Aftermarket Radio Wiring Help

[Not_Sean]

Hey guys,

So my Single DIN radio was going into Phone mode basically creating a ground out and killing my battery. so after a big bit of cash at a auto electrician they confirmed it was the radio so had them yank it out for me and its been two weeks of no radio while I make plans.

Well my Sony HU arrived as well as the Trim plate and adapter harness. just waiting on the Antenna converter.

as I will have to cut and solder+Heatshrink the HU harness to the adapters, the nice thing there is it all looks pretty straight forware, the 8 speaker wires match up no problem, what I'm left with on the HU wiring is Blue/White, Black, Red, Yellow just those 4, but on the adapter harness I'm left with Blue/White (its on a long *** wire with a bullet connector joining it?) Black, Red, Yellow and now the confusing part a solid blue and a Orange wire, so two extra, I guess one could be for the dimming feature the stock radio has.

My two question is, is it just black-black, yellow-yellow, Red-Red and Blue/White to Blue white.

Can I just leave out the solid blue and orange wires ?

I just had a Concert2 Unit

 

[Not_Sean]

Anyone ?

 

[Marek196c]

why you cutting cables instead of using normal adapter?

 

[MarkWizard]

http://knowledge.sonicelectronix.co...-installation/wiring-harness-color-standards/

Have a look at this mate. Blue is generally for the aerial and orange for illumination / dimmer

 

[Not_Sean]

why you cutting cables instead of using normal adapter?

For some retarded reason, Apparently all radios sold in NZ come like that. This one was brand new and when I asked the guys at work they said they all come like that.

http://knowledge.sonicelectronix.co...-installation/wiring-harness-color-standards/

Have a look at this mate. Blue is generally for the aerial and orange for illumination / dimmer

Thanks man, Yeah blue could be as there as a "Band Expander" wired in, it does not a kinda normal antenna plug I just had to get the converter for it.

Ganna take a crack at it tomorrow since all my parts are here.

 

[Not_Sean]

Update, Got it wired in, 1 Wire must be swapped and a new wire installed,

The Red from the HU side goes to the Yellow from the Adapter loom, and the Yellow from the HU side goes to a fresh wire to the fuse box (Good Youtube video on this) I was lucky that the Japs had installed a phone charger behind the dash so cut it out and used it power wire.

Only two funny things happening now, The rear speakers are going but sound a bit soft and can't really feel the Sub going at all, Thinking the solid Blue wire is the Remote wire for the Amp for the Sub, Can anyone confirm this ?

The Orange is worked out is the Dimmer which my HU doesn't feature, but not when I try dim the dash it flickers and stays at ~80% bright, when I don't touch it it stays on solid so not really a issue there.

And last thing, when I turn the car off I get a series of beeps from the speakers, I don't know if this is the HU or the Car but good news is no battery drain like my old HU so I'm pretty happy.