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Title: Audio Questions
Post by: Carlton on 24 January 2009, 08:18:05
Morning!!!

2 quick audio questions:

1 Is it possible to remove a pin from an ISO block and if so how?

2 I've removed my D/Din Stereo to replace with an over the counter model can you by an arial adapter as the original VX on is flat?

Any help greatly appreciated.
Title: Audio Questions
Post by: Auto Addict on 24 January 2009, 08:30:33
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Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: odin on 24 January 2009, 08:45:51
not sure about the pin thay must pull out tha aerial adapter can be bought from maplin electronics there are a few types i used order code a34fl
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Carlton on 24 January 2009, 08:55:51
Cheers!
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: V6CDBOY on 24 January 2009, 09:06:22
Hi

I'm trying to find out the same question regarding the stereo wiring. But cant seem to find out...

thinking about snipping the wire but not sure.
 :D
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Welung666 on 24 January 2009, 09:21:27
No need to cut the wires, have a look closely and you'll see every connection in the ISO plug has a tab. Use a dressmakers pin or similar to pop the tab back and the wire will pull out. Just make sure the tab is back out if your refitting into the plug :y
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: TheBoy on 24 January 2009, 09:24:33
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No need to cut the wires, have a look closely and you'll see every connection in the ISO plug has a tab. Use a dressmakers pin or similar to pop the tab back and the wire will pull out. Just make sure the tab is back out if your refitting into the plug :y
Your problem with doing this in the car is accessibilty due to short loom.  THough, actually, facelift does give you more room :y
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Woodfull on 24 January 2009, 09:26:10
I've found depinning the car electrical connectors is normally a case of figuring out how the pin is retained in the connector. Sometimes the pins are retained by a clip that you push out, or the pins themselves have a tab that bends outwards to stop you removing the pin from the rear of the connector.

I've found the best way to remove these is to insert something like a darning needle down the outside of the pin, from the front of the connector to bend the tab inwards whilst at the same time pulling the cable from the rear. It's a bit fiddly but it normally works :y :y

Bought my aerial adaptor from Halfrauds for under a fiver, din to iso iirc.

[edit]oops, beaten to it ;D[/edit]
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: V6CDBOY on 25 January 2009, 10:55:48
Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: TheBoy on 25 January 2009, 11:07:40
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o

What stereo are you fitting, thought it was new?
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: V6CDBOY on 25 January 2009, 11:20:12
Its boxed but no name on it it was bought as a gift from someone who had visited Japapn

 :D
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Dave DND on 25 January 2009, 11:55:15
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: V6CDBOY on 25 January 2009, 12:06:57
Ok now I am confused.  can anyone tell me the colour of the permanent live from connector blco

 ::)
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 January 2009, 16:32:54
They are both red according to my diagram. Permanent one is a thicker wire. Permanent is pin 8, switched is pin 2.

Kevin
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Dave DND on 25 January 2009, 16:39:55
Don`t see why you are all trying to mess around with the plug on the car and that impossibly short loom.

You have an aftermarket stereo with a plug in your hand - if the yellow and red connectors do not have inline bullets (as most do these days) why not swap the pins in the aftermarket block ?

Loads of cable to play with, easily accessable, and keeps the car standard wiring !

 ;)
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: V6CDBOY on 25 January 2009, 17:44:31
Thanks Dave

Thats exactly what I did. Brought the aftermaket cable in the house and changed the pins over with a nice cup of coffee

 :y
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: TheBoy on 25 January 2009, 17:53:43
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Blimey, every radio I have messed with for years has remembered station programming.  Your right, facelift ones with CD will forget which CD is playing
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Dave DND on 26 January 2009, 09:38:36
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Blimey, every radio I have messed with for years has remembered station programming.  Your right, facelift ones with CD will forget which CD is playing

A number of radios, (easily fifteen years plus), used to have a small memory retention battery or capacitor in them -

Nowadays, they simply need wiring up correctly
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2009, 10:19:44
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Blimey, every radio I have messed with for years has remembered station programming.  Your right, facelift ones with CD will forget which CD is playing

A number of radios, (easily fifteen years plus), used to have a small memory retention battery or capacitor in them -

Nowadays, they simply need wiring up correctly
I have a CCR600 that has been in garage for about 18 months - that remembered its programmed stations when I was playing with it over the weekend  :-/
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: Dave DND on 26 January 2009, 10:43:36
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Blimey, every radio I have messed with for years has remembered station programming.  Your right, facelift ones with CD will forget which CD is playing

A number of radios, (easily fifteen years plus), used to have a small memory retention battery or capacitor in them -

Nowadays, they simply need wiring up correctly
I have a CCR600 that has been in garage for about 18 months - that remembered its programmed stations when I was playing with it over the weekend  :-/

Thats because Philips got it right, and programmed radio stations into the code eeprom, so that everything was remembered when powered down.
Title: Re: Audio Questions
Post by: TheBoy on 26 January 2009, 12:42:56
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Cheers Guys

Almost done only thing needed now is permanent live to store radio stations whats the best option here.
 :D
vauxhall reverse permenent and switched live, so just reverse back.  though i haven't seen a radio in years that actually needs permenent live :o


Quite the reverse, I can`t think of a stereo nowadays that doesn`t require at least one permanent live, many now require multiples!

 ;)


Blimey, every radio I have messed with for years has remembered station programming.  Your right, facelift ones with CD will forget which CD is playing

A number of radios, (easily fifteen years plus), used to have a small memory retention battery or capacitor in them -

Nowadays, they simply need wiring up correctly
I have a CCR600 that has been in garage for about 18 months - that remembered its programmed stations when I was playing with it over the weekend  :-/

Thats because Philips got it right, and programmed radio stations into the code eeprom, so that everything was remembered when powered down.
thinking about it, all the radios in my old rovers, eg r770, were philips iirc