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| Thread ID: 85380 | 2007-12-08 10:08:00 | Installation Of Car Radio. | Mantis (3703) | PC World Chat |
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| 619206 | 2007-12-08 10:08:00 | My friend is thinking of purchasing a new car radio from trademe. Neither of us have any experience installing a car radio and we were wondering if anyone knew how much he would be looking at for the cost of installation by a car audio installer or auto electrician? He has an early 1990's Mazda. Are car radio's hard to install? Cheers for any help. M. |
Mantis (3703) | ||
| 619207 | 2007-12-08 14:42:00 | They are easy to install, as long as the stereo wires are labeled, just don't assume the cars wire colours, eg - earth etc. Being an ex auto elec, I have seen plenty of radio's hooked up to any wire found behind the dash! But, If your not game to have a try, go see an auto elect, will depend on how big a system you are installing as to the cost, if the car already has/had a radio it should/could be a quick install. |
absolutelyknowidea (12473) | ||
| 619208 | 2007-12-08 19:50:00 | Very easy to install as long as you have a multimeter. Basic model stereo comes with the following wires 12V - always on (to keep settings and clock) 12V - Acc on (stereo will only work when the key position is at Acc) Ground 4 pairs of speaker wires - Front Left Front Right Rear Left Rear Right Some will also have wire for Dimmer (panel dims when headlight is switched on) Antenna (sends a signal to activate the electric antenna when radio is selected) Amp (sends a signal to switch on the power amp) RCA in/out The vital part is getting the 12v (always on) , 12v and ground right. Use the multimeter to find out which one. |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 619209 | 2007-12-08 19:53:00 | the hardest thing is often the non-electrical things. ie the mounts for the radio. some cars have specfic mounts which you may or may not have. also the mounts may not match the radio. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 619210 | 2007-12-10 01:09:00 | Also in some cars, Particularly early 90s mazdas, you have to dis-assemble a significant part of the dash to get the old one out. Told a mate I'd pop a new headunit into his 1992 Familia...30 minute job turned into a 4 hour marathon. Look carefully at how much of the dash you need to move before starting! :thumbs: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 619211 | 2007-12-10 03:07:00 | hmm, yes in theory all easy. Tested all the wires with a multimeter,a ll looked good but no go. I needed new speakers so I just got it installed at a car audio shop for free (well I paid for the speaker installation). Obviously doing something wrong. Upgrading the existing Sony was easy though as they still use the same wiring setup, so I just had to plug the existing wiring in. I believe outfits like Supercheap sell wiring adapters that can just use your existing factory plugs and convert them to the right stereo model. |
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