ok another stupid one...

when i turn the engine on my stereo turns on but i need to change it to cd, then pick up the song ...bla bla bla..

i want my stereo to turn on and play whatever it was p[laying last... i know it is something to do with one wire connecting to something but dont know which one..

 

Does it keep all of the other settings after being turned off? If not then it's the constant wire you need to check. It should be yellow and may have an inline fuse on it.

 

it doesnt keep any settings at all..just turns on and i have to do everything again...

 

Yeah, sounds like the constant power isn't working right. That's what keeps power to your stereo when the car is turned off. Check your wire connections and the fuse on the wire, the fuse may just be blown. Or it could be worse and the deck itself can't keep the memory.

 

yeah but i didnt connect it i dont even know where to start

 

I'm hoping the wire colors are the same in the US cars as in yours, the constant power wire should be blue and red. There should be a yellowish wire coming from your stereo, again hoping it's the same, that has an inline fuse built into it. Connect these together and that should solve your problem. If it doesn't, maybe you can take a pic of the wiring of both the car and the stereo and post it up. It will be easier to direct you that way.

 

im working up in scotland this week mate so i wont be able to check anything untill saturday morning... could you please check this thread on saturday? ill see if i can find these wires and ill take pics of all the wiring/stereo etc..

please check on saturday, please,please...

 

I'll try to do that. I'll be out of town but the hotel I'll be at has wireless so I should be able to check it.

 

ok i manged tro get some pics on the first pic, very right, u can see red wire that is not connected to anything...

is this the one?






and inside:

 

For the red wire is there an inline fuse on it and is there a red and blue wire coming from the car? If so, connect these two together. Whichever line has the inline fuse on it should be connected to the red and blue wire, it's the direct connection to the battery. For the stereos I've hooked up in my own cars the constant power is yellow not red so that's why I ask.

 

ok i have taken out my stereo, these are all the wires that come out of my car:


i cant see red and blue wire .....btw: this red fused wire is this the one?
if so can i cut this fuse off? coz i cant see any wire with the fuse that i could connect it to...

im such a noob mate...

 

In the thumbnail pic it looks like you crossed the red and yellow wires, unless they are just colored different for some reason. The larger clear wires with the red and white plugs on them go from the preout on the deck to the amp. I really think you need to take this to someone local to you that knows stereo wiring to get everything straightened out. It's honestly easier to figure out wiring problems in person. No offense, but you need to find someone near you that knows what they're doing and see if they can show you how to do it right.

 

haha! well spotted mate! i just swapped thir wires around and i got what i wanted - didn't have to take it anywhere! thx!

 

No problem, glad to help.