which orange wire???

enid_b · April 22, 2007, 22:11

okies, im doing the passenger window - aerial switch thingy.

i cut the obvious orange wire. but it had no effect.

does anyone know which orange wire to cut....?

i am thinking that its the other orange wire- this is pre ISO adaptor ie part of the cars wiring as opposed to the stereo wiring (the bit that comes out of the floor before any connectors?

is this the right one, if not which one do i need, thanks.

im in the middle of the job so a quick answer would make my day.

many thanks

rtbiscuit · April 22, 2007, 22:13

THE BLUE WIRE!, THE BLUE WIRE!, oh no you didn't cut the orange wire, now we're all doomed! s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

enid_b · April 22, 2007, 22:15

serious rich? i read the otehr thread and it defo said the orange wire.

cutting the orange wire did nothing, hence my post.

so you think its the blue wire? what makes you say that? tell me more, and QUICK !!!

ta

edward.carter · April 22, 2007, 22:26

might be different but im sure on the back of my sony aftermarket cd player the antenna wire was blue. havent seen it for 2 years mind so dont take my word for it and standard player might be different...

aaronjb · April 22, 2007, 22:30

aerial signal wire (and amp turn-on) in an ISO loom is always blue with a white stripe..

Now, what that might be in the cars wiring loom is anyones guess.. The wiring diagram sites I found were all referring to the wires in the sub-loom that you usually remove to install an ISO adapter.. If you still have the stock stereo, though, it's the blue wire.

rtbiscuit · April 22, 2007, 22:42

ah i was right, i hadn'tread the post properly, and was just having fun, if i had i would have given that same answer.

i use the blue and white wire form the headun to gve the power signal to my amp. its the one that makes th ariel go up and down.

enid_b · April 22, 2007, 23:57

well, while you were all posting away, i was busy downstairs getting up close and personal with the wires.

turns out that it was the blue wire !!!! as you said aaron, post loom.

snipped it, no aerial, wired my passenger switch in, a bit of sneaky soldering with SPIT's soldering iron (what would i do without his arsenal of tools) and hey presto, a working aerial on demand, and finally a use for the switch which had no meaning in life.

thanks again all.

im just gonna be posing with my switch at the next meet, i bet you cant wait !!!

E

Anonymous · April 25, 2007, 16:38

there is alot of confusion on this topic therefore i have taken some pictures that are long awaited s:)

s:) my contribution for letting me join this great forum i guess lol, il post them up later on. its time to cruise with no ariel now

enid_b · April 25, 2007, 18:56

nice one mac.

i didnt post any pics as it was dark down there.

if you have done the pics, perhaps you could write a how to, and i will include a link on my usefuls threads post.

thanks

E

Anonymous · June 6, 2007, 14:41

sticky timeee! noticed nobody had ever posted pics of the wire to cut so the blue one is the ONE! hope its clear to see which one has been cut.

Anonymous · July 9, 2007, 20:00

Help please, my arial has gone on the blink, now sounds like I have a very large wood pecker living in my rear wing every time I start or stop!!

As a temp fix I just want to snip the wire that tells the arial to go up or down, but my wiring looks different to the pics.

I have a 51 Reg, the wiring has two blue wires (on the side going to the stereo) but both have red "flecks".

Anyone help with which wire to cut!!!

Many Thanks

enid_b · July 9, 2007, 20:29

jason,

its the blue one, but if you look closely at the black lump of plastic (connector) one of them says ant.

hope this helps woody !!!

E

Anonymous · July 9, 2007, 22:24

Thanks, I'll attack it tomorrow with a pair of snips!!

Anonymous · July 10, 2007, 09:15

Sorry might be being thick but still not sure which wire to cut. My wiring looks totally different so I've taken some photos which are here http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/6012412

Any one able to point me to the correct wire ??

Thanks

kanujunkie · July 10, 2007, 09:27

Below is the wireing diagram FOR THE MR2, if you have aftermarket wireing adaptors then it will conform to ISO standards

STOCK AERIAL WIRING

ISO STANDARDS

Anonymous · July 11, 2007, 18:32

Thanks. Haven't had time to try yet but hopefully this will help me get the right one.

Anonymous · June 5, 2009, 18:58

APARENTLY its the blue wire to cut the power the aerial ,thts wat ive read anyways .just went and cut the blue wire and then my driver speaker stop working lol . so can any shed sum light on wat wire it is . ave got a 03 mk3