gavlar1200 0 Posted January 7, 2012 Morning all, basically I've tried to fit a new stereo in my lupo today. I've swapped the red and yellow wires round so it turns on and off with the ignition. Everything on the head unit works fine but the remote central locking on the car doesn't work anymore? (It works again when I reconnect the original stereo) It's a '51 plate VW Lupo GTI. Please help, I'm pulling my hair out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 7, 2012 sorry Gav I cant help but sure someone will be able too,just hold on till they see you post m8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jezza 0 Posted January 7, 2012 found this on a vw forum , this chap seems to have similar problems .http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/186308.aspxwe have a vauxhall which has a canbus system , without the right wiring certain controls on our car do not work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawk 0 Posted January 7, 2012 you may need an adapter loom for it to work properly. does it work with the red and wires back the normal way round? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavlar1200 0 Posted January 7, 2012 @jezza wrote:found this on a vw forum , this chap seems to have similar problems .http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/186308.aspxwe have a vauxhall which has a canbus system , without the right wiring certain controls on our car do not work.Thanks for the link Jezza, the golf has far more wiring in than my wee lupo unfortunately @firehawk wrote:you may need an adapter loom for it to work properly. does it work with the red and wires back the normal way round?Yes I have the wiring harness adaptor bud. And it works with red and yellow wires switched. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawk 0 Posted January 7, 2012 ok then. what if you dont use the adaptor? vw's use ISO plugs anyway so should plug straight in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavlar1200 0 Posted January 7, 2012 Still no worky my friend. I have a thought, there is the std gamma tape(?) player with a single CD underneath. The cd has the blue/yellow/green plug which controls feeds/recieves all the req'd info and there is an additional plug with a grey/blue and a brown wire. This small plug has no power to it whether ign. is on or not, I'm gonna plug all the std audio back in apart from this plug and see what and when it recieves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawk 0 Posted January 7, 2012 yeh give that a go. I have the a similar setup in my passat except mine has the 6cd changer instead of the single. But I have never fitted an aftermarket stereo to it so dont know how it affects it. Good stereos for standard kit tho hence why I havent changed it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawk 0 Posted January 7, 2012 it looks like you need to remove the k-line wire from the loom. you can either just take the pin out and insulate the end or simply cut the wire. personally i would go for the pin removal because it's easier to put back to standard without having to re-join wires. it the wire that receives the code to say the stereo should work in your car but it also sends a signal to the locking.the wire is the one in the 4th pic down here - http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/177496.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladerunner 0 Posted January 7, 2012 why not just get a wiring harness adaptor off ebay or if you want to pay through the nose for it halfords sell em.you will probably need a VW to iso loom then an iso to whatever the stereo is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavlar1200 0 Posted January 7, 2012 @bladerunner wrote:why not just get a wiring harness adaptor off ebay or if you want to pay through the nose for it halfords sell em.you will probably need a VW to iso loom then an iso to whatever the stereo is.I have central locking I have one as above, vw's use iso plugs anyways. K-line is the way forward. The loop is orange tho, and I was so frustrated I missed it!Thanks so much for all your help chaps, it's appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davehutch-hutchs 0 Posted January 7, 2012 I was no help Gav, but glad your sorted m8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firehawk 0 Posted January 8, 2012 @gavlar1200 wrote:@bladerunner wrote:why not just get a wiring harness adaptor off ebay or if you want to pay through the nose for it halfords sell em.you will probably need a VW to iso loom then an iso to whatever the stereo is.I have central locking I have one as above, vw's use iso plugs anyways. K-line is the way forward. The loop is orange tho, and I was so frustrated I missed it!Thanks so much for all your help chaps, it's appreciated see I am useful at some things. not so much most other stuff. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stue11 0 Posted January 8, 2012 @firehawk wrote:@gavlar1200 wrote:@bladerunner wrote:why not just get a wiring harness adaptor off ebay or if you want to pay through the nose for it halfords sell em.you will probably need a VW to iso loom then an iso to whatever the stereo is.I have central locking I have one as above, vw's use iso plugs anyways. K-line is the way forward. The loop is orange tho, and I was so frustrated I missed it!Thanks so much for all your help chaps, it's appreciated see I am useful at some things. not so much most other stuff. lolNice one Jeff and well done Gav Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
