Peugeot 205 radio wiring! :)

[PikeyPaj]

Evening all

Sorry this aint 4x4 related but you maybe able to help! :) RIght - my 205 didnt have a radio when i bought it so i went out last week to buy a cheap cd/radio head unit! Got an ISO connection off eaby for a couple of quid - right the dilemma i ave is that the wires in the car are connected up to those junction connections - so i chopped one end off the iso connector leaving the iso end to connect to radio - however the colours on iso are totally different to ones in car - thinking it is really old colour coding. Also they dont have what they are written on it like on the iso - can anyone help?? Or shall i take a picture so you can see various wires??

Cheers, matt!

[markbass]

pic would be good mate do you have diagram for the new connecter at all

[PikeyPaj]

am getting some pics on now - nah aint got the diagram unforuntately - erm but i can tell ye what colour does what! :) Just not on the bit to the car :(

[markbass]

car bit is easyish have you got a 12v tester

[PikeyPaj]

yes! :)
right if you visit this: http://photobucket.com/albums/b171/PikeyPaj/
It will show the pics of the wires, im not sure what they look like as i cant view em cos i boogered me comp!

RIght and the ISO wires are as follows:
Orange - Illumination
Yellow - +12v memory
Red - 12v ignition
Black - earth
THen on other side if you get what i mean:
Purple - Rear Speakers
Grey - Front SPeakers
etc

[denviks]

from experiance mate i would do this. working on the wires in the car......... make sure ignition is switched off. with you tester run through the wires one by one. look for a permenent +. by the looks of the way the cables are arranged you should have the speakers on one set of blocks and then your power on the other. ( not always the way though ). next turn on the ignition and look for another +. it will be a different one.

the permenent + conects to the memory on stereo.
the ignition + conects to main power on stereo.
the earth is quite a tricky one to find. the way i do it ( now it aint the best way ) is to conect my meter to ignition + and then with the earth tester i run along the rest of the cables until i get a good result. that is normally the earth
once you have got to this stage you can run along the other wires testing each on on the speaker terminals until you find out witch speaker is whitch. normaly works for me :wink:


hope that helps a little mate

[PikeyPaj]

ok cheers mate i will ave a bash - i dunno if its me or me tester but nout comes up - im probs being thick but how do you work the thing? Whats 12v in amps - do you put both black and red on same wire?? CHeeers! :)

[denviks]

what sort of meter do you have mate.......does it have a needle? with 2 cable testers?

[PikeyPaj]

yer its got a red + and black - tester jobbies and a digital read out! :)

[denviks]

cool mate....to find the +.....put the black lead on the door pin or something metal thats connected to the shell of the car. make sure its got a good contact. now with the red lead run across the wires until you find a 12v supply :wink:

not you being thick mate. all gotta start somewhere :wink: do you have settings on your tester.....think you will have.

[PikeyPaj]

there are setting on it - i may give it go now but its cold and dark! :)

Thanks mate
Matt

[denviks]

there are setting on it - i may give it go now but its cold and dark! :)

Thanks mate
Matt

wrap up warm and take a torch :lol: :lol: :lol: peoblems solved :wink:

[PikeyPaj]

nah i will wack it on the garage and wack the flood light on! Cheers once again, i will be back in a bit if it works! :)

[PikeyPaj]

oh and where you say bout when looking for earth connect to ignition + and go through wires until a good result what is considered a good result?? CHeers again! :)

[denviks]

you want to connect it to the permenent + and then run through the wires until you see 12 v on you tester. it means you have found the earth as it has just made the circuit complete :wink:

[PikeyPaj]

ok right i got ya thanks very much mate much appreciated! :)

[PikeyPaj]

sorry mate one more before i go and try it what setting do i want it on do ya know? Its in amps so i dont know what it would be volts? Cheers mate, matt

[PikeyPaj]

if you dont know let me know cos i want to go and do it and i will ave a fiddle if no one knows< cheers

[markbass]

on the multimeter it should show a v with a wavy line if in doubt try that on the battery it self

[denviks]

im sure amps is the freqency of the current mate. ie how fast its traveling. is it just an amp meter you have there. if so turn it up to max. you are looking for the needle moving really. if you want give me a call....i will pm you my number

[PikeyPaj]

ahhhhhhh it dont work :( Whatever setting i have and whatever wire i put it to it dont work :( Maybe the none of em work cos the meter works on the battery! ???

[denviks]

have you got a car bulb and 2 peices of wire mate...oh and a soldering iron?

[PikeyPaj]

erm no not at the moment! and i cant be bothered to do it now anyways lol - tis getting on me nerves now!

[denviks]

:lol: :lol: well when you get the chance solder one wire to the bottom of the bulb and one to the side casing......you then have a good meter.......or try and find a volt meter mate.........

give me a shout when you are ready mate :wink:

[PikeyPaj]

ok mate will do! :) Thanks for your help once again! :)