[V8] Radio wiring, could use some help

Fri Nov 20 01:58:26 PST 2009

Heh, i know there is power all the time, but no ignition power before 
"run", right?

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>Lähettäjä: chance9121 at gmail.com
>Päivämäärä: 20.11.2009 2:18
>Vastaanottaja: <ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi>, <v8 at audifans.com>
>Aihe: RE: [V8]   Radio wiring, could use some help
>
>There is.  Radio gets power all the time fuse 4 is always live.  The 
ignition wires a signal is all.
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: "ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi" <ville.hiivola at suomi24.fi>
>Date: 11/19/09 5:06 pm
>To: "v8 at audifans.com" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Subj: [V8]   Radio wiring, could use some help
>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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