Re: stereo wiring

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Brad Sterling wrote:

> If you do this, won't you end up losing your radio station presets every
> time you turn off the car or are the presets working off of a different
> wire?
> - Brad
> '86.5 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v
> '76 International Scout II
> 

Hmmm, lets break it down.

> <snip Victor>
> There is usually one wire that goes to constant power.  Connect that to the
> wire in the VW harness that is constant power.  

Here he says connect to unswitched power (presets, etc.)

> The VW harness does not have
> switched power, therefore, you want to wire the switched power wire from the
> Radio harness to a switched power source on your fuse box.  You will need to
> find it on your fuse box, and if memory serves me right, there are at least
> two switched power posts on the far right hand side of the fude box (if
> looking straight at the fuse box, with fuses and relays staring you in the
> face.
> <end snip>

Here he talks of the OTHER wire for radio power, but connected to
SWITCHED power. 'Chu got it?

hth,
TBerk

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