Best wire for Perm + for radio?

[stuartkeith]

Hi.

I've fitted an after market stereo, as the original one was having issues with cds. now every time it open doors it comes on, and it will stay on for a while after ignition goes off (same amount of time as windows will work for)

When it goes off then I turn it back in it as not lost the pre-sets, but it has lost all of the settings, and the last station I had it on. SO where is the best place to take a live from? Normally I run a wire to the battery though the side door and under the carpet passenger side, But I want to try a better way of doing this.

Thanks

Stu

[Doggy]

There are both permanent and ignition +ve's on the original ISO power connector. Unfortunately I can't access the diagrams during the day, but perhaps some kind soul will oblige?

(OP's vehicle is a 2000 semi-mux).

[nutski]

Sounds like the permanent and switched live need switching, normally with the aftermarket head units (basing this of Sony/Kenwood/Pioneer i've had in the past) they have an adapter cable coming from the head unit into the ISO cable from the car, usually there is a yellow and a red cable which have bullet connectors in so you can cross them over to switch the permanent and the live when you have issues like this.

[PeterN]

Yep, that's what I found.

Peter