Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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Ok iv took my aold ash tray out and glove box and also the tray below the glove box to try find the so called bunck of wires wrapped up in tape but can oly find these 2.hcan anyone point me in the right direction plz.
this one is wires behind the radio
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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im struggling to find mine but from what im told its in the bit of the loom taped behind the dash suport
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Mark.W
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aone one got pics of what kurts talking about?
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
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ian sent me this pic, but its after the dash is removed
you can see ive kinda circled it but paint was playing up and i have a laptop mouse lol
[Edited on 12-04-2008 by Kurt]
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Fonz
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i found mine by removing the tray and fingering behind until i found the 2 black and one brown cables.....that worked for me....just find those cables!
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Mark.W
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mine hasnt got a black and brown wire haning about.
would it be ok to wire it up to the cd player wires like some people have said?
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Fonz
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yeh course, just need a +ve and earth....thats what they are. will give what ever your wiring constant power. the wires i used only work when the ignition is on
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Ant
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there should be a switched live at the back of the head unit aswell cant remember if its the red or the yellow though as for the earth im sure you can find on knocking around there somewhere
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Mark.W
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tip for anyone whos attemps to do this via the cd players wires,NEVER USE INSULATION TAPE AFTER JOINING THE WIRES TOGETHER.
i did this and almost set my car on fire when the tape slipped off the wires and made contact with the cd player causeing the wires to fry so now iv gotta go buy another lead for my cd player £20 and attempt it again but i will use terminal blocks instead of the tape which i know i should of used in the 1st place.
but on the bright side it did work before this all happend so now i know it does work and i will use terminal blocks tomorrow 
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Ant
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if your not confident with wiring i wouldnt be cutting anything full stop ideally you want to be soldering them and then covering with heat shrink but insulating tape should be fine if you put it on right.
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Dan
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The best thing if you dont have a soldering iron are heat shrinkable connectors. I use them all the time at work, they last for years.
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Mark.W
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i can solder them at work also can heat shrink aswell.would the connector block be just as safe?
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Mark.W
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i did put the tape on right,was wrapped nice and tight but came away when pushing the cd player back in as there is not much room behind the cd player.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
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the wire's WILL be there for the fag lighter, just need to search around for it...
even my basic spec merit, with not wiring for windows, locking/seat's had it..
so cant see yours not having it tbh
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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Just put an ignition live to it?
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Just put an ignition live to it?
how?
im no good at all this wireing stuff thats why i havnt bothered with subs & amps ect.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Get a bulb with a couple of bits of wire, touch one end to an earth somewhere/body and the other to random wires till you find an ignition live.
I'd spend a fiver buying a multimeter and do it that way though.
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
the wire's WILL be there for the fag lighter, just need to search around for it...
even my basic spec merit, with not wiring for windows, locking/seat's had it..
so cant see yours not having it tbh
iv spent a full day looking for the wires and cant see any that can be used for it,all are in huge clumps of wire wrapped up in tape but there aint no loose wires hanging free 
id give anyone £5 if they can come and find them
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Get a bulb with a couple of bits of wire, touch one end to an earth somewhere/body and the other to random wires till you find an ignition live.
I'd spend a fiver buying a multimeter and do it that way though.
sorry john i still dont follow
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John
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If you had a bulb and 2 wires the bulb would light up when you had one end touched to earth and the other to 12v.
A multimeter would achieve the same outcome.
It may be better to get somebody who knows what they are doing though as you don't want to cause any problems.
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