Stereo wiring help needed

esta · Post by **esta** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:30 pm

jolly1-look in the lid of the fuse box (drivers side footwell) it says which ones are what. I dont have my 480 on me at the mo so i cant have a look, but it does say on teh lid, and if i remember rightly, i think they have separate fuses...but i may be getting confused with something else lol...hmmmm

jolly1 · Post by **jolly1** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:02 pm

esta wrote:jolly1-look in the lid of the fuse box (drivers side footwell) it says which ones are what. I dont have my 480 on me at the mo so i cant have a look, but it does say on teh lid, and if i remember rightly, i think they have separate fuses...but i may be getting confused with something else lol...hmmmm

Thanks,i've checked every fuse and their fine,swapped the relay with one i know works and thats no difference either.
I've even swapped the rotary light switch over.......also no different !
I have noticed that when i put the key in the ignition and turn the key i can hear a distinctive spark noise ?? this only happens when you first put the key in ??
Lost for ides now and have checked old posts to no avail !!

jolly1 · Post by **jolly1** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:29 pm

Just in case i haven't explained it properly !

This is what wires i have:

Brown (Thick) Earth
Brown grey stripe (thin) Memory
Grey red stripe (thin) ?
Red thin Live

white x2 Speakers
white black stripe x2 "
yellow x2 "
yellow black stripe x2 "

Also....... unused
yellow (thin)
brown (thin)
brown grey stripe (thin)
grey white stripe (thin)

On the head unit:
Blue
Red
Black
Orange
8 speaker cables

Any ideas ???

joker777 · Post by **joker777** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:35 pm

if you give me until the weekend i will pop mine out and check them out for you mate.

jolly1 · Post by **jolly1** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:40 pm

joker777 wrote:if you give me until the weekend i will pop mine out and check them out for you mate.

Cheers mate, i gained a stereo and lost the info centre and pop ups !
what'd i do ???

joker777 · Post by **joker777** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:45 pm

i dont know yet but i will have a play with mine over the weekend and see what i can come up with. I'm an electrical maintenance engineer but i only got my volvo a week ago today so i am still learning there little foilbls

jolly1 · Post by **jolly1** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:55 am

Pop ups and info centre are back ! My man at the garage reckoned it was just the bonnet release catch wiring thet needed a clean up and adjusting!
Obviously nothing to do with my shit wiring effort!
I would like the definitive wiring explanation though.I've got an ipod to wire in and an electric aerial so i'd like to know what wires what still please.?

joker777 · Post by **joker777** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:40 am

i will try and short some thing for you later today after i have fitted a new cat temp sensor to my GDI.

guitarcarfanatic · Post by **guitarcarfanatic** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:49 am

http://volvo480.dragons.org.uk/forum/vi ... ght=wiring

This may help but by the sounds of things you have a few extre wires...what year is the car? Check the wiring diagram on the main clubsite.

Volvo 480 Club Europe

Stereo wiring help needed

Still not working ? Stereo cables aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh !