I recently bought a new pioneer head unit for my 2009 Bravo, and the first problem i came across was the wiring, well that was sorted by attaching the red/green wire (one wire) from the car to the red wire and yellow wire (separate wires) on the new pioneer adapter.
But the problem with this was that it could never be turned off as it did not have an auto off function like the old head unit and the fiat had no standard ACC wire.
After reading about it seemed like i should attach a wire to anything that requires the ignition to be on in order to be used. however this would mean that i wouldnt be able to use the stereo unless the ignition was on... which meant that the air con would be on and numerous other things. which would use even more battery.
so after sitting down with a cuppa i thought to myself, "why not just put a switch in the wire...
i cut two wires of standard 8amp wire, attached a female clip (bullet clips) to one and a male clip to the other, then soldered the other ends to a switch from some old toy of mine. then i plugged the switch into the pioneer adapter inbetween one of the permanent power feeds. and hey presto i now have a stereo that can be used whenever i want!
i then fitted the switch in the glove box to keep it out of sight.
it may seem like a nuisance but surely its just the same as switching the stereo off anyways.
another problem i had was with the aerial, the old fiat head unit had a female plug, as did the pioneer head unit. now thanks to another cuppa i thought to myself, "why not just get a standard tv aerial wire... so i got one. and to make it fit into the pioneer i simply placed a small male bullet connector onto the existing male part of the tv aerial wire. used some pliers to make it a bit smaller, then plugged it into the pioneer head unit (note: make sure the bullet clip extends about 1cm out of the wire). the other end i plugged into the fiat aerial. and (to my surprise) it works like a charm!!!
so for all those people out there who don't want to have to buy anything, or purchase so called special adapters, there is an easier way, it simply requires a bit of tea and some thinking!!!
hope this has helped
Best Regards
But the problem with this was that it could never be turned off as it did not have an auto off function like the old head unit and the fiat had no standard ACC wire.
After reading about it seemed like i should attach a wire to anything that requires the ignition to be on in order to be used. however this would mean that i wouldnt be able to use the stereo unless the ignition was on... which meant that the air con would be on and numerous other things. which would use even more battery.
so after sitting down with a cuppa i thought to myself, "why not just put a switch in the wire...
i cut two wires of standard 8amp wire, attached a female clip (bullet clips) to one and a male clip to the other, then soldered the other ends to a switch from some old toy of mine. then i plugged the switch into the pioneer adapter inbetween one of the permanent power feeds. and hey presto i now have a stereo that can be used whenever i want!
i then fitted the switch in the glove box to keep it out of sight.
it may seem like a nuisance but surely its just the same as switching the stereo off anyways.
another problem i had was with the aerial, the old fiat head unit had a female plug, as did the pioneer head unit. now thanks to another cuppa i thought to myself, "why not just get a standard tv aerial wire... so i got one. and to make it fit into the pioneer i simply placed a small male bullet connector onto the existing male part of the tv aerial wire. used some pliers to make it a bit smaller, then plugged it into the pioneer head unit (note: make sure the bullet clip extends about 1cm out of the wire). the other end i plugged into the fiat aerial. and (to my surprise) it works like a charm!!!
so for all those people out there who don't want to have to buy anything, or purchase so called special adapters, there is an easier way, it simply requires a bit of tea and some thinking!!!
hope this has helped
Best Regards
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