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Offline MickeyC

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How do i swap red/yellow wires on headunit (pics) - [JOB DONE]
« on: 13 February 2010, 11:49 »
Ive seen a few topics regarding this fix but never seen any tutorials, for the non-DIY people like myself!

So i ripped my headunit out and im left with this...



what exactly do i need to swap round , is it just these 2 wires in the plug ....



Thanks for any help, ive also magically found an an antenna adaptor so i can have the radio back  :grin:
« Last Edit: 13 February 2010, 15:02 by MickeyC »
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Re: How to swap red/yellow wires on headunit
« Reply #1 on: 13 February 2010, 12:48 »
orrrrr is this what i need to do , unplug these and swap them round so it looks like the diagram in the circle...





Also what is the 2nd red wire for which is capped off on the end, is this just a spare or will i need to connect it somewhere?
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Re: How do i swap red/yellow wires on headunit (pics)
« Reply #2 on: 13 February 2010, 12:51 »
Yeah just swap em round so yellow meets red etc and ignore the spare plug

I take it you are sick of losing your settings on the stereo every time you turn ignition off  :smiley:
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Re: How do i swap red/yellow wires on headunit (pics)
« Reply #3 on: 13 February 2010, 12:54 »
Quote from: Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar on 13 February 2010, 12:51
Yeah just swap em round so yellow meets red etc and ignore the spare plug

I take it you are sick of losing your settings on the stereo every time you turn ignition off  :smiley:

Kool ill give it a whirl now and go and test it.

Yes im sick of losing all my EQ settings  :grin: I had to rip it out anyway to fit my antenna adapter, theres only so much CD you can listen too i need the radio for on the way to work.  :laugh:
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Re: How do i swap red/yellow wires on headunit (pics)
« Reply #4 on: 13 February 2010, 14:29 »
Swap it like you've pictured in your 2nd post/3rd picture.  The clear things just pop apart if you pull them - the other red is a spare for other auxillaries. :afro:
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Re: How do i swap red/yellow wires on headunit (pics)
« Reply #5 on: 13 February 2010, 15:01 »
Job Done!  :cool:

So easy yet so effective  :grin: Just stored all my radio stations and set my EQ, thats one thing bugging me out the way...  :grin:
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