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[ErithEagle]

Help needed!!!!

I was having a handsfree car kit fitted yesterday via Halfords (3rd party contractor), and he fitted the lead that was supplied as an additional requirement (after getting the incorrect first lead).  However, this lead also appears to be the incorrect one, and the fitter thinks that it has blown a fuse.  I currently have no sound from the stereo, all functions are working, i.e. cd moves from track to track, and the track minute counter works, he is wondering if there is a fuse on the Bose amp under the rear parcel shelf, if so what is the easiest way of getting to it?

He also removed the loom & connectors for the Trafficmaster, would this have had anything to do with it?

Can't fit the handsfree kit until, a) we get this sorted, and b) Halfords supply me with the correct lead!

Thanx in advance for any help / advice

Dex

[VXL V6]

If you have Bose, the correct Autolead is 06-109B (The one with the impedance matching transformers) If any other lead has been used then it's very possible that the Bose Amp will have been damaged.

[ErithEagle]

If you have Bose, the correct Autolead is 06-109B (The one with the impedance matching transformers) If any other lead has been used then it's very possible that the Bose Amp will have been damaged.

Thanx VXL, I'll talk to the installer, he was actually given another(!) lead number as the right one (06-115B), and get him to make sure I get the right lead.

When you say the amp may be damaged, is there a fuse on it that could have blown, or does this mean it's a "goner"

[VXL V6]

If he uses that lead he will have to hard wire a 06-212B (those transformers!) inline to the audio inputs. Far easier to just use an 06-109B

Not sure which fuse powers the amp (probably the same one that does the head unit in which case it isn't blown!), it will be the input stage of the amp that could have possibly been damaged I would have thought, but likewise could be the output stage of the Head Unit.

The Bose amps pop up from time to time on eBay and I think they are all identical.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Check out F6 in the cabin fuse box.

[ErithEagle]

Guys, thanx for the advice, an update for you.  I have checked fuse F6, and it is still intact.  The fitter asked me to disconnect the negative battery lead, turn on the headlights to try & dissipate any remaining power in the amp (to try & effectively reboot it), then reconnect battery lead & try it, nothing!

Looks like you're right VXL, the amp is knackered!!

So between the nice people at Halfords & Autoleads, after 6 weeks since purchasing my Parrot, I now have no handsfree kit or steroe volume!

Can anyone tell me how many posts I need to have to ask in Parts for sale / required if anyone has an amp for sale?

Thanx again, nuch appreciated

Dex

[markey mark]

250 posts to make an ad but you can reply to any already there  

[ErithEagle]

oops, much appreciated.  BTW, the fitter is going to talk to Autoleads about the lead you specified (109B), hopefully, we'll get the amp sorted & get the right lead in the end.

This is more important for me, as I spend a lot of time in the car, and my eldest daughter just got £60 fine & 3 points for answering her phone maually as she pulled out of a car park (silly girl I know!)

Cheers

[VXL V6]

Ah, sorry I assumed it was a Nokia kit!

Which parrot kit do you have? There is a new range of Autoleads specifically for parrot kits but you really would be best advised to email Terry at Sio Communications to confirm as I'm not sure about Bose compatibilty:-

technical@siocommunications.co.uk

Please make sure you mention that the unit is a four digit (NCDR2013) head unit with Bose amp and VDA connector.

[TheBoy]

if the car is prewired, there is a different lead again.

[ErithEagle]

Ah, sorry I assumed it was a Nokia kit!

Which parrot kit do you have? There is a new range of Autoleads specifically for parrot kits but you really would be best advised to email Terry at Sio Communications to confirm as I'm not sure about Bose compatibilty:-

technical@siocommunications.co.uk

Please make sure you mention that the unit is a four digit (NCDR2013) head unit with Bose amp and VDA connector.

That's an interesting point about it being a Nokia kit, the fitter said to me that ALL the main leads are for Nokia kits, but the additional lead that we got adapts it to the Parrot kit, or other leads are available dependant on make of phone.  So I would like to assume that the 109B lead that you mentioned before may be correct.  The fitter is going to talk to Autoleads this morning.

As a by the by, the cost from Vauxhall for the amp is £327.00 inc VAT, but takes 14 days to come in from Germany!

[razzo]

Hi Dex if you need a Bose amp let me know

Steve  

[ErithEagle]

Hi Dex if you need a Bose amp let me know

Steve  

Hi Steve

I've pm'd you

Cheers
Dex

[razzo]

replied Sir  

[ErithEagle]

Interesting point from yesterday (just before I go the amp replacement route!)

Apparently there is a fuse in the radio itself (described as F1 on a board in the radio), anyone heard of this?

Out of all of this Vauxhall's don't seem v interested in aything to do with sound systems saying "It's not a standard Vauxhall part!", they're opinion is that they'd jst replace the radio if it's not working!