Wanted Clarion PU-2473A for spares
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Wanted Clarion PU-2473A for spares
Hi all, as per the title, I need a little help in finding a Clarion PU-2473A head unit for spares. These are the CD stereos found as standard in some of our cars. Unfortunately they aren't the best, the radios often loose reception and the CD players frequently fail.
I'm looking for a unit with a good radio, nothing else really matters as long as the radio reception is still good.
Hopefully someone has a suitable candidate that hasn't found its way to the bin yet!
I'm looking for a unit with a good radio, nothing else really matters as long as the radio reception is still good.
Hopefully someone has a suitable candidate that hasn't found its way to the bin yet!
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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Anyone? This is the standard cd head unit, surely someone has one?
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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I will probably be replacing mine with a Pioneer shortly for the reason you mention, I did change it once before so I may have one about, I will have a look.
Peter
Peter
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Thanks Peter, fingers tightly crossed!
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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Peter, did you have any problems swapping yours? I heard they were coded to the car and not a simple swap?
My radio tuner has failed in my head unit so I'm looking to repair it with donor parts so as not to need it re-coding
My radio tuner has failed in my head unit so I'm looking to repair it with donor parts so as not to need it re-coding
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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Hi Lee,
First off welcome to the forum
is yours a D9 or D8, I had to replace mine due to the code not being recognised by my ecu & the fxxxxxg thing beeping at me all the time.
I dropped lucky & found a N.O.S one at a dealers for £40, you do indeed need to code it to the car, this is done with pp2000.
So you either need some one with that close by or it's a trip to the stealers.
Hope this is of some help DDD.
First off welcome to the forum
is yours a D9 or D8, I had to replace mine due to the code not being recognised by my ecu & the fxxxxxg thing beeping at me all the time.
I dropped lucky & found a N.O.S one at a dealers for £40, you do indeed need to code it to the car, this is done with pp2000.
So you either need some one with that close by or it's a trip to the stealers.
Hope this is of some help DDD.
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1998 3.0 V6 SE coupe in Diablo Red ( my baby ) sold
2006 206 1.4 16v sport in Aegean blue ( wife's shopping trolley )
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Thanks diesel, I have the D9. Hopefully Peter will be back with some good news but if rescuing my stereo doesn't pan out I may need to find out more about coding. I have access to Autel's maxisys 905 mini, I wonder if that's capable of coding one? It's a pretty comprehensive tool.
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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Hi Lee & welcome aboard.
I very much doubt it will be possible to code it with anything other than PP2000, but the good news is that quite a few of us have a system and don't mind helping out.
Whereabouts are you? (It can help to add your location via the User Control Panel).
I very much doubt it will be possible to code it with anything other than PP2000, but the good news is that quite a few of us have a system and don't mind helping out.
Whereabouts are you? (It can help to add your location via the User Control Panel).
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2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
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Thanks Doggy, I'm in Notts. Good thinking, I'll update my profile later. Hopefully it won't come down to needing a new stereo, I understand the CD player fails frequently on these head units so I'm hoping a donor unit is out there somewhere!
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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This is most likely dry joints, but it is an advanced repair, as removing that daughter board from the main board without damage is very hard work. I replaced the tuner control I.C. on my unit which temporarily restored operation, but then the symptoms have intermittently come back, so there are other reasons for failure. Because the radio is coded I cannot work with it on the bench which is a major handicap. Holiday this week so hopefully will take the workshop in to the car and report back!
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A lad at work had a CD failure, turned out to be a slipping gear which prevented the mechanism entering play mode. It was a fairly straight forward repair but again fiddly! Still working 8 months later. I have pictures and video somewhere will try to dig them up.Lee1978 wrote:Thanks Doggy, I'm in Notts. Good thinking, I'll update my profile later. Hopefully it won't come down to needing a new stereo, I understand the CD player fails frequently on these head units so I'm hoping a donor unit is out there somewhere!
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That's the puppy, I need a donor head unit to harvest the radio tuner board from, we're on the same wavelength:)
I agree, it's near impossible to diagnose anything precisely with these head units, not being able to power them up outside the car is a major headache, cheers clarion!
I agree, it's near impossible to diagnose anything precisely with these head units, not being able to power them up outside the car is a major headache, cheers clarion!
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.
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I haven't had a chance to look yet but will tomorrow. I swapped the CD mechanism over from one I bought and that didn't work for long. I had the same problem with my C5 but have now fitted a Pioneer which is brilliant compared with the original.
Peter
Peter
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Hi
I have found one but it says model PU-2184 A. Its out of a 2001 2.0. Hdi estate. Is that any good?
Peter
I have found one but it says model PU-2184 A. Its out of a 2001 2.0. Hdi estate. Is that any good?
Peter
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Thanks Peter! I'm not sure whether your stereo will be useful or not. I've taken a look online and your stereo looks identical to mine outwardly, I wonder what the difference is? Knowing my luck the different model number signifies a different radio board.
I'll see what I can find out about your stereo. Again, your efforts are much appreciated.
I'll see what I can find out about your stereo. Again, your efforts are much appreciated.
2002 2.0hdi 90hp Siemens, de-cat, egr blanked.