Stereo losing power?

jcborden

Guest
Having just picked up my LCR my first job was to lose the horrible stereo that someone had previously fitted. I put in my Pioneer unit taken from my previous car and it worked just fine.

However, this morning when I started the car the stereo had lost all the programmed stations and the time. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what would cause this?

thanks,
James
 

swilky23

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Jul 3, 2008
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rochdale
I would guess there is possibly a wire that would go straight to the battery for it to keep its memory when the ignition is off
 

jcborden

Guest
I wondered about that, but have just hooked up the standard connectors so didn't think I needed to do anything else. Certainly on my old car it just used the standard connectors.
 
Aug 24, 2007
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swap the permanent live and the switched live wire, yellow and red I think.
 

dmmsta

Sold car - bought bike
Feb 10, 2007
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Maidstone - Kent
swap the permanent live and the switched live wire, yellow and red I think.

2nd'd

For some reason the loom on the VW's is differnet from most others, and has the perm-live and switch-live the other way round.

Most aftermarket HU's have a look that you can just unplug these 2 wires (red & yellow as per mylo) so you don't have to cut anything.
 

jcborden

Guest
Thanks guys, that was extremely easy - now all working fine!
 
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