povey
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Nov 21, 2011 18:59:56 GMT
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Little while Ago I brought a standard mk3 golf, it came with no head unit, and bow the times come to put one in I have a problem!
The headunit don't work! This is my problem as I know the headunit works! Does any one know the location of the fuse? Or Have any ideas on what could be wrong?
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dubzi
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Nov 21, 2011 19:11:07 GMT
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Have you checked you've got 12V on the live feed?
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povey
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Nov 21, 2011 19:48:39 GMT
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Where do I check that from?
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Rich
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@foxmcintyre
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Nov 21, 2011 20:59:22 GMT
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The wire that you connect the radio to..  Only shows ignition though, should be a permanent feed too. The fuse will be in the fascia fusebox.   failing that, get a haynes  |
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povey
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Nov 21, 2011 21:07:54 GMT
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Cheers mate Hopfylly I can dicipher that wording diagram  I got the fuse tho lol I will check it now |
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povey
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Nov 21, 2011 21:20:37 GMT
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Bingo (ish) changed a blown fuse and now the power light comes on on the headunit, BUT I cannot turn the bugga on
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tome30
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Nov 22, 2011 12:09:41 GMT
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There's a mixture of cable and wires that all need to be in the right place for it to work (obviously, stupid thing to say) and I've found from fitting many radios (usually as they get stolen!!!) trial and error is the key.
Sit in the car and while shoving wires into different holes, press the on/off button, eventually you'll get it working.
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Rich
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@foxmcintyre
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Nov 22, 2011 21:15:56 GMT
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There's a mixture of cable and wires that all need to be in the right place for it to work (obviously, stupid thing to say) and I've found from fitting many radios (usually as they get stolen!!!) trial and error is the key. Sit in the car and while shoving wires into different holes, press the on/off button, eventually you'll get it working. Sounds like a great way to put 13 volts through the amp and or speakers to me and ruin something  You need to get a multimeter, a test light or at worst, a bulb on some wires and test for 12V permanent positive which needs to go to the YELLOW wire of your RADIO loom, a 12 Volt which is switched ON with ignition on which needs to go to RED and an earth which is BLACK. (assuming your radio has standard ISO connection) if you have no ignition feed you can double the permanent 12V into the red wire but the radio will always be on standby and may drain the battery. |
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povey
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Nov 24, 2011 19:15:53 GMT
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I'm not sure ifits the car or the headunit that's not playing the game! I have a power light to the headunit, but it's not turning on?
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BiAS
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Nov 24, 2011 22:12:57 GMT
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If the back of your HU has a din iso plug (two plugs in the lead, 1 power other one speakers) There should be a bullet connector in both the red and yellow wires, try swapping red to yellow and vice versa.
Yellow at the head unit end should be permanent live
Red at the head unit end should be switched live (live when ignition on)
Sometimes head units don't like them being the wrong way round, worth a try, almost everything German I've ever had to put an aftermarket head unit in has needed the wires swapping.
HTH
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povey
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Nov 25, 2011 11:26:49 GMT
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I need a new ignition switch :-) iv worked out, so off the the scrappy it is :-) cheers for all your help people,
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I got the fuse tho lol I will check it now 
