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by **driftae86** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:09 pm

hey guys,

im trying to fit a cdplayer to my ae86 sprinter and i need help identifying some wires.

the plug going into the back of the standard stereo has 7 wires coming out of it. i have identified that the white wire and the black/white striped wire lead to the left hand speaker and the red wire and the black/red striped wire lead to the right hand side speaker.

so that leaves 3 wires:
- a white wire with a black stripe
- a green wire
- a blue wire with a black stripe

which of these three is the earth?
which is the accessories?
and which is the power?

need help ASAP!

cheers

Carina AA63 · by **kingcorolla** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 5:48 pm

hey dude,
this is were a multimeter is PERFECT to have,
for an earth, just find a good earth behing the dash, eg. steel support bracket. And then test for continuity between the earth, and the stereo wires, watever one beeps, thats ure ground.

for power, u should have a common 12v (mite be red), and a ACC 12v(mite be yellow), test for 12.4V with wires and ignition on, and off, to test for both power wires.

by **driftae86** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:01 pm

ok,

but what if i dont have a multimeter?

a person on another forum believes that the white/ black one is earth, the blue/black one is accessories and the green one is power.

i just need confirmation of this before i start

by **driftae86** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:01 pm

by **Ae92typeX** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:35 pm

I Fully sugget getting a multimeter as they are good things to have, however a dodgy as way to find out your power wires is to just quickly tap them onto a metal earthed part of the car- it will spark. be prepared to buy a new fuse if you dont do it fast enough though.
once you have found that, find the earth by putting your positive feed on a light bulb and then trying the other wires to see which one lights it.
make sure you dont use a light feed for earth though or it will blow as soon as you turn lights on.

by **Lloyd** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:54 pm

If you dont want a multimeter then you'll at least need a testlight. Be just as easy with a testlight.

by **HZRDIZ** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 6:56 pm

Arnt multimeters like $10 from super cheap anyway??

Carina AA63 · by **kingcorolla** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:05 pm

i brought mine from trade tools, coz if u use it as much as i do, u want a good one..
i spent $150, but its worth its weight in gold to me, mine does everything from test distributor dwell angle, to liquid temperature. those supercheap ones dont last long

Website · by **Rick** » Mon Sep 13, 2004 7:23 pm

I have got the diagram, if you still need it send me a PM

by **driftae86** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 3:53 pm

ok,

ive got power to the cd player. i can eject the cd from it BUT nothing is coming up on the face of the stereo.

does someone know why this is happening?

could the fuse be gone? i dunno

please help

by **Ae92typeX** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 4:38 pm

Sounds like you have only the 12v supply hooked up not the ignition.
usually its the yellow and the red wires, got both hooked up to power?

by **driftae86** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:25 pm

i believe i have figured out the problem.

in this stereo the accesories wire is yellow and the power is red. there is a fuse on the yellow wire (accesories wire) and it may be blown. that would mean that i have constant power but no accessories power causing nothing to show up on the face.

maybe...

could that be the cause?

by **3T-Rona** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:31 pm

If that fuse is blown then yes thats ur problem. U will have BATT power which gives u digital memory but no IGN power which is the power for the stereo to turn on. so thats why u aint got not display. get a new fuse and hey presto.... stereo goes

by **driftae86** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 5:48 pm

this might sound strange but unfortunately the fuse is not blown.

so i have no idea now. maybe ive got the wires all mixed up.

by **driftae86** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:24 pm

SORTED

the cd player is in now

by **Zak** » Wed Sep 15, 2004 11:44 pm

May I ask how you got it going as I'm having a bit of trouble with my kenwood head deack too

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