[V8] Radio wiring, could use some help

Thu Nov 19 14:06:19 PST 2009

I don't think there is power anywhere before the key is in "run" 
position in this car.

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>Lähettäjä: chance9121 at gmail.com
>Päivämäärä: 19.11.2009 3:18
>Vastaanottaja: <ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi>, <v8 at audifans.com>
>Aihe: RE: [V8]  Radio wiring, could use some help
>
>So... Back at this againn what's a good source that only gets power 
with the key in?  I was thinking fuel pump? In which case I can get a 
bridge fuse thing and add a line at the fuse box.
>
>I'm having difficulties with my multi.  It won't read most posts at 
the fuse box because of its leads.
>
>Thanks as always all. 
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: "ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi" <ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi>
>Date: 11/17/09 7:34 am
>To: "v8 at audifans.com" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subj: [V8]  Radio wiring, could use some help
>I spliced into the rear window curtain-switch wiring to get ignition 
>power. I think it's easiest, since it's right above the radio. That 
way 
>i don't have to turn off the radio everytime i shut the car down.
>
>Ville
>
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>>Lähettäjä: tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net
>>Päivämäärä: 17.11.2009 5:06
>>Vastaanottaja: "NIck Miller"<chance9121 at gmail.com>, "V8List Fans"
><v8 at audifans.com>
>>Aihe: Re: [V8] Radio wiring, could use some help
>>
>>The factory is as follows:
>>
>>Red/Blue-Constant power from fuse 4 - also power for the amps
>>Brown-Ground
>>Gry/Blk-Interior lights system
>>
>>There is no ignition power, as the radio is feed constant. There 
>should be 
>>power from either the Brn/Gry or the white wire for the antennae, 
>the 
>>schematic that I have is not 100% clear.
>>
>>If you are using an aftermarket deck, the power antenna wire will 
be 
>blue 
>>off it. Does your car have a power antenna? From the factory they 
use 
>an 
>>antennae in the front window and one in the rear. They combine in 
the 
>back 
>>of the stock stereo.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "NIck Miller" <chance9121 at gmail.com>
>>To: "V8List Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
>>Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:20 PM
>>Subject: [V8] Radio wiring, could use some help
>>
>>
>>> Hey all!
>>>
>>> So, I had a question, purely hypothetical of course *(snicker)* 
but 
>say
>>> someone wired in a terrible old radio and just cut everything for 
>the new
>>> owner of the car and they were redoing this terrible hack job, 
does 
>anyone
>>> have the colors of the wires and what they do?
>>>
>>> I'm redoing my system and wiring the speakers myself, so I won't 
be 
>using
>>> the stock speaker wiring, which I notice is a different connector 
>for the
>>> rears, and I removed most of the rear speaker stuff.
>>>
>>> What I in particular need is Power, Illumination, ignition soucre 
>(was 
>>> there
>>> one stock?), power antanae lead (which I beat I accidentally cut 
>out with
>>> the stock rear stuff, and will have to wire a new single wire in, 
>great!)
>>>
>>> So, if they aren't all there, what would be a good option to cut 
>into?
>>> particularly for the ignition and illumination sources, I could 
>probably 
>>> go
>>> to the fuse box.
>>>
>>> Oh, by the way, wiring it in shouldn't be too tough as there is 
no 
>seats,
>>> carpet, or much of anything in the car really, at the momeny.  
Its 
>like a
>>> big empty box.  Woo.
>>>
>>> Oh, also, once again, by the way, i'm running a 4-ch 400w amp out 
>of the
>>> trunk, so I need a remote turn on lead as well.  Never done one 
>before, 
>>> but
>>> it looks like you make a wire from the radio harness to the amp, 
>and 
>>> that's
>>> it?  Sounds easy enough.
>>>
>>> Ok, Thanks again all!
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