ICE: Missing connectors in radio plugs?

[Ove]

Hi,

I got a mobile hands-free kit for free, so I'm trying to work out how to fit it in my Bravo SX, and wire it up to the AD182H radio.

The kit needs minimum 3 connections:
1) Power +12V
2) Earth
3) Ignition sense

Additionally I was planning to use these features:
4) Radio mute
5) Phone sound to radio, to use standard speakers (signal and signal-ground).

The first three are easy, I can hook my handsfree kit
up in parallel on the connectors on the back of the radio.

I thought 4) and 5) would be just as easy, since when I was looking at Alfanige's radio wiring guide on http://www.bravo-guide.co.uk/ICE, it shows connectors for exactly those features..

Unfortunately it seems my radio differs from the
one shown in the scanned pictures (Sorry Nige.. I did it again... )

Here's a picture of the label in the bottom of the radio showing the connectors that are present in the plugs.

Looking at the bottom plug, I can work out the 4 connectors that are wired up, but there is one extra in a position where there isn't one in the picture on Nige's page.

In the top plug its only the pins for the CD-changer that are present, and none of the pins for the "advanced" features are there.

I'm quite puzzled about this, so it would be great if anyone could help by shedding some light on this mystery?

Any ICE masters out there?

Thanks!
Ove

 

[Anonymous]

A2 is for radio mute

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Re: ICE: Missing connectors in radio plugs?

Doh - read the post nigel..sorry!

 

[alfanige]

AD182M Possibly?

No, A2 is is still the radio mute. You dont have th AD182H2 which is what it was based on but this pin is still the same. C7 I think is the telephone feed and C12 ifs the feed earth.

Well thats what it is for a AD182M - gives another tilt at it!!
Nige

 

[Anonymous]

Re: AD182M Possibly?

Im gettin good at this - its a mk 1 AD182H - I dont have the info on that one! It doesn't look as if its got the connections you need. How old is your car mate?

N

 

[Ove]

96

It's a '96..

Right. So from the previous posts it seems there are different versions of AD182H? (and ..M and ..???)

So, does that mean my radio doesn't have the features
like call control etc.?

/Ove

 

[Nigel]

No

Ove,

I cant be certain, but I doubt it. When that radio was designed in the early '90's, I doubt if the thoughts or the technology to do it were there, dont forget mobile phone technology has develpoed quicker than Jordan in a plastic factory.

I am old enough to have owned the odd brick or 3 - they havn't always been the size of a pack of Marlboro and half the weight!

I dont think you have the radio to do it, sorry!

Nige

 

[Ove]

fair'n'square

Thanks for the help anyway..

I guess I'll just hook it up with the minimum stuff..
(that is, until I get myself a proper radio ).

Oh, by the way, This might be trivial, but what would be the best way of getting some wires from the back of the radio down to the fusebox are (somewhere under the wheel)?
I figure I can try and just poke it in from the top, and see if it'll pop out below.. but there might be an easier way (or just a way that works..).

Cheers,
Ove

 

[Ove]

fitted

Hi guys,

Got the carkit fitted and its working.. albeit without the radio mute and the sound through the stereo.

Regarding the wiring, instead of going the same way as the other radio wires, I found a hole in the front of the radio bay, in the right side towards the instrument panel.
Its possible to get the wires through there and then stick an arm up from down under, by the pedals, and pull the wire down.

Now, I just need to work out the best place to mount the carkit box. It's currently just lying in the recess in front of the ashtray.
Any tips for positioning are welcome..

Cheers,
Ove