I have tried to use a cassette adapter in my octy with the original tape radio set up, I wanted to run mp3's ( via portable device ) through it but have a prob. It keeps clicking & switching on the display to side A & B like it has auto reverse on constantly. has anybody else found this problem as it makes it unusable, too noisy plus prob, wear on the tape player part. I may upgrade the set up in the future but was after this as a short term measure. there is no problem with the adapter in another make car.

I have tried to use a cassette adapter in my octy with the original tape radio set up, I wanted to run mp3's ( via portable device ) through it but have a prob. It keeps clicking & switching on the display to side A & B like it has auto reverse on constantly. has anybody else found this problem as it makes it unusable, too noisy plus prob, wear on the tape player part. I may upgrade the set up in the future but was after this as a short term measure. there is no problem with the adapter in another make car.

Tape adapters can be dodgy. You need a good one to work well. I also have one in the Fabia as a stop gap and it is incredibly good for a change!

Tape adaptors can be dodgy in auto-reverse cassette players. Auto reverse systems usually sense the the tape movement sprockets to decide if the tape has reached an end-of-side. If there isn't a real tape in the mechanism, the sprockets don't rotate and the controller thinks it's reached an end-of-side. It reverses the tape travel, still doesn't see any tape movement, reverses, and so on...

try using ian old one... that worked ok....?

It may of been that one, it was my parents one, wanted to try one before I bought one myself. worked fine in their car. tried them both yesterday.