Identifying Automotive Audio/Video Connectors - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / projects

author: camtekk23
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 17, 2023, 04:13:49 am
content: Gday all,I am working on the audio system in my 2013 Mazda CX5 and am attempting to create a T split (or Y split?) cable between the OEM Bluetooth module and the OEM stereo so I can inject my own audio into the Bluetooth channel on the head unit.The head unit (radio) is manufactured by Sanyo Automedia,Model NO: CV-VM02G1JMAPart NO: KS46 66 DV0AMazda NB1I have found the details of all the electrical characteristics of the connectors, complete with pinouts, but I am struggling to identify the bespoke connectors used on head unit.I have attached some images of the connector, it appears to be a DIN style connector with the ability to house up to 30 pins, however, the middle section of the plug seems to only support 1 row of pins, with each bank on the sides consisting of 2 rows of pins.I'm really not sure where to start with this one, I have already tried getting a donor radio with its wiring loom, but this is proving equally as difficult.does anyone have any ideas? has anyone seen such a connector before?Cheers!

author: HwAoRrDk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2023, 05:26:03 pm
content: In the first pic, the logo of the connector manufacturer is staring you right in the face.That's the logo for Tyco Electronics,now part of TE Connectivity. Try checking their catalogue of parts. If you measure the pin pitch, that should help you narrow it down.

author: camtekk23
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 17, 2023, 06:48:30 pm
content: Ahh beautiful! I did notice that logo but didn't recognise it, I was hoping someone would 😁Thankyou, I'll have a look and report back.Yes I really should have taken some measurements while I was in there. doh! 😅

author: magicmastja
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: November 22, 2023, 01:11:12 pm
content: Just commenting to show solidarity in trying to decipher Mazdas annoying use of non-mass produced or 1-off design connectors (owner of a 2015 Mazda3) lol. I still don't think the Mazda community forum ever fully verified which Sumitomo power header it used, people just measured the pins they wanted to adapt and frakensteined their own cable assemblies however they could.

author: camtekk23
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: November 25, 2023, 11:01:23 am
content: Hey thanks for chiming in!Yeah it's a real pain, unfortunately I don't have updates yet, I had a look through Tyco TE's website as @HwAoRrDk Suggested, I found some that look very similar but I still need to open the car up again and take some pin pitch measurements to confirm, I've been a bit too lazy lately and have put the project on holdHowever just a heads up for anyone looking for wiring schematics or pinouts I found all the details for my car on this website (for a modest fee, think it was $20 for 24hrs of access) take screenshots is my advice 😅https://mazdamanuals.com.au/manuals/I had difficulties viewing in any other browser but IE11 however if you apply some jiggery pokery to the URL you can launch the page manually, I believe the main page is a kind of loader for the main page, this loader page is the only one that refused to work in any modern browser eghttps://mazdamanuals.com.au/wsm-secure/WSM/D9F2-1A-21B_Ver18/(this link is dead now, but an example of what you are looking for)