Car Radio Installation Part 5 – Solutions to Common Radio Installation Questions
My car does not have an ISO connector as standard, is going to be an issue?
Your new car radio won’t always connect straight to your car’s standard wiring harness connector. You will need to make use of a harness adaptor in-between your car’s wiring as well as your new radio’s female ISO connector.
The harness adaptor only will convert your car’s wiring into an ISO male which will then allow you to seamlessly connect this by push-fit into the ISO female available on your new car radio’s harness. The wiring harnesses will provide the ability and the speaker connections to connect to your new radio.
Why will my aerial lead not connect with my new radio?
You might require an aerial adaptor, as some cars such as Vauxhall models use a female socket instead of the conventional male plug. The adaptor simply pushes into your car’s female socket and the result is a male plug that matches your brand-new radio. One is incorporated with brand new radios.
Some others models need an aerial adaptor because they use an amplified aerial. Basically, radio stations feeds the aerial amplifier that is included in the bottom of the aerial via this adaptor. If you fail to use this adaptor, a poor radio reception could result.
My car includes a Controls Remote Control, can I still use this?
In case your car includes a factory-fitted controls mounted handheld remote control and you desire to use this to manage your brand-new radio you will need to fit a steering remote adaptor to keep that capability.
Steering remote adaptors are for sale to work with many car makes and models in conjunction with Alpine, JVC, Kenwood, Panasonic and Sony radios which have a chance to connect with a stalk control lead. You will have to check with each specific model for compatibility.