B5 Models Please discuss all 1996 - 2001 B5 A4 topics here...

Aftermarket radio help plz

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 09-27-2013, 07:59 AM
gillahoon's Avatar
1st Gear
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 29
Default Aftermarket radio help plz

I got car with aftermarket radio, guy used no harness cut everything to ****, got power think hooked up right now, then there is a white wire that if not hooked to power speakers don't work gonna assume turns amp on. There bout 50 wires back there but never saw radio hook up like this, only one speaker wire from new radio hooked up to each channel, and Alot other wires just hanging there kinda lost, radio works got a low volume buzz, but really don't think it's right, and don't kn if way did it is killing my battery when car sits, cause I don't drive car ever day.
 
  #2  
Old 09-27-2013, 01:30 PM
morpheous's Avatar
2nd Gear
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,372
Default

Damn bro, this guy butchered your ****! Never let anyone cut your stock wires, being you may want to revert back to your stock radio, if you take out your after market and sell it.

He should have known better, being there are radio harnesses for our cars, no need to shop up your wires. The only reason i can think of is he was just being lazy.


Your best bet is to take it to a professional audio shop, see if they can patch your original setup back up and go from there. I hope he at least gave you back your stock connectors? or he threw them away?
 
  #3  
Old 09-27-2013, 07:19 PM
gillahoon's Avatar
1st Gear
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 29
Default

Nothing came with car didn't kn it looked like that till after got car didn't think would do it with out the harness
Originally Posted by morpheous
Damn bro, this guy butchered your ****! Never let anyone cut your stock wires, being you may want to revert back to your stock radio, if you take out your after market and sell it.

He should have known better, being there are radio harnesses for our cars, no need to shop up your wires. The only reason i can think of is he was just being lazy.


Your best bet is to take it to a professional audio shop, see if they can patch your original setup back up and go from there. I hope he at least gave you back your stock connectors? or he threw them away?
 
  #4  
Old 09-27-2013, 07:55 PM
greenmtrider's Avatar
1st Gear
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 131
Default

Get a Haynes manual wiring diagram is in the back. Also check with Crutchfield on line they're good at what they do. You may find instructions on their WEB site on how to install a radio with wiring diagram.
 
  #5  
Old 09-28-2013, 11:34 AM
A4TurboGuy's Avatar
2nd Gear
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Cincy
Posts: 1,149
Default

Just buy a new aftermarket wiring harness. The wires on the new harness will have the same colors as the factory wiring. Then you can still use the aftermarket radio. That should fix everything for under $20.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Bmart120
B7 Models
0
10-14-2012 02:35 PM
akobeszko
B6 Models
0
03-13-2012 03:02 AM
mandito1980
Audi TT
12
08-14-2010 10:28 PM
BOBB98.5A4QT
Electronics
0
06-01-2008 02:10 PM
joshuo
Audi TT
15
05-23-2008 09:22 AM



Quick Reply: Aftermarket radio help plz



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:03 AM.