help, puzzled by the radio connector
11-17-2014, 05:20 PM (This post was last modified: 11-17-2014 05:26 PM by Bean.)
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help, puzzled by the radio connector
Hi everyone,

although I like the sound of our engines and it's all I need on a fun drive... there are times I'd like to have a radio.

I looked at the connectors and the schematics for quiet some time and I'm able to connect the new radio but there's still something strange about the wiring

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In the bove pic you can see two connectors:
the small on the left is permanent power (+12V fused by 10A in the engine bay)
the blue one is the main connector, the 4 pins on the left side are the two front speakers, the pin on top on the right side is switched (ACC) power (+12V fused by 7.5A in the kick panel) - the two on the bottom are both grounds

the last part is where I'm lost - the wiring schematics in the manual doesn't mention 2 grounding wires, just one.
[Image: AEU86 AE86 - help, puzzled by the radio connector]
I wonder if something with my wiring is off, although I'm pretty sure it's genuine as I used to have an original radio in there at one point (wish I still had it). Can anyone verify my findings or knows the reason for the strange fact of two grounding wires?

Thanks in advance Bean

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