Stereo wiring

Post by **pactdonkey** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:08

I am trying to fit my stereo into my van. i have so many wires hanging out not sure which ones which so if anyone can help that would be great...
i have from the van, one thick red, one thick brown, a thinner red, 2 thinner browns and a blue/grey! just seems too many and wasnt sure which are live or not
any help apreciated!
cheers

Post by **Headley18** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:18

Red = Positive
Brown = Negative

One of the thinner browns should have a red tracer, these 2 are the single speaker wire,

Blue/grey = illumination

Post by **pactdonkey** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:22

well the speakers arnt in yet so theres no speaker wires...if that is what you meant! so i have a yellow, black, red and blue/grey wires on my headunit..what do these go to if you know?!
thanks!

Post by **EarthWormJim** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:26

The yellow might be to go to the ignition so stereo comes on when ignition is turned on andgoes off when ignition is turned off but dont hold me to that its just a rough guess mate

Post by **Cate** » 08 Apr 2006, 20:44

some have a wire, either yellow or white, that goes off to the automatic aerial.... guess most of us don't have that!

Post by **Simon Baxter** » 08 Apr 2006, 22:57

Standard wiring colours.

Red - Constant live.
Brown - Earth
Grey/blue - illumination.

Thats all the factory gave you.

If you want to have it switch on and off with the ignition then you need to find a black wire as that is ignition live.

I wouldn't bother with the factory wiring, the earth isn't really up to the job of delivering whats required for todays modern high output head units.

Run fresh wires, obviously it makes sense to take power for the radio from the auxilliary battery so you can leave the radio on while camped up with no fear of flattening the vans starter battery.

http://194.242.159.246/brickyard/info/m ... /Audio.htm

Post by **DiscoDave** » 09 Apr 2006, 09:11

is the stereo you are trying to fit a new type or a vw one that may have been fitted orriginally??

Post by **pactdonkey** » 09 Apr 2006, 10:51

ar thats cool thanks alot for that..ill give it a go today and report back tonight!!
and its a new head unit..jvc...wudnt mind a original retro radio in but it would soon pi$$ me off listening to crapy radio!
Cheers

Post by **DiscoDave** » 09 Apr 2006, 11:20

where abouts are you?? wire it fresh! don't uyse what's there cos it just aint up to it! make sure you join the fat yellow and the red together! then you won't need to find an iggnitiion live! the other colours on the power plug are black for -ve blue for amp live and two others can't remember colours but one is auto areal and the other is hands free mute. make sur e the ones you don't use get put into connector strip! have fun!

Post by **Louey** » 09 Apr 2006, 13:13

I've got a powered/electronic antenna that has the coaxil type wire and a red wire - anyone know where the red wire might go to?? Someone suggested the blue wire on my stereo wiring harness (modern stereo)

Post by **DiscoDave** » 09 Apr 2006, 13:17

take it too the blue!! most modern stereos have a dedicated output for an auto arieal! so if there's another wire other than blue try that too!

Post by **Louey** » 09 Apr 2006, 13:26

its one of those that sticks the inside of the windscreen, so I'll try the blue one

Post by **pactdonkey** » 09 Apr 2006, 18:10

got my stereo sorted today..got speakers all round the van set up!
thanks gor ur help ppl

Post by **DiscoDave** » 09 Apr 2006, 20:41

nice one! well done!!