After market Radio wiring questions, Wiring locations for after market digital media players Options

[pgollender]

I decided to update my fuse box with a J-West box. ( Much nicer) and at the same time install an after market SONY digital radio. I need help with where to locate or "splice"
the new wiring.

There is a yellow 12V power wire that supposedly stays on all the time as you dont lose your presets.
A red wire that is the 12V "Key On accessory wire"
and an Orange/white wire that is an "illumination wire" that dims your new radio lights when the headlights are activated.
Where is the best place to attach/splice/locate these wires ?
Last time I added an after market radio was pre-digital and just attached the one radio line to the cigarette lead.

[malcolm2]

you got the radio requirements, now you just need to find what is what on the car.

My memory is not to good on what I did, but I do have a nice color wiring diagram.

The instrument lights on your car have a black wire with a blue stripe. If you use that for illumination, they will dim when you dim your dash lights. Get you some of the mid way pinch splice connectors. Tap into the Blk/blu wire, with the 3rd wire going to your radio.


I know I did that for my aftermaket gauges. My radio used the power to illuminate all the time, no dimming.

I think I then got a couple spade connectors like this....



and connected them to the correct place on my J-west fuse panel. RED wires in your car should be 12V all the time. There is one on the far right of my panel that is red on both sides of the panel (straight thru but fused) add the connector to the fused side add your all time power wire to that side.

The car's panel has a YELLOW wire the same way for the head lights. They are only on if the car is on. Do the same thing on the fused side of it.

The 1st connector will work the same way. Just use a spade connector somewhere so you can remove the unit without cutting wires.

I use a Blaupunct head unit. It has a cool feature. If the car is not running. I push the control button on the radio and it turns on. It will stay on for 1 hour. That way I don't need a switch, or the key to even be in the car.



Good Luck,

Clark