(T) radio removal

Hi,

How do I remove the radio from my stilo??
So I can fit a new one???

What radio is it?

You either need a special radio removal instrument, or alternatively a couple of long thin screwdrivers to put down the holes, two on each side, to release the catches before easing it out.

thanks will have ago at it in a mo

Your best bet is to use a cut up coat hanger, thats what i used to get my old radio out, and strangely is what Fiat suggested for me to use.

I borrowed a set of Radio removal tools from a mate, and found the quality of the clips on the Stilo radio is mince, and they wouldn't grip. So i took out the upper glove box in preparation to fit the new glovebox liner, and reached behind the stereo and pushed it out from behind. Worked a treat!

mm, for some reason my cd/mp3 player will not work with the stilo iso connector?? do i have to change some wires around or something first????

Some old posts that came up on search that may interest you:

http://www.fiatforum.com/showthread....ht=radio+stilo

Btw, this original thread seems to have come up a multitude of times; search on 'radio stilo' and see what I mean

from what i have found outI think I got this right, going to give it a try in the morning)

RED wire (Perm 12v) which connects to my orange (memory permanet +12v)
BLACK wire (ground) which connects to my black cable(ground)

then theres these two in the stilo???
RED/WHITE wire (what this one for??)
RED/BLACK (and this)

on my unit i have two more wires

orange/white (for auto aerial) no use on the stilo as its a fixed one
red (igition switch) so could this go to one of the stilo cables to switch the unit on and of with igition maybe???


I can not find any info on these two wires(stilo ones) anywere??

anyone???

Basically the stereo wiring on the Stilo is a pain in the arse as FIAT have decided to use their own wiring scheme.

I recently fitted a Sony CD head unit in place of the standard radio/cassette and had to do a bit of DIY on the Sony loom to mate it up with the FIAT one as there is no switched live (the switched live is provided by the CAN system (i.e. from the body computer) and therefore only works with factory head units!).

The other 'fun' item was that the Sony loom provides a set of bullet connectors so you can bypass the switched live thus allowing you fo fit it straight into any car...apart from a FIAT!!! This is because in their infinite wisdom FIAT decided to wire the permanent live to a different pin on the ISO block rather than use the 'standard' pin assignments - got round this by re-wiring the Sony ISO to match the FIAT loom however you could buy a straight through ISO extension cable and 'cross' the necessary wires to acheive the same thing.

So pretty much the only two wires on the power segment of the FIAT ISO that do anything are the Red and Black - the others are not live and I believe are only there to allow the factory units to communicate with the CAN system.

Anyway, hope this helps a little but let me know if you've got any other questions.

Cheers

John

thanks, i will have a other play with it tonight when i get home:<

well its in now and working(i had to join the red and orange leads together to get it to work.(good job i had both my cd/mp3 manual and the fiat one)

Do you get the impression Fiat don't want anyone replacing the factory head unit? I've got a fascia for a normal din head unit, but I'm sure it would make the cabin look a bit spartan. Has anyone got any pics of a replacement head unit installed, so I can see what it looks like with all the extra plastic?

there are from a other persons headunit, and facia, mine has a little shelf under the headunit, so it does not look so spartan

Grim, you've got a left hand drive! did u import that or buy it over here?