Dual DIN 7" Touch screen radio install

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by politby

I took out the a/c unit today and there are a LOT of wires on those two connector blocks. Which one is the switched 12V supply? Green/black?

Probing them all with the ignition on and off will take ages...

Did you put a tap on the wire or did you cut and splice?

I can't remember which wire off hand. I found it someplace, just trying to remember where. I'll search around today. As for the splice. I used one of those clamps where you insert the splice wire in the clamp and close it on the wire you want to spice to. Probably should have just spliced and soldered it but I got lazy.

Glen

[politby]

Originally Posted by Gforrest2

I can't remember which wire off hand. I found it someplace, just trying to remember where. I'll search around today. As for the splice. I used one of those clamps where you insert the splice wire in the clamp and close it on the wire you want to spice to. Probably should have just spliced and soldered it but I got lazy.

Glen

Thanks, great if you can find it.

I have measured the connectors and it seems pins 10 and 11 on the red plug are ignition switched 12V. They go to 12V when ignition is switched on but go back to zero when the key is turned back to the ACC position, which is not really what I want.

I prefer not to have to have ignition on to be able to run the radio. There should be a possibility to just use the ACC position, no?

I seem to remember the stock radio would remain powered until the doors were locked.

If only the pinouts of the a/c display were available somewhere...

[Swhitcomb]

Upgraded from the clarion single din I installed when I bought the car in 2013. Bought a Chinese one on eBay. It was $279. Nav, Bluetooth, wifi, and android based.

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Still not quite done. The paint ran on me. Have to fix that. Did not buy the $150 kit. Used a piece of lexan and painted it flat black.