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[Prawn]

hey guys
ive just bought a full new sound system, consisting of a sony cd/mp3 headunit, a set of db 6x9s in the back, and a set of legacy 4'' 2way speakers for the front
i know its not exactly top notch gear, but i was on a tight budget
the question is about fitting
as you all probanly know, the mini wiring isnt great at teh best of times, and my radio wiring is so bodged its a joke
so where would i start with fitting it?
i know ill be using new speaker cable front and rear, so im basicly starting with a 12v feed
where do i go from there?
is fitting the sterio a big job? what connectors will i need? and is it something i can take on myself? im fine with all mechanical aspects of the mini, but ive never really delved into electrics before
any help or advice would be great
thanks
nick

[Jordie]

you need a spade connector to the 'always on' fuse providing 12v to your live and store wires on headunit. Connect the earth to the chassis, i run mine under the dash and into the engine bay.

Thats ya power done, speakers have 2 cables each, shud be a sticker on the headunit explaining which colours are front n bk, left n right.

If theres already wiring in, i would test the wires to see what there for.

You will need a spade connector to the fuse box, and the speakers wires etc, should be fine in a connector block. thats how mine is and it works fine.

[Prawn]

yea, but the problem is, the head unit has a very neat compact connector block, into which all the wires go, it then has two seperate plugs that are obviously made to plug into a loom of some sort :S
if it were simply a coloured wire for each speaker, id be sorted, but its these plugs that confuse me....

[Jordie]

ah right. i chopped my plug off.

You need to find the correct plug from a motor factors like halfords.

you then look at the plug on the radio and wire the speakers and power into the plug u bought. SLot em together and volia.

[tom]

It's called an ISO connector, and yep, Jordie's right, get it from Halfords, it'll cost around a tenner.

[Madmax]

if you need to wire in a car hifi from scratch youll need some bullet connectors male and female (makes it easier to put together, spades tend to be sticky), and a 10.99 ISO connector from halfords or any other car audio retailer, this ISO connector is a single male ended one, with all the wires connected that you need to connect up to the car, 8 for the speakers, 3 for the ignition and power.

James