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irishguy · 10-04-2016, 10:29 PM

Hello All,

The original sony stereo (CDX-CA700X) in our 2003 Windsor works intermittently, at best.

I have been looking for a another CDX-CA700X on ebay and overstock.com but none are available right now.

Does anyone know if a new sony stereo will fit the original wiring harness and the dash opening?

Thanks,
Irishguy

jacwjames · 10-05-2016, 07:37 AM

I believe a new Sony radio will have the same wiring harness.

I had to replace my Sony twice. When I first bought my coach in 2008 the radio would not work but the CD would. At that time I found the same model radio that was installed. After ~3 years the radio failed again but I could not find the same model as it was obsolete. One issue that I had was that I had a control pod in the bedroom for the radio which required a specific wiring connection, which is not available on newer radios. I got on line and search EBAY for Sony radios and looked at the posted pictures to see which models had this connections. Once I found which model I did searches for it and found a NIB radio. Once I got it the swap out was just plug and play.

irishguy · 10-05-2016, 01:39 PM

Yep we have the bedroom control pod as well and very much want to keep it functional. It has the 10 cd exchanger that we also want to keep too. I know cd exchangers are old techno but we still like using them.

I will just keep looking for a unit I can plug and play.

What exactly did you find for a replacement that had the bedroom control pod jack?

Irishguy

jacwjames · 10-05-2016, 06:17 PM

I found the CDX-GT740UI was the last version that Sony included the port for the remote pod. Unfortunately it is obsolete, I did a quick search and could not find one anywhere.

If you search for a Sony that has model number lower then 740 you might be able to find one with the remote pod connection.

Here is a model that I "THINK" has the remote pod connector but it doesn't show a picture of the back.
Sony CDX GT550UI CD Player in Dash Receiver Brand New 027242795983 | eBay

Do some searches and find the same used models and look at the back and compare to what you have.

irishguy · 10-06-2016, 10:42 AM

Oh that's great info! I'm going to check that out.

Thank you Jim J.

irishguy · 10-12-2016, 04:21 PM

Yep the 550UI should work. According to pics of the back plate I found online, it all looks the same as the original 700X.

I bought the one in the link you sent and it is on it's way. Thank you for the tip Jim J.

Irishguy