For 480 Radio Wirerz everywhere...

[steved]

Due to the lack of info availiable on radio wiring, i took myself off witht the meter this morning, to wire in a new SONY CD player and out with the VOVLO stereo (boooo!), anyway, to aid others it goes a little something like this.<br><br>If your block connector is a weird shape like this<br> | | Could i find a connector ? NO CHANCE, hope you have <br> | | more luck, anyway the wiring is :<br> || grey/red = permenent LIVE<br> || grey/brown = switched LIVE<br> || red = ariel !<br> brown = neutral.<br><br>STRANGEST colour coding i ever saw, but there you have it....who am i to argue..peace brothers.<br> <p></p><i></i>

[Bastiaan]

In car-hifishops you can get a "Volvo- to ISO-connector". That's all you need <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... lasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Grtz, Bastiaan (Volvo 480 2.0i Collection #372/480)</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/images/smallbanner.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.volvo-480-europe.org">Home of Volvo 480 Europe</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></p><i></i>

[coyote1980]

Not all shops sell them, sadly... So if you have to make one yourself:<br><!--EZCODE CODE START--><pre> ----- -----|X * X| |1 * 2||X X X| |3 4 5||X X X| |6 7 8| ----- -----</pre><!--EZCODE CODE END--><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>(where * marks the spot of the dummy pin)<br>(this image displays the connector in the car when looking at it from the front)</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><br>1 = electr. antenna<br>2 = earth<br>3 = 12V switched (ignition on)<br>4 = positive (+) right front speaker<br>5 = negative (-) right front speaker<br>6 = 12V permanent<br>7 = positive (+) left front speaker<br>8 = negative (-) left front speaker<br><br>Good luck! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> <p><I>Cya,</I><BR> <BR>Daniël Wilten</B><BR><B>Volvo 480 ES Dark Green Metallic, 1996<BR>Volvo 480 ES Graphite Grey Metallic, 1987<BR></B><IMG SRC="http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/images/smallbanner.jpg" alt='Welcome to the Volvo 480 club EUROPE'></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub32.ezboard.com/bvolvo480.show ... ote1980</A>  <IMG SRC="http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/images/ ... 0small.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 11/5/02 9:07:08 pm<br></i>

[Dog egg]

Ahh, but mine had a wire (blue/red methinks) which was allegedely for the 'lights' connection on my Kenwood MAsk Cd thingy. Trouble is when I turn the lights on it hiccups the mask (trys to turn it off for a second, thus closing the face and lowering the arial briefly) before recovering as normal, and can be run after the ignition is off if the lights are up. I think I'll disconnect the bloody thing..... <p></p><i></i>

[coyote1980]

At least I experience the following: when having the radio turned on and starting the car, the radio stops for a brief moment and continues afterwards. I think this is to free up resources for the starter-motor... <p><I>Cya,</I><BR> <BR>Daniël Wilten</B><BR><B>Volvo 480 ES Dark Green Metallic, 1996<BR>Volvo 480 ES Graphite Grey Metallic, 1987<BR></B><IMG SRC="http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/images/smallbanner.jpg" alt='Welcome to the Volvo 480 club EUROPE'></p><i></i>