young and in need of mk3 stereo help!!

[Icecavern]

If you have no idea what you're doing DONT! Get a specialist to do it for you.

Where in the country are you?

 

[rozza]

I live in manchester, and i dont have any idea what im doing, but my dad is a mechanic, he would know how to fit it all up for me, it was just what i needed and where i could put it :O

 

[scottys]

there is a company called SQ plus they are on the trafford park industrial estae, they are very good on prices , also tink you can fit the whole head unit under the steerin wheel , i put mine in the roof lining

 

[Xt3nd]

Theres loads of space under the steering wheel... Thats where I put my HU.

U will need to disassemble the standard HU unit and copy/xt3nd the wires for the power and xt3nd the speaker wires to the compartment under the steering wheel.

U can buy ready made ISO extensions and use them(with a bit of soldering).

U basically just make a copy of the power wires (1 set goes into the standard HU and the new set goes to the new HU) and just use the standard speaker wires, which you dont need for the standard radio anymore as you're going to use your new HU instead.

I can upload some pictures if you want to see it.

Heres the backside of the standard radio/computer unit, you can see the standard ISO plugs for power and speakers:

 

[rozza]

^^ thanks, very helpful, ill show these to my dad and btw scottys my dad has a mate that runs an MOT garage on that retail estate, so will probably know it, and what do they offer, are we talking fitting my HU for me? and how much would you say roughly