retro fitted stereo

today i finally recieved my stero adapter from kufatec so i can replace my single dinn with double dinn stero. just fitted adapter to new stero and nothing happen's, it's as if there's no power . when looking at the power plug on the audi loom there is 4 wires going in to the car plug, thick brown, thick red and blue wire, thin green with blue stripe and a thin brown ( possibly with a white line ). on the new adapter only 3 wires are used, the one not being used being used being the thin brown wire with ( white stripe ). i managed to eject a cd that was left in it but get nothing else. any help would be greatly recieved, as it's just been one thing going wrong after another lol.

You need to check the adapter is wired correctly. Compare the white pin out sticker from your old and new stereo and make sure each and every wire is connected correctly in the right pin location. Adapters can sometimes be made with a wire in the wrong place.

Whats the pin location (&description from the pinout sticker) of the unused wire?

Quoting wire colours isnt the best way as colours often change with different model years.

I take it your old stereo works OK (implying the car's power circuit is fine?)

Check the fuse in the new stereo as well...............

original stereo work'd fine, looking at the pin out sticker on the original stereo if im write then the wire say's dwa-gnd . and on the new stero i think it's data out ?

off topic a bit big jase but how did you do the install did you buy climate control suitable for a double din unit or did you shave down your old one also is your ashtray opening ok ? sorry for the hijack

i bought a double dinn cage, double dinn climate unit, and double dinn stereo .

Was it expensive to do ? Can you still use blue tooth off the double unit ?

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Originally Posted by Bangor Lad

Was it expensive to do ? Can you still use blue tooth off the double unit ?

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paid £100 for double din climate, £75 for cage, £ 60 for stereo £37 for ariel adapter and £54 for lead converter, as for blue tooth dont know .

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Originally Posted by stevo-dtm

off topic a bit big jase but how did you do the install did you buy climate control suitable for a double din unit or did you shave down your old one also is your ashtray opening ok ? sorry for the hijack

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i bought a double dinn climate control, ashtray open's fine , quite easy to do aslong as you seek advice on here lol..
had to cut down center console, that was it really not difficult once your pointed in the write direction .

back to topic please lol

Hi,

What's the advantages of making this swap, we've only got the single DIN?

Thanks,

Mike.

So your on anything from £300 to £350 ?!! What are the advantages indeed ?