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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:11 pm 
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I am trying to install a cd player in my EF Futura wagon, can someone tell me which wire the earth is? i assumed it was the black one but it isn't working.

I had the autoelec check the acc and const power for me yesterday and they are both working so it must be the earth. also i have two orange (look like speaker wires) that are not in the doco!

Please help!

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:16 pm 
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A dark coloured one. Try black brown or dark red
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:26 pm 
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Earth wire is a separate BLACK wire that attaches to the radio body :roll:

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:45 pm 
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couldnt you just make your own earth?

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:52 pm 
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its defintely the black wire for the earth.

to test out whether the earth is working, make yourself a temporary earth by attaching a length of wire from the car chassis to the HU.

its not often the earth doesn't work.

its probably a constantant not working or the accersories. it cold also be a fuse blown in the car or the fuse on the CD player. Else it is the CD player thats broken.

 

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:29 pm 
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Just attach the black wire from your HU to somthing metal in the car. Those two orage wires sound interesting. One of them may be an illumination wire (Commonly with a white stripe) which you shouldnt need unless you have a pretty up-market headunit.
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:39 pm 
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it was the earth that wasn't working, had to run a new one to some metal on the car as suggested, and those orange wires were speaker wires! Thanks for your help guys!

 

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