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Re: Wiring Help for new stereo in Ur-q
> This morning I decided to put my new stereo in my '84 Ur-q and once again I
> seem to be exibiting my stupidity when it comes to electrical stuff. No
> wonder I had to take Airframe electrics twice to pass. Well I got the thing
> going but not the way it is suppose to work. Here are my problems.
>
> 1. Where do I get a lead that only goes on when the ignition is turned on? I
> found that the RED lead has power all the time.
I think those are usually Blue/Black. Try the cig lighter. Or go back
to the "X" relay in the fuse box. Gotta Bentley? There may be an
unused place on the fuse box with the signal you desire...
>
> 2. There is a black lead that seems to only be carring a few volt (ie.
> 2-3VDC). What is that one for?
Probably nothing you should mess with.
>
> 3. I know that the antenna need power to work. What lead supplies power to
> the antenna amplifier.
look at the antenna, check the color code of the wire going to it. Look
for that behind your radio...
BTW ground is brown with no stripes.
> Crutchfeild said
> that it would not fit
Don't they always?
take my wiring recommendations with a pinch of salt here, I'm shooting
from the hip here.
--
Huw Powell
http://www.thebook.com/human-speakers
82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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