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Hi to all,

Can someone help me please? I want to try and fit a car cd radio into my van. Are there any site or books or info off here that would help me? I have found the one, but need more as it's my first time fitting one. I have my old car cd radio, Sony CDX-MP40, but can't remember the number? Need to know things like what wiring, fittings and the like?

  Hope someone can help, thank you,

                                gibbos1

If there isn't any existing wiring in the van, then you will need most probably need one of the ISO block connectors, which I would guess the head unit has. This will have bare wires coming from it for you to wire up to power, earth, speakers etc. I think the ISO connector will have a wiring diagram with it to show you which wire is which. If not, try a trawl of the net for a wiring diagram, or try your local Car HiFi shop, who may be willing to help you out. If you haven't already looked, you might even find the back of the unit marked with the outputs or a label on the underside with it on.

Good Luck.

Kevin.

on a standard iso block there is a

yellow - i think is memory which is also love

red - i think is permanent live

black - is ground

blue - is antenna

and the rest of them should be speakers

best bet is go in to halfords and ask someone to photocopy or copy the back of one of the iso or have a look on www.installdr.com

may be something on there

hope this helps

I would fit the  unit in a wall cupboard rather than cuta hole in the front.

Its also out of sight to prying eyes!

The permanent live(memory) should be wired straight from the leisure battery via an in-line fuse otherwise you will lose the memory every tim you connect to the car (post 1996ish vans--habitation relay).