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Installation Troubles: Apline Cde-126Bt

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Hi All,

I've attempted to DIY install an Alpine deck into my R33 GTST

I've read that it's best to find the harness that just connects to the OEM plug. Sadly the last deck the was installed used some shitty plug which means the rear speaker wires were soldered separately...

So I stripped the Apline wires and the car's wires and matched them up using a wire colour guide I've seen on these forums.

When I turn on the car, however, the only thing that happens in the the antenna going up.

No display on the deck :S

I didn;t solder the wires yet (only twisted them on) - has that got anything to do with it?

Also, my dash is off as I took the instrument cluster out (the tacho is faulty and I'm waiting for the replacement to arrive) - does the entire dash need to be connected for the head unit to work???

I wasn't trying to save myself the installation cost, more interested in actually doing it myself - I'm not ready to concede defeat!!

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Best way to check if the headunit actually works without hooking it up is connect the Red/Yellow wires together they should represent Ignition (Constant)/Power/Battery (+) and the Black Wire (Ground) (-).

Connect the black wire to the negative terminal on your or a car battery and the red/yellow to the positive and try and power up the headunit it should work, if it doesnt then its either a blown headunit fuse or the headunit itself is not working.

feel free to correct me if im wrong =) This might help

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Thanks for the vid, I haven't done that yet...

Nope not the fuses, I checked all three - the one on the back of the unit itself, one in the front and the one in the back. All in tact.

This is doing my head in :s

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