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Offline mani12354

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HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« on: 19 June 2009, 19:01 »
hi all,

i just wanted some help because im really starting to get pi***ed off now, i tryed to connect my head unit today but i didnt recive no power to it when i switched the car on? thing is which is the live wire and which is igniiontion :|???

please help me

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #1 on: 19 June 2009, 23:03 »
I think you swap red and yellow mate

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2009, 18:04 »
red and yellow are the ign and battery red ign and yel battery and of course black is earth connect to the brown on the car

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2009, 19:57 »
Swap the red wire with the yellow...done!

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #4 on: 24 June 2009, 16:20 »
ahhh but the problem is i get no power out ov them??

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #5 on: 24 June 2009, 21:45 »
check fuses ?

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2009, 10:52 »
 :sad: i checked alll the fuses and their all fine :(

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #7 on: 25 June 2009, 11:17 »
get a meter or a test liht and see if you are getting power from the iso blocks on the car first of all mate

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #8 on: 25 June 2009, 11:24 »
i aint got a iso block on the car it just wires

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Re: HELP MY HEAD UNIT MK3 GOLF GTI 1992????
« Reply #9 on: 02 July 2009, 20:25 »
Just gonna have to play with what wires you have then!

Or take a new feed direct from battery, but will still need a remote.
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