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Hey you guys.... just got a W3... and it does not have a extended control cable... I sooo want that thing to be sittign in the trunk of my car if it's going to be installed, couldn't I just use a straight DB 25 to extend it or is there something diffrent in the cable?

I had wondered the same. Give it a try

The thing that concerned me was I know that some of the lines in the actual moto cable are shielded (like microphone audio).

Try it...You have nothing to loose. It won't break anything if that is what you mean.

Just make sure it is a standard 25 pin m-f cable. Some 25 pin cables don't have all the conductors in it.

You'll need to wire in 12vdc to one of the pins for it to power up. I think it was pin 22, but double check before you do it. It will work. I did it for a while, but I wound up getting the Motorola control cable so it would switch on and off with the ingnition.

I think you can just put a regular spectra accessorycable on the rear plug for the iginition. That is what I do on the bench. You use it anyway for the speaker

Let us know how you make out .