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hey guys and gals....finally had my pioneer mp3 unit installed in the car and WOW what a difference from the standard deck....

my only gripe is that the aerial is always up when the unit is turned on...even when a cd is in there and NOT the radio....the installer told me all pioneer and sony units are like this....

any advice?

I guess you could install a manual switch to bring it up and down.

Who did you go to for installation btw? I still have my old Rockford MP3 deck sitting around doing nothing.

jonno.

Isnt there a wire on the loom that goes to the aerial??

rodent wrote:I guess you could install a manual switch to bring it up and down.

Thats exactly what i've done with mine

after a bit of searching, apparently my pioneer is built that way...

so andrew if u coulf do do a quick write up or somethin of how u did it would be much much appreciated

a top nootch installer done it for me that ive dealt with and trust before...
he charges $60 for any headunit install....he even tracked down a 1 din slot/case from mazda to fill the hole left by the stock deck....

All i did was cut the blue wire (from memory) and installed a push-on push-off switch from Jaycar and mounted it on the dash next to the dimmer control.

Pic to come later.

the blue wire coming from the headunit or coming from the car's loom?

which wiring did u use?

pics would be great

ive had a quick look at the jaycar website and d=fund this switch/button and wiring...are these suitable andrew?

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WH3080&CATID=22&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=491


http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SP0700&CATID=28&keywords=&SPECIAL=&form=CAT&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=652[/url]

Blue wire from the head unit i think. (check that with your installation manual)

Wire....not to sure what i used, doesnt need to me anything special as its only interupting a singnal.

Switch, here is the pic -


from left to right - dimmer, aerial switch and alarm LED.

You dont want a momentary button, that will only stay on if you hold it down with your finger..as soon as you let go it switches off.
You need to get a push on/off button that you have to push to switch it on, and then push it again to switch it off..

thanks andrew. i cant put my switch there cause i have a nb8b therefore my fog lights switch is there...but i get the idea....

all im unsure about is where the wiring need to go from? headunit or from the car's loom/wiring? i.e. will this switch be sending a signal to the headunit or to the car(antenna) ?

and should i just straight cut the blue wire? or splice into the existing connection and add the new wire?

The wire is just trigger for the aerial, if it is interupted (with the switch) there is no signal hence the aerial doesnt go up.

sorry im confused....

my existting aerial connection is like this:

HEADUNIT----------=-----------CAR's wiring


should i just CUT this connection so it looks like this:?

HEADUNIT---------- --------CAR WIRING

and then connect the new switch like this:?

HEADUNIT-----------=-----------NEW SWITCH ???


OR should i leave the exisitn connection and splice the wire with the new switch so it looks like:


HEADUNIT
|
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+-----------CAR WIRING
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|
NEW SWITCH

head unit trigger wire ---------- switch ---------- cars wiring (aerial trigger)

From google - A switch is a device for making or breaking an electric circuit.

all the switch is doing it stopping the signal from getting to the aerial ie: breaking the circuit, which inturn stops it going up and down.

My aerail stays down all the time, when i chooses to turn the radio on i have to press the switch to 'make' the circuit then the aerial will go up.