I can't fit head units for shit!

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:35 pm

The Alpine that I bought from Tony has at long last found a home in the Cupra

Two issues
1) It seems to be too deep from front to back to fit into the car, i.e. it is not flush with the dash when it is pushed all of the way in (or what I perceive to be all of the way) Has anyone experienced this with a head unit before?

2) When I switch the head unit off or remove the keys from the ignition, the head unit loses all of the presets and it's position on the CD

Any ideas?

(OK, I am a dumbass

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russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:40 pm

Your constant live and your switched live are the wrong way round!;)
I presume you are using ISO plugs?

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:43 pm

Yeah mate, ISO blocks
Just matched the colour coded blocks (brown to brown and black to black

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russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:51 pm

Without photo`s its hard, but most aftermarket headunit come with a harness attached and have a the constant live (normaly yellow?) and switched live (normaly red?) they normaly have bullet connectors in them so that the lives can be switched as even though they are standard ISO`s some manufacturers run the lives the other way round. I know that for an out the box headunit normaly peugeot`s have to have the lives switched round.

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:51 pm

Multimeter needed sun?

Tk · Post by Tk » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:51 pm

red and yellow are your problems

as russ said your switch live is on your permanent live and vice versa

EDIT: bloody hell 2 posts in the time to write that ^ looks like you got it covered

Post by **Stuart** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:53 pm

Armed with limited knowledge, zero patience and power tools, I am sure that everything will be just dandy

I am sure that Lord H should have a multimeter Lee............thanks anyway though. Damn kind chaps. I love this club

russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:58 pm

It is simples mate! Obviously the yellow needs to be live even when the ignition is off to keep the radio stations etc.. in the memory. If it all works as it should but looses the memory when switched off all you need do is find the two wires that are live when the unit is working and then swop them over and all will be dandy!:thumbs:

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:59 pm

I'll bring a multi-meter Sunday mate.

Post by **Stuart** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:07 pm

Seems to be working

No hammers used, I promise. One advantage of having a stereo is not having to listen to the waterpump!!

Thanks all.