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Offline dom

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Re: where to run microphone wire from head unit
« Reply #10 on: 19 December 2013, 14:58 »
Pretty much all set now, except arial cable has a blue wire coming out of it and the radio will not play AM radio - presume the two issues are connected, but don't know how to resolve...

any more input please?

Blue cable is power for amplified aerial isn't it?

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Re: where to run microphone wire from head unit
« Reply #11 on: 19 December 2013, 15:07 »
seller's site says

NOTE: Aerial Adaptor blue wire is connected to the back of the car stereo where there is a blue wire thats says antenna remote out or ant remote out.

but head unit does not have a blue wire coming out of it. there is a blue wire coming out of it (or the harness plug at least) but that is labelled "steering wheel remote" so I don't fancy playing with that...

should the blue wire from the antenna go into one of the gaps on the wiring harness plug that fits into the back of the head unit? and if so which one....
 

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Re: where to run microphone wire from head unit
« Reply #13 on: 19 December 2013, 17:12 »
Dom - wow! Not sure of answer to my problem yet, but would be amazed if its not in there somewhere...

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Re: where to run microphone wire from head unit
« Reply #14 on: 20 December 2013, 18:44 »
Right, final thanks to everybody for their help; everything now working beautifully, just have to shuffle the huge wiring harness into place in the daylight in order to be able to secure the head unit in the dash.

Turns out the microphone wire was the least of my problems!

For what it's worth i secured the mike into the headlining of the panel that hides the sunroof motor and then ran the wire inside the headlining and down the inside of the A pillar trim and through the fusebox and finally under the steering column...

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Re: where to run microphone wire from head unit
« Reply #15 on: 21 December 2013, 13:32 »
I'm just doing some research about this will be fitting mine this afternoon

can't wait be so much easier with the mic installed