Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 10:34:07 -0400
Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject: Re: '97 VW Stereo Install Complete
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I thought of one other note. This unit uses the DIN style, 90 degree
antenna connection. I had to use an adapter to make this work. Later
vans may already have this style of antenna?
Jay
Jay L Snyder <SNYDE3JL@nanotes1.email.dupont.com> on 10/17/2001 09:29:34 AM
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Subject: '97 VW Stereo Install Complete
I finished installing the '97 VW stereo into my '85 camper last night. I
thought I would supply some general insights to the results. First of all,
it fits like a glove, looks stock and has an excellent tuner, both AM and
FM. It is also capable of controlling a factory cd changer. Crutchfield
sells a Clarion changer that works with this unit for $200. The wiring is
a little work, but not difficult. The stereo came out of my son's '97 K2
Golf. I was able to get the two wiring harnesses from a local junk yard.
The speaker wires were pretty straight forward, because I had already
re-wired the back speakers to get around the common ground set-up my '85
had from the factory. The power harness took a little detective work to ID
the wires, but with some help from some list members, everything worked out
OK. The large red/white wire is hot all the time and the brown is ground.
Gray/blue is for the "dimmer" instrument lighting and another small
brown/red wire is the switched 12V. There was one mystery wire, a small
brown/white wire which put out about a 0.5V when the stereo was on. I
don't know what it is for. I know the K2 had the amplified antenna. Maybe
it had something to do with that.
I have a switch in my dash (an extra rear-window defroster switch) that I
use to control the switched power lead, rather than using the ignition
feed. This way I can have keyless music. If you hot wire the switched
lead (tie it together with the hot "memory" wire), the alarm mode won't
work. (The blinking light only works when there is no current to the
switched lead.) I guess if you didn't mind not having the blinking alarm
light, you could hot wire both 12V leads together? I also would guess if
someone stole it wired this way, the anti-theft lock out would still work?
This unit does not have a clock. When it is off, it is off--no display at
all.
Jay
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