car stereo help

Sexpert

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

right me and the bf have a car stereo problem, dont know much about car stereos so please help!!
we have a skoda and when we got it we replaceds the steroe with a ford one from a scrap yard so the car has ford wiring. this was fine but was a tape player so we have upgraded.
got a new stereo from aldi the other day and bought a iso to ford connector, however once u put the car ignition on the stereo doesnt recognise the speakers are there until u unplug the iso/ford connector and put it back in again. its then fine and plays ok until u turn the ignition off again.
if anyone can help and needs more info on my problem i can try and explain better
thanks a lot babes xxxx

kazswallows

Sex God

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

Quote by krazykayaker
right me and the bf have a car stereo problem, dont know much about car stereos so please help!!
we have a skoda and when we got it we replaceds the steroe with a ford one from a scrap yard so the car has ford wiring. this was fine but was a tape player so we have upgraded.
got a new stereo from aldi the other day and bought a iso to ford connector, however once u put the car ignition on the stereo doesnt recognise the speakers are there until u unplug the iso/ford connector and put it back in again. its then fine and plays ok until u turn the ignition off again.
if anyone can help and needs more info on my problem i can try and explain better
thanks a lot babes xxxx

replace the skoda, keep the stereo lol

:lol: :lol:
sorry redface

couldn't resist

Davejw

Sexlightened

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

sounds(sorry no pun intended)like your new radio is a lemon sad

Geordiecpl2001

Sex God

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

Its possible that the stereo has two power feeds, one which is a permanent live and the other is a switched live.
Sometimes the fitting kits have wires which you can swap around to get the correct combination.
John

hotcoupleincar

Sexpert

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

Quote by krazykayaker
right me and the bf have a car stereo problem, dont know much about car stereos so please help!!
we have a skoda and when we got it we replaceds the steroe with a ford one from a scrap yard so the car has ford wiring. this was fine but was a tape player so we have upgraded.
got a new stereo from aldi the other day and bought a iso to ford connector, however once u put the car ignition on the stereo doesnt recognise the speakers are there until u unplug the iso/ford connector and put it back in again. its then fine and plays ok until u turn the ignition off again.
if anyone can help and needs more info on my problem i can try and explain better
thanks a lot babes xxxx

I'd tell you to leave it in a bad part off town and claim on the insurance.
but it would still be there at christmas
sorry
:giggle: :giggle: :giggle:

Alpha

Warming the Bed

0 likes 10 Jul 2005

Go to halfords and ask them for advice. My new Sony CD in my golf played up when i fitted it to replace the sony cassette. They re-wired it for me for free. I they will do that for a guy think what a girl can get out of them?
:twisted:
@lpha

krazykayaker

Sexpert

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

thanks so far for the advice i have been to both halford and motorworld and they said they have no idea!!

meat2pleaseu

Sex God

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

i'm with davejw on this one. been fitting and fixing stereos since 8-track was cutting edge and never heard of anything like this, try a new stereo first cos the only idea i have is that you might have an earth/ground problem(but your old stereo worked so????). you can test this with any basic test meter. switch ignition off, clip a lead to the negative terminal on your battery, set the meter to read resistance Ω , connect the other lead to the metal case of the stereo, anything over about 1ohm may be a ground fault. feel free to pm me if you need any more advice

rub_me

Warming the Bed

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

Return that stereo it might be faulty or if you live near London or Essex i can come over and take a look for you folks used to fitting sound off sytems but can help any1 in need.
Just give me a shout.
Tony

krazykayaker

Sexpert

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

thanks so much for the offer to look at it for us, sadly we live in York. going to show M ur posts tonight and see what he can do xxxx

northeastcoupleuk

Sex God

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

Quote by kazswallows
right me and the bf have a car stereo problem, dont know much about car stereos so please help!!
we have a skoda and when we got it we replaceds the steroe with a ford one from a scrap yard so the car has ford wiring. this was fine but was a tape player so we have upgraded.
got a new stereo from aldi the other day and bought a iso to ford connector, however once u put the car ignition on the stereo doesnt recognise the speakers are there until u unplug the iso/ford connector and put it back in again. its then fine and plays ok until u turn the ignition off again.
if anyone can help and needs more info on my problem i can try and explain better
"HELP"
thanks a lot babes xxxx

replace the skoda, keep the stereo lol

:lol: :lol:
sorry redface

couldn't resist

Alpha

Warming the Bed

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

Right I guess this may be obvious but its worth a check. Have you checked the fuses to see if they are all working? I remembered Halfords blew the one in my golf when fiddling around and when nothing worked forgot to check. Then another one of them suggested check the fuse.
Sorry if im asking a dumb question.
:twisted:
@lpha

Unknown User

0 likes 11 Jul 2005

This maybe a not so obvious question >>
Are the speaker leads to ALL speakers, if there are more than two, wired the correct way confused

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On a two speaker system if one is correct and the other reversed they will be out of phaze, somthing you will not notice by listening to them but the microchips will notice a difference and may be shutting down. (a kind of reverse polarity)
I am no techie but just a thought. redface

I hope that makes some kind of scence....
Fred