wiring woes

[JohnnyThunders]

First ever attempt at wiring a stereo, thought "piece of piss" and then realized i have no idea which wire goes where... anyone help me out maybe? some edited paintshop arrows would be nice, but any help is appreciated.
cheers in advance.
JT

[carlos_320i]

What h/u is it mate

And do you have a multi meter??

[JohnnyThunders]

What h/u is it mate

And do you have a multi meter??

Its a crappy old Pioneer KEH-4090 and no i do not have a multi meter.

[carlos_320i]

Do you know what is live on the h/u

On the car if I remember rightly red is battery live black is ground and I cant remember what is ignition live

Sorry mate

[JohnnyThunders]

Ok the car has one red/green wire, when i connect this to the red on the stereo and plug the main big black proper plug thingie in, i can get the tape surround to light up when i turn the stereo on. I also attatched the brown wire on the car to the black wire on the head unit, nothing seems to change, i am then presuming the blue is ignition live, but on the car there are 2 blue wires and on the head unit it is only 1. The rest of the wires are speakers then? if i can get the earth live ignition right i guess the rest will work itself out, as i cant start a fire with speaker wires right?

[carlos_320i]

Mate you need to get a test meter its going to be the easiest way

Where are you based

[jcjdavis1]

Hi look in Styling/Ice,go to page 2 and look for "wiring stereo in".You will get some help there.I got the wiring loom you see and it worked a treat.hth Jim

[Brianmoooore]

Mate you need to get a test meter its going to be the easiest way

You do not need a test meter! Meters give totally misleading results on unloaded circuits, and in the hands of persons who are not familiar with them. Just use a 12 volt 5W lamp on a couple of pieces of wire.
A front indicator repeater from a scrap E30 is ideal.

[jcjdavis1]

Hi Left a reply on stylig/ice