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Offline BobbyT

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head unit memory wont keep
« on: 18 November 2007, 08:20 »
hi all, fetted a new head unit in my mk3 - i have wired it up so the yellow goes into the yellow and red but once you take the key out the head unit wont switch on and also when you turn the ignition back on all the settings and station presets are gone. i am thinking it might have something to do with the clifford alarm cutting all power when armed?  :undecided:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #1 on: 18 November 2007, 08:57 »
had the same, a few years back, the wire colours didnt match,

changed the so called ignition and permanent live wires over, and bingo,  job was a good un

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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #2 on: 18 November 2007, 09:38 »
cool, will check this  :smiley:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #3 on: 18 November 2007, 09:42 »
need to get check the cars wiring,  find out which is perm, which is ign live and go from there  :laugh:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #4 on: 18 November 2007, 11:35 »
i just pluged the blocks in to the blocks in the car, i doubt it would be wired wrong?  :undecided:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #5 on: 18 November 2007, 12:43 »
Vw's and Vauxhalls have this problem with the positive wiring needing changing around.
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #6 on: 18 November 2007, 15:55 »
yepm mine was a vauxhall

and i have the same on the valver i just bought  :laugh:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #7 on: 18 November 2007, 19:27 »
Hi mate, Yellow is permanent live plug both red and yellow together into yellow...

or red..... i forget now but the yellow and red go into the same one!

Dan
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #8 on: 19 November 2007, 19:29 »
cheers guys, sorted it out in the end, the wires seemed to be the wrong way round  :undecided:
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Re: head unit memory wont keep
« Reply #9 on: 19 November 2007, 19:42 »
Good news. Don't know why they don't all make the wiring the same way.
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