[s-cars] Wiring connections for hands-free phone, etc.?

[Doug L]

Thanks all,

I actually gutted the Motorola amplifier box (very nicely made 
box, and retrofitted all my connections to the DB25 inside and ran 
a new harness back up to the front of the car. I fused each power 
point in there at 3 amps and preserved all of the RJ45 
connections.  That Motorola box has a cut-out made for an RJ45, so 
the result I achieved was a female to female RJ45 from the center 
console to the trunk of the car.  I'm sure it will come in handy 
for something.

Next project is low level inputs for Satellite and IPOD, and 
replacing the bose amplifier(s) and speakers.  Looks like 4" in 
the doors and 6x9s in the hatshelf (rear).  Since the amplifier 
will be in the rear, I think I need to run low level from the head 
unit fronts to the rear - the rear low-levels are right there from 
the 'old' bose amp.

Thanks again,
Doug L



On Fri Apr 15 08:39:29 PDT 2005, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> 
wrote:

> Doug,
> 
> Been there, muted that.
> 
> Radio mute comes off the 25 pin DIN connector in the boot. You 
> can probably also get power off this connector, but I chose to 
> get it under the dash.
> 
> Here's the information on the 25 pin connector (and more).
> 
> http://www.audiworld.com/tech/elec12.shtml
> 
> I also used the speaker in the center console, but simply spliced 
> into it at the speaker itself and ran a wire to the phone control 
> box.
> 
> The stock Audi microphone will not work...you need to use the mic 
> supplied with the kit.
> 
> On the Audiworld.com site there's a long discussion about tapping 
> into the RJ45 jack in the center console. Seemed like a lot of 
> work, but the purists might want to go that route :)
> 
> BTW, I *love* the radio mute. It's a great feature.
> 
> Lee
> '02 A6 3.0 quattro avant
> '96 A6 quattro avant
> 
> 
> On Fri Apr 15 08:22:19 PDT 2005, Doug L <landaeta1 at comcast.net> 
> wrote:
> 
>> Friends,
>> 
>> My UrS4 rolled past 100K this past month and I thought it 'bout 
>> time I re-acquainted myself with modding.
>> Can anyone reference where is the easiest connection points for 
>> radio mute, ignition power, and possibly the existing telephone 
>> speaker? I've saved all the accessory work for the same major 
>> job (Satellite radio, Siemens Hands-Free, and a PocketPC 
>> Navigation system.  Any help is better than digging through the 
>> Bentley Wiring diagrams and trying to match the wire colors and 
>> locations!