changer(takes 6 CDs and is located in the boot) and want to buy a replacement.

The vendors warn that I should check part numbers before buying, but I can't find any references online to CD Changer part numbers. Can anyone point me to somewhere I can look them up?

For this Octavia model, can it take a CD changer made for other VW group cars?

And will I run into trouble with the CD/Radio player requesting a code or is it plug and play?

I'm pretty sure the changers are the same for all VAG group cars of that age - the one in my sisters Leon was exactly the same as the one in my Octavia, just located in the glovebox instead of the boot. There are a few people on here who have taken out their changers so might be able to provide you with a part number. Or ask the guy you're buying the car from to give you the part number of the broken changer so you can buy one ready for it. The changer doesnt require a code, only the stereo H/U does.

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productsList.aspx?type=a&id=4&main=Music%20and%20Communication⊂=Autochangers

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Thanks, that's another piece of the jigsaw!

Tim

I have a Changer and bracket which I no longer require......

Managed to remove the CD changer and as I did so, it became apparent that the connector it plugs into, on the end of the cable from the radio has suffered some serious corrosion - the red power lead dropped out straight away.

Does anyone know where to get new connectors and pins from or what their part numbers or names are?

Managed to remove the CD changer and as I did so, it became apparent that the connector it plugs into, on the end of the cable from the radio has suffered some serious corrosion - the red power lead dropped out straight away.

Does anyone know where to get new connectors and pins from or what their part numbers or names are?

Here's a link to a whole new cable (brand new):

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?p_no=AZO000001

If you're handy with a soldering iron it would be cheaper to pinch one out of an Octavia at a scrapyard, cut the multiplug and short section of wires and solder them on to your existing cable. Also means you don't have to tear the car apart to re-run a new cable.

Here's a link to a whole new cable (brand new):

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?p_no=AZO000001

If you're handy with a soldering iron it would be cheaper to pinch one out of an Octavia at a scrapyard, cut the multiplug and short section of wires and solder them on to your existing cable. Also means you don't have to tear the car apart to re-run a new cable.

I have a changer in a toledo I'm breaking (the changer lives in the glovebox), I could include the cable if you want to repair your existing cable?

duff cable might be the reason the change does not work. The most likely cause is the rear washer jet pipe as popped the joint under the changer.

Check this, as it is wrapped up in the loom cable. Don't be tempted to make the joint more secure, as it is better an easy to access joint fails rather than one hidden in the depths of the car.

Here's a link to a whole new cable (brand new):

http://www.accessories.skoda.co.uk/productdetail.aspx?p_no=AZO000001

If you're handy with a soldering iron it would be cheaper to pinch one out of an Octavia at a scrapyard, cut the multiplug and short section of wires and solder them on to your existing cable. Also means you don't have to tear the car apart to re-run a new cable.

Great idea - why can't I think laterally like that! I could even use simple a 12 cable connector block instead of soldering (not my strong point!!) - thank you

I have a changer in a toledo I'm breaking (the changer lives in the glovebox), I could include the cable if you want to repair your existing cable?

Thanks for the offer - much appreciated - I'll see how I get on with repairing the cable first!