Stereo steering wheel controls for aftermarket stereo (alfa 147)

[Wu Banger]

Hi. I've just fitted an aftermarket stereo to my alfa romeo 147 1.6 lusso. It's a panasonic cq-c7300n. Went in nice an easy but i need advice on how i can work the steering wheel controls for controling the volume e.t.c. In the same wiring loom that has the factory connection there is a white/grey seperate block connector which i assume is there for the fitment of aftermarket stereos?

Does anyone know what i need and where i can get it - preferably not from alfa direct as the price will be scandalous.

Any help would be much apprieciated. Thanks!

[Toureman]

You will need an adapter wiring kit/loom to make the remote controls work, try Halfords but you might have a problem finding the right one for an Alfa.

[Skids]

Alpha won't supply adapters anyway, they don't expect that you'll be swapping the standard head unit out.

First thing to check is that the new head unit will actually accept a remote control input. If it does, Panasonic should make adapter looms for it. I know that certain Pioneer head units will accept remote input, and their adapter looms are about �35.