ISO Adapter Question

[Nick Levitt]

Hi all,

I’ve recently bought myself 2004 a3 and have a Sony XAV-AX1000 from my old car.

I bought this kit:

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My car has The full Bose system and came with the symphony 2. It does not have a quad lock or 3 separate connectors to fully connect to the harness in this kit
The system powers on fine, however no sound comes through, my guess is the middle row connector, which I don’t have carries all the audio, but where do I get that connector???

I bought this car only a few weeks ago and am very new here, so feel free to be harsh

 

[gkirk01]

Can i ask do you think the sony xav ax 1000 is a decent unit for your car, ive been looking into it and some people say its a bit tacky etc like they suggested to get a kenwood system instead, but for the price of ghe sony is it decent enough for a replacement of the standard head unit


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[Nick Levitt]

Can i ask do you think the sony xav ax 1000 is a decent unit for your car, ive been looking into it and some people say its a bit tacky etc like they suggested to get a kenwood system instead, but for the price of ghe sony is it decent enough for a replacement of the standard head unit


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I’ve been using it in my Corsa for the last 2 years Ish, I think it’s pretty good tbh, I’ve only used it with apple CarPlay but also had a sub wired into and it offers a lot of control for me, I’m sure there are better systems, but I can’t fault the Sony


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[gkirk01]

I take it that its decent enough for you not wanting to change to a better unit due to you using it from your corsa? Also did uiu have to buy any extras for the unit to work in your audi?


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[Nick Levitt]

I take it that its decent enough for you not wanting to change to a better unit due to you using it from your corsa? Also did uiu have to buy any extras for the unit to work in your audi?


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That’s what I’m trying to get working mate, made a huge difference in the corsa but my new Audi has the full Bose system, if it’s crap I’ll lyk but at the minute it’s giving me a headache

 

[gkirk01]

I got told when looking into the sony from dynamic sounds that a fitting kit would be needed, then they asked if i have the bose system or not, which i dont, so i take it there is something else need from them, go on their website and find the headunit, theres a section to ask questions about the product and they email you back fairly quick


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[Nick Levitt]

I got told when looking into the sony from dynamic sounds that a fitting kit would be needed, then they asked if i have the bose system or not, which i dont, so i take it there is something else need from them, go on their website and find the headunit, theres a section to ask questions about the product and they email you back fairly quick


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I bought the CTKAU01 which I was told by Halfords is everything I need (

 

[NHN]

The bigger connector has all the speaker lines to feed the amp, I suspect you havnt connected the amp on signal wire or it needs moving, as the old unit has a sticker.on & new one should or at least a manual, match these 2 positions

 

[gkirk01]

I bought the CTKAU01 which I was told by Halfords is everything I need (

Halfords told me i need a fascia, wiring harness and something for the steering controls


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[Nick Levitt]

The bigger connector has all the speaker lines to feed the amp, I suspect you havnt connected the amp on signal wire or it needs moving, as the old unit has a sticker.on & new one should or at least a manual, match these 2 positions

I’m sure there is a forum in this, but could you perhaps point me in the right direction on how to wire in the amp / signal wires?

 

[Nick Levitt]

Halfords told me i need a fascia, wiring harness and something for the steering controls


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That’s what they told me too, my car doesn’t have any steering wheel Controls tho I might add a MFSW at some point in the future, but at the minute I can do without.
Halfords told me this kit would work even without the controls being there

 

[abmat]

No. You need to wire in a switch live for the amp. It isn’t just plug and play.

Halfords are full of ****.

 

[Nick Levitt]

No. You need to wire in a switch live for the amp. It isn’t just plug and play.

Halfords are full of ****.

Could you perhaps point me in the direction of a thread on how to do that?


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[abmat]

If memory serves the amp switch is blue/white, on the adaptor should have a tag marked amp on it. Run a wire from that to the fuse box to pick up an ignition live. It’s been a while and I can’t remember where I picked mine up from.
@NHN may be able to help.

 

[Nick Levitt]

If memory serves the amp switch is blue/white, on the adaptor should have a tag marked amp on it. Run a wire from that to the fuse box to pick up an ignition live. It’s been a while and I can’t remember where I picked mine up from.
@NHN may be able to help.

Thanks, I’ll try it when I get some time off work, but the HU turns on with the ignition and off with the key out. I was under the impression the remote wire was working. Does the amp need a dedicated remote wire?


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[abmat]

The hu will switch on with the ignition. It needs the remote connecting to switch on the amp.

 

[Nick Levitt]

@NHN @abmat

Thanks for the advice, after wiring In the remote amp switch everything seems to working great!

 

[abmat]

Good good