neat adder
So I want to install a new (aftermarket) stereo but im a complete beginner to be fair. Im trying to find an adapter so I dont have to cut off the wires of the original plug. The problem is that I cant find an adapter.
I'll leave some pictures here, hopefully I can get some help.🙌
indigo palm
What year is the Lupo?
neat adder
What year is the Lupo?
1999
indigo palm
That’s weird though - the plugs don’t appear to match
The white plug goes into your stereo, yeah?
The only other ones listed all have similar shaped plugs https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/autoleads-pc2-69-4-vw-bora-beetle-caddy-golf-wiring-harness-adaptor-iso-lead.html
Any car stereo shop where you are that can help?
neat adder
The white plug goes into your stereo, yeah?
Yep
neat adder
Any car stereo shop where you are that can help?
Theres only 1 in my region and they dont have it too
its really weird, I'll probably have to wire them myself ig
But the colors of the wires dont match too so im really confused
indigo palm
Hang on don’t do that
What region are you, or at least what region was the car from?
neat adder
What region are you, or at least what region was the car from?
I live in Belgium and also bought the car there
Theres a popular store here that sells all sorts of car parts called "Auto 5" but I couldnt find the adapter
indigo palm
Cool! I translated their website and couldn’t find any harnesses that appear to be specific to the Lupo. Any chance you can visit the store and talk to a person? I’m unfamiliar with the European connectors but I’ll be very surprised if there isn’t a harness for a few quid that just plugs in.
neat adder
I asked one of the workers but they couldnt help me either because that was all they had. Its very weird and uncommon I think haha
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neat adder
The stereo that I want to connect is the JSD 520
indigo palm
@meager ivy any suggestions for VW Lupo radio wiring harness in Belgium? I’m out of my element for that side of the pond
neat adder
Totally understandable lol, i feel the same
Mechanical parts are more easy to understand for me
but the wiring just kills my braincells
Appreciate the help regardless tho
meager ivy
uhhh i’ll have to check what i had in my GTI when i had it
fairly certain i went with an alpine unit and found the harness off ebay or autodoc
neat adder
Take your time boss
neat adder
Okay so I think ive got something
meager ivy
yeah i couldn’t find what i had
indigo palm
Now you’re in business - the link I had above may actually work
That’s the connector I was expecting to see haha
neat adder
Yeah its such a simple thing lol
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neat adder
Idk how I didnt find it earlier
neat adder
The only other ones listed all have similar shaped plugs https://www.dynamicsoun...
U mean this one?
If I buy this one, and just wire the end of the cables to the one on the new stereo would it work too?
indigo palm
Either that or the first one I linked, both appear to have similar connectors but the first one includes an adapter for the antenna plug. However, take a closer look at the connector on the radio end, I can’t tell if that will plug into the back of your radio
Granted, maybe you skip the connector at the radio and and do as you described by matching wires from your harness with the white connector to the new harness that plugs into the car. that’s what I usually do, although they follow a standard color coding. You want to compare the colors on the harnesses in the links above with the ones on the harness in your hands and make sure they match.
neat adder
Alright, I think I'll do that since I cant really find a suiting adapter to plug into the new radio. But I got one more question: The holes where the pins go on the brown plug in my car are placed on a different place than on the big plug that goes into it
By the 'big plug' I mean the last link I sent, hope u get what I mean
indigo palm
Yep some of them are not commonly used or were used in the factory harness but not aftermarket. Not a huge concern
neat adder
Alright, I know enough for now. I kindly appreciate the help u offered!
neat adder
https://www.auto5.be/nl/p/phonocar-autoradiovoedingskabel-met-iso-connector-voor...
I'll just get this one and wire it to the new stereo plug
neat adder
Okay so, I bought the cable and wired it all up when I discovered that the plug of my aftermarket stereo only had 1 grey cable. The front right speaker didnt work as expected. So I removed the grey cable that I needed from the old plug and put it on the new one. The front right speaker worked, but the front left speaker suddenly stopped working. I officially dont know what to do now haha
indigo palm
Can you show a photo of how you have the harnesses connected?
indigo palm
Ok no worries. So you should have eight speaker wires: white, gray, purple, and green, and each should have a second one with a black stripe. I assume you matched up all eight on both sides of the harness when you were splicing the wires together?
Ah, right - one of the harnesses only had one grey wire.
It looks like your stereo harness (with the white connector) has the gray/black wire but no gray wire, so you added the gray wire into it? And spliced that grey wire to the gray wire on the other harness?
neat adder
Thats correct
I mean, I didnt really fit it "tight" enough in the white connector
but it still works, its the left speaker now that wont work magically lol
because it worked before I put the gray wire in
indigo palm
Re-splice your connections for the left front speaker, it should be the white ones. May have accidentally undone one of them while you were working.
And double check both harnesses to make sure both white wires are fully seated in each harness
neat adder
Thats a good suggestion, I'll try that tomorrow but I have just one more question. Since the white connector had a free hole I just used the chance to put the gray wire in. But how do I know It's fitted well?
I mean it works so I guess that's the most important thing?
indigo palm
Yep, if it works I’d be inclined to leave it. Usually with those connectors they have a snap/release mechanism that you use a very small screwdriver to release and then they “click” ibto place on the new connector
