[doc] Re: radio upgrade

["Phill Wright" <psw@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

I tried to get a socket that plugged into the old plug in my D, but 
never found one - however, the connector left in the car when you 
remove the Craig has standard size small spade pins (male), so its 
very easy to get a standard DIN connector that goes into the back of 
new stereo that has bare wire ends - just fit small spade sockets to 
the appropriate wires (shink sleeve them so they cant short to each 
other) and plug em into the pins in the cars connector , that way 
you dont need to cut the cars original wiring in any way.
You use the cars original speaker wiring for the rear speakers only 
though! (using pins in the plug), but you will need to disconnect 
the original wires at the front speakers and tape em up and cable 
tie them out the way, then connect new wires to the front speakers 
and connect them to the new DIN connector wires using bullet 
connectors or similar - this is because the D's speaker wiring uses 
a common ground wire per-side of the car and new stereos amps are 
not like this. Any more info, feel free to ask :-)

PhillW
DOC 233
VIN 6772 (Sorbet)
etc etc
--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Hawes" <chris@...> wrote:
>
> I am about to replace my Craig stereo with an Alpine unit.  Is 
there a
> particular harness/adapter that will plug onto the old harness for
> compatibility?
> 
>  
> 
> I saw the link 8056143365 for ebay, but I have no intention in 
going back to
> the original system.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
>  
> 
> Chris
> 
> Vin 5255
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