re: New Radio Kills Dash Lights!

[Ken <kkeith@qnet.com>]

Charles Schwartz <cschwart@stern.nyu.edu> wrote:
> I installed a new radio into my '86 4000 over the weekend.  I was able to
> identify the speaker wires fairly easily, but I had some trouble with the
> power wire.  There was a 4 wire connector to the back of the radio.  The
> colors were brown, red, grey/blue, and white.  I got current from the red,
> and ground from the grey/blue. The white was related to the chime.  I don't
> know about the brown.  Anyway, now I have no dash lights.  

Charles,

Don't know about the grey/blue, but it's been my experience and
observation that brown on an Audi is pretty much ground.  Knowing that,
I suspect the wire you DID use for ground prolly shouldn't be.

Regards,

Ken
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