KCA to iPod interconnect

Denis O · Post by **Denis O** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:03 pm

So I've bought a new Intravee 11 (fed up of being outbid on eBay for Â£122 when a brand new one is Â£150.

Got a KCA 420i

Got a cable to join the Intravee and the KCA together.

I think thishttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALPINE-Ai-net ... 4aa78a460dis the right cable for joining the iPod Touch 1st Gen to the KCA but where do I get 1 in the UK.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:45 pm

Cables come with the KCA-420i

Denis O · Post by **Denis O** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:53 pm

Not when you buy it 2nd hand from eBay.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:13 pm

Should do. Has it arrived minus the cable then I assume... Dodgy seller.
The cable linked above is the correct one in that case... Although after reading description I have no idea why you have to mess around with red and black wires. Ask seller if the have the correct one or try and by an original cable

RichardP · Post by **RichardP** » Tue May 01, 2012 7:44 pm

That is NOT the correct cable!

That is a cable that people describe as a KCA-420i but is actually just the equivalent of an Aux in with charging. Those listings should be band for misrepresentation!

The only place I've ever seen the KCA-420i cable for sale is here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpine-Genuin ... 2ebc7f5c99

If you bought a KCA-420i without one then unless it was advertised as such you should return it.

A KCA-420i without the iPod cable is worth Â£25 tops.

Denis O · Post by **Denis O** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:04 pm

As always Richard you are the oracle in all things Intravee.

I did buy it knowing that the cable was not part of the deal and paid Â£26 so your estimate was about right.

I have no problem ordering the cable from the US of A but is there a UK or Euro based seller that has this cable.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:04 pm

Cannondale is correct. It's been a while since I fitted mine.
The round plug on that cable is the AI-net socket.

Your setup will be:
Unplug cable from the back of the cd changer. Plug that into intravee.

AI net cable from intravee to KCA.(both AI net round plugs)

Cable from KCA-420i to armrest( square ish end to iPod end)

If you have a look at caraudiocentre.co.uk there's a decent pic of KCA

RichardP · Post by **RichardP** » Tue May 01, 2012 10:32 pm

I've never seen the cables for sale in the UK, but if you can find somewhere let me know!

I tried to buy a batch of cables from that seller, but they don't seem to want to know. They said we only have 3 in stock, so I bought 3, couple of days later there's another auction with another few, 3 available and 6 sold or some such.

I guess they must be available from Alpine as spares (there is no part number I know of) but I'd bet they will cost more from Alpine than shipping one from the US.

Denis O · Post by **Denis O** » Wed May 02, 2012 6:40 am

Thanks Richard. Ordered from US and await delivery.

A possible solution to the cable availability is to speak to FlashBack Sales. If there's a big enough market opportunity they may be interesetd in making some.

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