Ice fitted

[Nick Psaltakis]

Rob nice head unit! Which modell is it? Have you changed the speakers too?

David i am single at the moment and the car was bought because i was i love with the rs2 driving style and stealth look. I don,t care of the boot space but i am planning to upgrade the sound (new amp for the subs) and move all the amps and the capacitor at the spare wheel space so that will allow space for one suitcase!
The CO2 bottle was fitted a couple of days ago and is used to spray liquid CO2 ) at -27 deg celcius i think at the intercooler. For info check :http://www.designengineering.com. Cheers nick

[Rob W]

Hi Nick it's a Blaupunkt DAB Woodstock 53,i havent changed my speakers yet,i havent even fitted the DAB aerial yet Used earth to test DAB facility it worked fine.
I did have a couple of problems with fitting it(not fitted a stereo b4),not fitted a stereo before,it would cut out if the rev went much over 4.5k(voltage rising) seemed to sort that by changing supply,but it has cut out once since and i found i was getting 9v from the stereo case no idea why it was there one minute then gone,no loose wires anywhere??????
Any idea Nick/anyone??

[Nick Psaltakis]

Rob there should be an extra page with the wiring connections along with the manual.Have you double checked you have done it right? Does the connection which controls the dimming of the head unit work? I mean when you use the dimmer knob on the dash does the unit correspond accordingly? Because i have seen a case where the head unit supply cord was connected to the dimming wire if the dash if you understand what i am writing... Also that is very unlikely since there are universal sockets in most cars that fitt straight on the units socket, unless in some cases they have been nistalled by previous owners etc. Just a thought.. Also if you have a DV meter you can check which wire is the constant 12v and which coes from the dash dimmer knob...HTH

[Rob W]

Hi there Nick thanx for the reply,when i took my SONY out,it was just wires,but i ordered the correct plugs with the bluespot and matched the wires
to the correct ports i hope(i checked more than once but i am a novice lol) .I didnt check for the dimmer connection as i didnt intend to use it,i wouldnt have thought that would be behind there normally? Also what voltage is needed to turn to the night display? hope im making sense.

[s2avant]

Most modern head units just need a signal voltage on the dimmer line to switch to night display (i.e it doesn't need to be 12v).

As for the wires you have in the car. As standard the S2 has 12v, ground, illumination (dimmer) and the aerial amp connection. There is probably another wire there too (there is on mine but I don't know what it's for and it all works fine without it).

It sounds like you've got it wired up correctly. The intermittant voltage could be an earth problem or one of the 12v feeds shorting against the radio chassis. Also check the speaker cables aren't shorting out anywhere. I know sony and pioneer units shut down if they are shorted out or thespeaker wires are shorted. There's not a lot of room behind the unit and it's not difficult to trap wires.

I've been playing with my install today. Accidentally bought one of these:CDX-M9900

Ben

[Rob W]

Lovely bit of kit that red too!!! i know what u mean buy accident happens to me whenever i take a card out of the vault,things just seem to get purchased,without my knowledge SIGH

Most modern head units just need a signal voltage on the dimmer line to switch to night display (i.e it doesn't need to be 12v).

As for the wires you have in the car. As standard the S2 has 12v, ground, illumination (dimmer) and the aerial amp connection. There is probably another wire there too (there is on mine but I don't know what it's for and it all works fine without it).

It sounds like you've got it wired up correctly. The intermittant voltage could be an earth problem or one of the 12v feeds shorting against the radio chassis. Also check the speaker cables aren't shorting out anywhere. I know sony and pioneer units shut down if they are shorted out or thespeaker wires are shorted. There's not a lot of room behind the unit and it's not difficult to trap wires.

I've been playing with my install today. Accidentally bought one of these:CDX-M9900

[Pete_RS2]

I've just fitted a Blaupunkt Toronto MP3 player, CD changer & rear door speakers over the weekend. Not quite in Nick's league but it's a good match for the S2 illumination.

[Pete_RS2]

Here's the night illumination:

[Pete_RS2]

Here's the speakers (& black RS2 door triggers ):

[Pete_RS2]

I fixed the CD changer to the underside of the spare wheel cover:

[Pete_RS2]

Does anybody know the wire colour for the illumination feed which allows the head unit to be dimmed with the rest of the dash illumination ?

[sal_s2]

I think its a grey wire with a thin blue line along it

[Rob W]

Here's the night illumination:

Hi Peter

Very nice set up,so thats what night illumination looks like
I also noticed your heated seat switches dont light,are they meant to?
Mine dont light either.

[Pete_RS2]

Rob,
I haven't got my heated seats working yet. I guess they should light up with the other switches. Have you sorted your cutting out problem ?

[Rob W]

No i havent had a chance,too busy with loads of other problems on it at the mo,to be honest a leaking hose has stopped me wellying it for a week,so it has'nt cut out.Did you fit the heated seats on yours then?

Rob,
I haven't got my heated seats working yet. I guess they should light up with the other switches. Have you sorted your cutting out problem ?