Thread: Wiring access

Thanks mate ......you are a rock !
I now feel totally confident to do this

..........as we discussed ...I have had a few " professionals ' do work for me lately at big dollars and when I look at the quality of the work and the lazy options of drilling holes all over my truck that could have been avoided with a bit of thought and effort it really ****es me off .........so I'm happy to persevere here and do it my self and properly ......and if I stuff it up ..at least I know where the stuff up is and can go back and fix it

Thanks again

Originally Posted by landoman

Ok chaps ....with your great help I'm almost there ......got the coaxial antenna cable through to where I need it.....great ......have decided that it makes great sense to bring the power from the switch panel .....which I gently removed .....
So far so good .......I can see the clock connection ..... 3 wires ...red. Black and purple ......my radio only has red and black ......

Not sure how to connect to the clock .....looks to have a little black plug thing and a cable tie on it ........before I break anything ......do I just cut the cable tie and remove the clock "plug " ...............then how do I wire up to the clock ......

Hope I don't need to solder as its a bit tricky with the gear leaver holding me from pulling the switch box fully out ..........

The clock connector is in two parts, the terminal block and the cover -

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The cable tie on the back of the cover is to hold the 3 x cables together where they exit from the back of the cover.

To dismantle the connector -

Cut the cable tie

Push the terminal block out of the cover, using a small screwdriver in the hole on the RH side of the cover.

Once the terminal block is released, use the small screwdriver to press down on the terminal's locking tab, which can now be accessed through the 'window' above each terminal cavity.


The permanent live wire on the clock is the Purple/Brown trace wire.

The clock's Purple/Brown wire is 0.5mm? - which is rated for 10A - it's fed from F30 (10A) in the dash fuse box.

F30 is the same fuse used for the permanent live on the factory installed radio head unit.

Does your vehicle not have the 2 x 8-way ISO connectors (Grey and Brown) for fitting a head unit?


Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'



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Originally Posted by PaulMc0308

The clock connector is in two parts, the terminal block and the cover -

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The cable tie on the back of the cover is to hold the 3 x cables together where they exit from the back of the cover.

To dismantle the connector -

Cut the cable tie

Push the terminal block out of the cover, using a small screwdriver in the hole on the RH side of the cover.

Once the terminal block is released, use the small screwdriver to press down on the terminal's locking tab, which can now be accessed through the 'window' above each terminal cavity.


The permanent live wire on the clock is the Purple/Brown trace wire.

The clock's Purple/Brown wire is 0.5mm? - which is rated for 10A - it's fed from F30 (10A) in the dash fuse box.

F30 is the same fuse used for the permanent live on the factory installed radio head unit.

Does your vehicle not have the 2 x 8-way ISO connectors (Grey and Brown) for fitting a head unit?


Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'



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Thanks for that ......a big help .....
I have no idea what or where these 2x8 way ISO connectors ....would be or where to look ......they may be there but where do I look and what am I looking for ........I have a 2015 defender .....so perhaps they are there .....I just need to know where to look

Originally Posted by landoman

Thanks for that ......a big help .....
I have no idea what or where these 2x8 way ISO connectors ....would be or where to look ......they may be there but where do I look and what am I looking for ........I have a 2015 defender .....so perhaps they are there .....I just need to know where to look

OK, from the 2013 Model Year onwards, Land Rover changed the 2 x 8-way ISO connectors for a proprietary connector, that looks like this -




The permanent live is in this connector on a Purple/Brown trace wire.

If you don't want to cut or splice into the Purple/Brown wire, there's an adaptor harness that plugs into this connector, available from Autoleads as part number PC2-117-4 -

https://www.dynamicsounds.co.uk/auto...ptor-lead.html





Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'



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Ok great .......I'll splice the radio red wire into the permanent purple/ brown
Wire ........and attach the radio black wire to some where that connects to the chassis ...........or is there a black wire on this connector that I could splice into too .........?

Originally Posted by landoman

Ok great .......I'll splice the radio red wire into the permanent purple/ brown
Wire ........and attach the radio black wire to some where that connects to the chassis ...........or is there a black wire on this connector that I could splice into too .........?

Yes, there's an earth in that connector, on a Black wire.


Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i 'XS'



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I did something similar last week with a brake controller, Info is in this thread: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...ld-thread.html

Regards,
Tote

Ok chaps ......a big thanks ......antenna and radio all installed .......got the power from the clock and all good .....radio works even when keys out of ignition ......
..........thanks again for all the help .....