BBSparkys_Cupra

Hi Guys,

Hope you can help. Im normally pretty good at stereo wiring ( fit all my own headsets and amps etc ) and have been offered a brand new alpine SatNav system ( Drive, control box and seperate screen with all wires etc ) and wondered how difficult these are to fit. Is it likely to be something i could do myself? there seemed a lot of wires involved. If not how much would you expect to pay to get it fitted? Ive been offered this at a really cheap price but if its going to be a nightmare/expensive to fit then i wont bother. Oh its going into a smart car too ( dont laugh ) and would probably have a PS2 linked into the control box. DOnt have the Alpine model numbers though at the mo.

Cheers
Marc

Si.t

you'll find it easy enough mate, the only wire you may have a bit of fuss about is connecting the speed pulse - for that you need to identify the right wire going into the control cluster and tap a wire off that. other than that, you just earth the handbrake, and + and - as normal. what sat nav unit have you?

BBSparkys_Cupra

Cheers. Dont have the model number off hand but will get it tonight if i can. This pulse wire, is that going to be from the instrument cluster or off the ecu? guess i need to just get it all out and connect it up on the lounge floor to see what wires there are to connect.

Marc

Si.t

cluster - or the wire that comes from the ecu to the cluster. On the scoob its easiest to identify the wire by removing the control cluster (quite easily, too)