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Offline 212bhprabbit

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Silly question I no
« on: 22 September 2012, 20:50 »
Silly question 4 you guys...bought a new stereo for the gf today and when u turn off the engine and turn back on the settings have gone back 2 factory settings but as far as i no there are 2 cables you can swap so settings stay the same so does any 1 no what them 2 colours are??thanks guys

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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #1 on: 22 September 2012, 21:08 »
Will be better in the audio section.
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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #2 on: 22 September 2012, 21:11 »
Silly question 4 you guys...bought a new stereo for the gf today and when u turn off the engine and turn back on the settings have gone back 2 factory settings but as far as i no there are 2 cables you can swap so settings stay the same so does any 1 no what them 2 colours are??thanks guys

They will be Yellow & RED, you just need to swap them around ;)
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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #3 on: 22 September 2012, 21:14 »
I thought it was blue and yellow??but if that's what it is I will go with yours mate!!nice 1

Offline Nino

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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #4 on: 22 September 2012, 21:18 »
I thought it was blue and yellow??but if that's what it is I will go with yours mate!!nice 1

Mine was yellow and red  :huh: Blue is normally the remote wire to the amp.
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Mk3 1.8 GL - Silver - 5 door
Mk4 1.8t - Silver - 3 door
Mk4 R32 - Black - 5 door
Mk5 GTi - Black - 5 door
Mk4 R32 - Deep Pearl Blue - 3 door
MK6 2.0 TDI - Graphite Blue - 5 door
MK7 GTD - Solid Black - 5 door
MK6 GTi Edition 35 - Candy White - 3 door

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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #5 on: 22 September 2012, 21:30 »
Oh yeh sorry your right!thanks mate

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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #6 on: 22 September 2012, 21:41 »
Glad I was able to help :)
VW Car history
Mk3 1.8 GL - Silver - 5 door
Mk4 1.8t - Silver - 3 door
Mk4 R32 - Black - 5 door
Mk5 GTi - Black - 5 door
Mk4 R32 - Deep Pearl Blue - 3 door
MK6 2.0 TDI - Graphite Blue - 5 door
MK7 GTD - Solid Black - 5 door
MK6 GTi Edition 35 - Candy White - 3 door

Offline brewey

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Re: Silly question I no
« Reply #7 on: 23 September 2012, 12:17 »
If you're lucky the red and yellow wires will be on a pop loc connector so you can swap them easily. It's due to the polarity of the car.

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