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General => Car audio => Topic started by: IanMK3 on 07 April 2009, 18:09

Title: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 07 April 2009, 18:09

hi im new here, tried a search for this but found nothing, got myself a mk3 16v today which came with a cd stereo from the garage, took this out a moment ago and put in my fusion HU and im getting nothing from it, tried another one of my old HU and nothing there either, anybody got any ideas?

thanks

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: JC on 07 April 2009, 19:35

erm, ignition is switched on  :huh: ( basics first - mine has to be on position 2 - so all dash lights have to be on  :undecided: )

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: JC on 07 April 2009, 19:36

oh and then check ya fuses - you could have blown it if any wires touched together without you noticing  :wink:

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 07 April 2009, 20:05

yeh tried both of those and still nothing :(

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: JC on 07 April 2009, 20:11

are you using an ISO connector, or have the looms been  Hacked up ?

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 07 April 2009, 21:20

its an ISO connector, came straight out of the old stereo, and into the wiring loom, then into the new stereo

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: JC on 07 April 2009, 21:29

in that case - fcuk knows  :huh: - have you checked ALL your fuses - random, but worth doing  :wink:

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 07 April 2009, 21:33

yeh checked through them all as i got the car today, all fine it seems, bugger

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: JC on 07 April 2009, 21:37

ah, is there an INLINE fuse buried down behind the stereo opening ? ? ? ? ?

does the Original WORKING ( it was working yes )  HU work ?

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: GOLF_MK on 08 April 2009, 11:22

As has been said, does / did the original headunit work?

Probably need a multimeter to check if you have any power around to be honest

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: Len on 08 April 2009, 13:09

I had a problem when changing H/U's and was with the remote wire from ignition.
Solution was to wire it up to permanent live.

No idea if this will solve your problem though!

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 08 April 2009, 19:45

just noticed something, when i turn the key the to the first or second click, the HU comes on,but once i get round to the third click, nothing :S

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: Len on 08 April 2009, 21:41

Thats exactly what I had! Permanent live for you then!

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: IanMK3 on 08 April 2009, 22:20

hmm isnt that a pain tho, if you forget to turn the stereo off?

Title: Re: Mk3 stereo help
Post by: dubbinmk3 on 11 April 2009, 20:09

just take the front off the radio eachtime!, you can either tap the red and yellow in together wich will as has been said keep it on untill turned off or the other thing you could do is switch ure ignition on and off and see what works or doesent work with ure ignition off ie: heater controlls, multimeet the wires behind the heater controls and see wich one looses power when the ignition gets switched off,

then tap into that wire and run it up to the ignition live on ure radio...........it will then switch as normal! :smiley:

hope this helps

luke@awesome audio!