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Old 06-04-2012, 10:13 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by CenterIsl View Post
Why not just vampire off of the switched power to the HU (and omit the switch)?
When the unit is "on", it pretty much kills the regular antenna feed; You have to toggle it on when using the "Aux In"; but yes, you could tap into the radio power, I just didn't have a wire tap on hand...


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Originally Posted by CenterIsl View Post
Hmm...the Amazon fitment thingee says it's not the right fit. Looking at the Metra site and putting my info, I get this one: 40-VW21 - would a "flat connector" be correct for the back of this HU?
That doesn't look right to me, and you'll also need the "Reverse" adapter, which isn't included in that.

Here's a picture of my antenna connection for reference, but from the picture of 40-VW21 you really can't tell if it's right:
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