[biccus1]

Hi

I have fitted an aftermarket stereo today w reg 323i bmw took out the original one and fitted new one with round pin connector lead !!!

We cannot gat a radio reception it has two wires which look like ariel leads one large and one small we used the larger one with an adaptor fitted so it pushed into rear of stereo.

Anyone know what could be wrong?

Thanks shane

 

[RYM]

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[xXNealXx]

Can you take a picture post it up for us to look at biccus1?

 

[biccus1]

I will try and post tonight

Does anyone know what the small plug is for it half way along the back of the stereo ?

Its a business cassette stereo which was fitted

Shane

 

[xXNealXx]

Does it look like a small coaxial type connector?

 

[biccus1]

yep thats the one small push on plug with coax on it. Also on the multi plug we removed from rear of old stereo there was the block for the power and speakers which we connected to the new block but also there is a white multi block below it anyone know what that is for its joined to the other block?

Shane

 

[xXNealXx]

That coaxial connector is for DSP (digital sound processing) if you have that feature. The extra block sounds like the AUX for attaching an external pre-amp/sound source.

 

[biccus1]

Thanks

i dont think the new stereo has that feature but the old one may have had(THE ORIGINAL BMW BUSINESS ONE) as this is where the plug came from !! also the extra block is from the old stereo same as the extra coax not the new one the white block has lots of very small wires and small pins it locates in the rear of the old stereo the same time you fit the main plug into the back its all joined !!

Tryed to speak with a car stereo fitting place but as we did not buy stereo from there they no help at all

Shane



I have spoken to someone who says the car has fitted somewhere an power amp for the ariel like a booster and if the power from the stereo is not connected to that it will not work and give no radio reception does anyone know how and if this is true and if so how to fix it?

 

[xXNealXx]

The booster is located in the nearside rear pillar of your car as shown HERE. Remove the side trim in the boot to get access to the wiring so you can test it.

 

[maikothegreek]

this is the exact same problem i has when i fitted my after market head unit. it got on my nut so much i just fitted the old one back in and bought a cd changer