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New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« on: 20 March 2009, 18:14 »
I have just been to the car to connect my new stereo - the previous owner took out the head unit and so i have had to live without any music for ages. With my mk4 golf there are two bunches of leads but i cant find the aerial lead - secondly when i was out there i connected the leads to the rear of the head unit (through a pair of connectors) but there was no sign of the hu working. I have correctly attached the adapters but there is no sign of even a pulse. what am i doing wrong.  :huh:

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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #1 on: 20 March 2009, 23:14 »
check the pins in the blocks, check that they all line up with the ones they are supposed to ie the power cable from the hu matches the power from the car which i think will be brown or red and your earth cable will be black,
i had to change a few wires round in the block when i fitted my sony headunit.
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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #2 on: 21 March 2009, 00:10 »
OK

I have checked the wires - i haven't changed anything around but the connectors fit with the ones in the car as does the aerial plug. there is no power signs from the h/u - still need help and appreciate your input.

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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #3 on: 21 March 2009, 00:28 »
Dubplate.....pressure!! (Cool name) - I have made some progress - ok this might be a bit of a long explanation and i hope you remain patient with me:
OK the main choc box that plugs into the back of the head unit has fixed wires and others (which look optional)  - out of these wires is a red one but this does not plug into anything - its free but does have a male connector at the end of it - there is another red wire from one of the black connector boxes which is female - so only if you connect the two is there a connection.
Again from the main choc box that connects to the back of the hu are 2 wires a blue/white one & pink/black one. Not sure what these do but both are female. however there is one last wire that needs some explanation. Again as with the red wire there is a male coming out of the main choc box and a female from the connector - this connector btw has on it the following: a black, a blue, and a red and a yellow. The black and the blue are directly connected but the yellow and red need to connect with the other yellow and red to complete the circuit  - Apologies for the essay - but i am guessing that if i connect the two red ones and the two yellow ones i will get a complete circuit - hopefully..... (If you know what the yellow does i will be much obliged)
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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #4 on: 21 March 2009, 00:59 »
the wires on the head unit should have a tag saying what there for or should be explained in the manuel, if you could get a pick up of the wires it would be easier to figure out.
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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #5 on: 21 March 2009, 01:30 »
OK - the yellow is the battery lead - the red doesn't have a description - but i presume it is what you have said it is. please remember that the yellow and the red are not directly connected  - they both have a male and female connection and only once they are connected will the circuit be completed otherwise if you connect the two main connectors to the car they are non functional. :wink:

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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #6 on: 21 March 2009, 01:35 »
you may have to swap the red and yellow around!! i'll check my head unit in the morning and get back to you :wink:
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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #7 on: 21 March 2009, 01:43 »
Many tahs  -

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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #8 on: 21 March 2009, 03:16 »
whats make and model of yr head unit ?

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Re: New Alpine stereo - installation probs
« Reply #9 on: 21 March 2009, 15:51 »
Its an Alpine cde-101r