So I've seen posts of people that powered there aftermarket headunits with computer power supplies but I wanted to try to power my factory headunit with a power supply as I recently replaced it.
I just have no idea where to start but I would imagine I would need some type of wiring harness for my headunit and then from there I have no idea how to connect the power supply to the HU.
Any help/suggestions would be great.
I just have no idea where to start but I would imagine I would need some type of wiring harness for my headunit and then from there I have no idea how to connect the power supply to the HU.
Any help/suggestions would be great.
well you are going to need the wiring harness for sure. then you will need to know what all the wires are in the harness. you will need to find the +12v battery connection and the +12acc (key on) connection and ground. to at least get started.
A computer power supply, the old old AT type ones that just have a on/off switch work best. these have red, yellow and black wires. If i remember correctly and i may be wrong, use a meter to make sure. I think the yellow and black are the +12v lines, the red being +5v if i remember correctly.
The newer power supply's for ATX type boards require connecting one of the main wires in the harness to a switch and then to ground i think. Im sure if you googled you can figure out how to make it work. MOST switching power supplies require some type of load before the supply will run correctly. you may have to wire a 12 tail lamp bulb or a resistor to the supply as well to get it to turn on and run. just have to play with it and find out.
Sorry im not much help but that's a pointer in a direction anyway.
A computer power supply, the old old AT type ones that just have a on/off switch work best. these have red, yellow and black wires. If i remember correctly and i may be wrong, use a meter to make sure. I think the yellow and black are the +12v lines, the red being +5v if i remember correctly.
The newer power supply's for ATX type boards require connecting one of the main wires in the harness to a switch and then to ground i think. Im sure if you googled you can figure out how to make it work. MOST switching power supplies require some type of load before the supply will run correctly. you may have to wire a 12 tail lamp bulb or a resistor to the supply as well to get it to turn on and run. just have to play with it and find out.
Sorry im not much help but that's a pointer in a direction anyway.
You will have to find a way to look at the factory electrical diagram, it will show you the pinout of the two row multipin connector. That one will have the hookups for power, gnd, memory power and your speakers. You might try doing a search of the 'net for the electrical connections for the factory radio in your car. You may find someone who has posted it.
Peace,
Dave
Peace,
Dave
The connector in the centre is called a DIN plug and there are various types of then depending in the brand of the head unit, there are adaptors to mount one brand in another car, so what you need is one DIN plug and then, almost all DIN plugs say which wire is what.
Sorry for the confuse writing.
Sorry for the confuse writing.
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