Car Audio Installation Guide - Step Three

Car Audio Installation Guide -- Car Radios -- All you need to know about installing your car radio (Step two - page three)...

Installing your new Radio...

Slide the metal mounting sleeve (or cage) off your new radio and push this into the radio aperture in your dash until the small outer lip on the sleeve meets with the edge of the radio aperture.

To make the cage fit into the radio aperture easier bend the top and bottom until they meet in the middle.

Some radios' sleeves have been assigned a top and bottom and require installing the correct way up. If you have a radio aperture that is not the standard (DIN) size rectangular shape you will need a Fascia Adaptor to reduce the aperture size.

Now bend the tabs on the installed cage sleeve using a small screwdriver or right-angled pick-tool, outwards from the cage to hold it securely in position.

Pull the cars radio wiring harness out of the radio aperture and connect the lead that came with your new radio to this and also push the aerial lead into the radio's aerial socket on the rear of your radio.

If your car's wiring harness connection is a different shape to that as supplied with your new radio (ISO) you will need a Harness Adaptor, more on these later...

To finish the installation, slide the radio into the sleeve but don't push it all the way in. Turn your radio on to ensure it is working OK and then save a radio station into button number 1 by depressing the button for 5 seconds.

Thereafter, turn your radio off and remove your keys from the ignition. Insert your keys back into your ignition and switch your radio back on to make sure it has retained the memorised radio station.

To finish off, clip on the radio trim to give it a neat finish, and then finally push it in fully until you here it lock into position with the cage. Click here if you live in the UK and prefer a professional installer or any of the pages below to read more...

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