Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

Bill

williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

Bill


Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome. To be honest, ours is a
pile of dingos kidneys and if we could be bothered, wed replace it with
something better.

Tim

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On 26/08/2020 22:06:32, williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

I'm confused, yes I know it's not difficult but what are you trying to do?

eBay have a number of conversion leads, it's a question of what you are
trying to fit with what.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focu...-/261957746174

williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

Bill

Your picture with the unit model number was
a good place to start. "fdv200 audio pinout"

"Ford Quadlock Car Stereo pinout diagram"

https://pinoutguide.com/Car-Stereo-F...d_pinout.shtml

The unit sits on the CAN bus, so the car
computer can talk to it.

https://pinoutguide.com/images/uploa...2153_image.png

Still needs some other technical input or reverse engineering,
to figure out what to do next.

There are companies making harnesses for it. I don't
recognize either connector, so hard to say why you'd
want that harness. Maybe you'd have to find a
car stereo place first and ask then what would
be a good fit. Even if you don't end up buying it
there.

https://www.connects2.com/Product/ProductItem/CT20LR03

Paul

williamwright wrote:

I ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead

RF solutions don't seem to do an adapter or a short cable, you might
have to go via e.g. SMA

https://www.rfsolutions.co.uk/cable-assemblies-adaptors-c4

On 26/08/2020 22:24, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0
Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome. To be honest, ours is a
pile of dingos kidneys and if we could be bothered, wed replace it with
something better

Unless I'm being thick, that's exactly what Bill's attempting to do ?

On 27/08/2020 08:40, Mark Carver wrote:
On 26/08/2020 22:24, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0
Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome.Â* To be honest, ours
is a
pile of dingos kidneys and if we could be bothered, wed replace it with
something better

Unless I'm being thick, that's exactly what Bill's attempting to do ?
Timmy is a bit thick

My mustang has an american made 6 cd changer fm/am unit....Ford should
give up using american made crap....not to mention the fact their stupid
fm radios only tune in 100Kc/s steps....

Mark Carver wrote:
On 26/08/2020 22:24, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0
Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome. To be honest, ours is a
pile of dingos kidneys and if we could be bothered, wed replace it with
something better

Unless I'm being thick, that's exactly what Bill's attempting to do ?


My bad. Forgot that was his original intention.

Tim

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Please don't feed the trolls

On 27/08/2020 09:08, Tim+ wrote:
Mark Carver wrote:
On 26/08/2020 22:24, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0
Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome. To be honest, ours is a
pile of dingos kidneys and if we could be bothered, wed replace it with
something better

Unless I'm being thick, that's exactly what Bill's attempting to do ?


My bad. Forgot that was his original intention.

Tim

Come on Timmy wake up ...

In article ,
williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Have you looked on Ebay? My prime source of adaptor leads for just about
anything.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?
Brian

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"Tim+" wrote in message
...
williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

Bill


Hmm, same radio as in our transit based motorhome. To be honest, ours is
a
pile of dingos' kidneys and if we could be bothered, we'd replace it with
something better.

Tim

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Please don't feed the trolls

On 27/08/2020 08:46, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
My mustang has an american made 6 cd changer fm/am unit....Ford should
give up using american made crap....not to mention the fact their stupid
fm radios only tune in 100Kc/s steps....

CD and AM. Really modern stuff that.

On 27/08/2020 08:30, Andy Burns wrote:
williamwright wrote:

I ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead

RF solutions don't seem to do an adapter or a short cable, you might
have to go via e.g. SMA

https://www.rfsolutions.co.uk/cable-assemblies-adaptors-c4

Thanks all! I've made a bit of progress. I'll keep you all informed.

Bill

On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.


--
Brian Gregory (in England).

In article ,
Brian Gregory wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

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On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?
Brian

only if they are fetted

On 27/08/2020 11:18, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Have you looked on Ebay? My prime source of adaptor leads for just about
anything.

+1

On 27/08/2020 20:54, Mike wrote:
In article ,
Brian Gregory wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.


ITYM fœtid dingo's kidneys..

Similar to unadulterated wombat turds, which are in fact the only turds
that are naturally cubic...
--
In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act.

- George Orwell

On 27/08/2020 20:58, Jim GM4 DHJ ... wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularlyÂ* nasty kidneys?
Â* Brian

only if they are fetted
or feted

In message , Mike
writes
In article ,
Brian Gregory wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

Without checking on Google, IIRC dogs' kidneys are toxic to humans - as
(I believe) was found out by some polar explorers who had to eat their
huskies.
--
Ian

On 28/08/2020 08:14, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Mike
writes
In article ,
Brian GregoryÂ* wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularlyÂ* nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

Without checking on Google, IIRC dogs' kidneys are toxic to humans - as
(I believe) was found out by some polar explorers who had to eat their
huskies.
Polar bear liver I heard....

--
Climate Change: Socialism wearing a lab coat.

On 28/08/2020 08:30, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 28/08/2020 08:14, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Mike
writes
In article ,
Brian GregoryÂ* wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularlyÂ* nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

Without checking on Google, IIRC dogs' kidneys are toxic to humans -
as (I believe) was found out by some polar explorers who had to eat
their huskies.

Polar bear liver I heard....

Not sure about the dogs, and a search reveals nothing relevant on the
first page, but I recall some Arctic explorer mentioning that polar bear
meat should never be eaten raw, and this is borne out by a search ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=pola...bad+for+humans

"Is polar bear meat poisonous to humans?

Polar bear meat is usually baked or boiled in a soup or stew. It is
never eaten raw. Polar bear liver is inedible, as it contains large
amounts of vitamin A and is highly toxic. ... Bear meat should be
thoroughly cooked as it can carry a parasitic infection known as
trichinella and is potentially lethal to humans."

--

Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website:
www.macfh.co.uk

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

ITYM fœtid dingo's kidneys..

That's what I typed, but without a diphthong keyboard, and in 7-bit
ASCII!

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8569/H...etidus/Details

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Mike Brown: mjb[-at-]signal11.org.uk | http://www.signal11.org.uk

On 28/08/2020 08:14, Ian Jackson wrote:
In , Mike
writes
In ,
Brian wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

Without checking on Google, IIRC dogs' kidneys are toxic to humans - as
(I believe) was found out by some polar explorers who had to eat their
huskies.

It wasn't the kidneys that poisoned them, it was the liver which had a
toxic level of Vitamin A.

Jim

On 28/08/2020 13:52, Mike wrote:
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

ITYM fÃ…€œtid dingo's kidneys..

That's what I typed, but without a diphthong keyboard, and in 7-bit
ASCII!

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8569/H...etidus/Details



Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

Bill

On 28 Aug 2020 at 13:52:14 BST, "Mike" Mike wrote:

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

ITYM fœtid dingo's kidneys..

That's what I typed, but without a diphthong keyboard, and in 7-bit
ASCII!

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8569/H...etidus/Details

Foetid is good, just a typographical difference. Fetid is American, though of
course infiltrating here.


--
Roger Hayter

In article ,
Mike wrote:

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

From Latin "fetidus" (often incorrectly written foetidus) - OED

-- Richard

On 28/08/2020 14:43, williamwright wrote:

Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

As a point of information, in its literal meaning, one of two people
must have some ******** in order for them to be able to ****.

Dives behind sofa

--

Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website:
www.macfh.co.uk

On 28/08/2020 15:04, Richard Tobin wrote:
In article ,
Mike wrote:

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

From Latin "fetidus" (often incorrectly written foetidus) - OED

The Greek original was "φουτιδ". The Romans probably changed it to avoid
the "ου"(oe). It still appears in words like "Asafoetida".

--

Jeff

On 28/08/2020 14:43, williamwright wrote:
On 28/08/2020 13:52, Mike wrote:
In article ,
The Natural PhilosopherÂ* wrote:

was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

ITYM fÃ…€œtid dingo's kidneys..

That's what I typed, but without a diphthong keyboard, and in 7-bit
ASCII!

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8569/H...etidus/Details



Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

Bill
tee hee they do drift a bit...tee hee

In message , Indy Jess John
writes
On 28/08/2020 08:14, Ian Jackson wrote:
In , Mike
writes
In ,
Brian wrote:
On 27/08/2020 16:30, Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote:
Do Dingos have particularly nasty kidneys?

Douglas Adams is dead so we can't ask.

No need to ask, fortunatelt he wrote a book or two where he
was explicit about the fact they were "*fetid* dingo's kidneys".

In which case, they must have been pretty nasty.

Without checking on Google, IIRC dogs' kidneys are toxic to humans - as
(I believe) was found out by some polar explorers who had to eat their
huskies.

It wasn't the kidneys that poisoned them, it was the liver which had a
toxic level of Vitamin A.

Actually, I did wonder afterwards whether I had remembered the wrong bit
of dog. Close, I suppose, but no cigar.
--
Ian

Richard Tobin wrote:
In article ,
Mike wrote:

C.OED supports "fetid" (although I suppose "foetid" might suffice, if
it's good enough for Hellebores ...

From Latin "fetidus" (often incorrectly written foetidus) - OED

-- Richard


I believe the Americans are right about €œfetus€� too rather than our
etymologically incorrect €œfoetus€�.

A painful thing to have to say but there you go, they cant *always* be
wrong. ;-)

Tim

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On 26/08/2020 22:06, williamwright wrote:
Many thanks to those who put me on the track of dabonwheels.co.uk. I
ordered an SMB female to FME male adaptor lead from them, but
unfortunately today they wrote back (very courteously) to explain that
they have no stock. So, Question One, does anyone know of an alternative
supplier?

Today I investigated the van's connections to the radio. There is no way
of knowing (by looking) what each cable does. They are all colour coded
of course but I can't find any info about which colour means what. I'd
be grateful if anyone can help. The van is a 2009 Transit 350. (It's
only done 37,000 miles and it's in brilliant condition. Now I'm on my
own I can't see the point of having a van and a car. I could do without
the car but not the van, so that's why I'm putting a better radio in it.)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lton9jcly...kUbLhilxa?dl=0

Bill
Try here

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/adap...at-596/transit

a large range of adapters are available to interface between Ford radios
and other makes - Kenwood, Alpine etc.
Alpine make nice radios - bargains can be found on Ebay :-)


--
Ask how to email me.

In article ,
williamwright wrote:

Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

Appears to be playing the Sex Pistols just fine ...

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On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:11:27 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

On 28/08/2020 14:43, williamwright wrote:

Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

As a point of information, in its literal meaning, one of two people
must have some ******** in order for them to be able to ****.

Dives behind sofa

Nonsense, but you do need a penis.

On 30/08/2020 13:48, jon wrote:
On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:11:27 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

On 28/08/2020 14:43, williamwright wrote:

Never mind all this ********! What about my ****ing radio?

As a point of information, in its literal meaning, one of two people
must have some ******** in order for them to be able to ****.

Dives behind sofa

Nonsense, but you do need a penis.

There are people who think that the meaning of words can be altered to
suit their mindset. Such people would say that ****ing could be done
without a penis.

Bill