[asad5150]

Hi i have installed a aftermarket cd players and have used the connects2 wiring kit thats allows steering wheel control and parking sensor. The problem i have is that the cd player looses its settings and resets each time i turn car off. Can anyone help please.

[mathematics]

run a new constant 12V from the battery. some have this issue, others don't. not sure why. just had to do that last night to an e92 head unit install we did 2 weeks ago. car had 12V constant at the harness for the 10 minutes i held the test light there with the doors all shut but i guess after a few hours it timed out.

[bmw325i]

Originally Posted by mathematics

run a new constant 12V from the battery. some have this issue, others don't. not sure why. just had to do that last night to an e92 head unit install we did 2 weeks ago. car had 12V constant at the harness for the 10 minutes i held the test light there with the doors all shut but i guess after a few hours it timed out.

I am pretty sure it is like that for all e9x's. There is no constant 12 volt for the radio harness you need to run a separate wire to the battery. I may be wrong though.

[asad5150]

Ok im sure some people run the wire to their fusebox as theres a constant power in some fuses

[mathematics]

Fuse box or battery. I don't remember having to do that to my car, though. 12V constant is in my harness.

[perzonal]

Try switching the red and the orange cable (I suppose you should have it) so it looks like: Red cable->Orange cable and Orange cable -> Red cable. (On the harness between the car and the HU.

It solved problems for me earlier, latest when installing my parrot MKI 9200

[bmw325i]

Originally Posted by mathematics

Fuse box or battery. I don't remember having to do that to my car, though. 12V constant is in my harness.

That is strange although I guess it is possible since the headunit is turned on and off by the CAN signal. The connects2 harness is not wired like this it has a seperate lead for constant 12 volt so I ran it to the battery.

[asad5150]

does anyone know what fuse in the fusebox has got constant power so i can use a piggyback fuse tap which will be much easier than wiring to the battery

[e90bmw328i]

Originally Posted by asad5150

does anyone know what fuse in the fusebox has got constant power so i can use a piggyback fuse tap which will be much easier than wiring to the battery

I am looking for the same to power my pioneer head unit. Let me know if you find any. Still searching through images of the fusebox

[safe d]

I also found this on my nav hu. I am going to swap red and yellow pwr wires to see if that works. Logic tells me that this worked on head unit and that did not lose its memory.

[asad5150]

Originally Posted by Metblack328i

I am looking for the same to power my pioneer head unit. Let me know if you find any. Still searching through images of the fusebox

i just ran a wire from the battery to the cd player took about 20minutes to do as i couldnt waste time in finding a fuse in the fuse box

[safe d]

Swap yellow /red = unsuccessful. Cable to fuse bbox; next job.

[mistertml]

Hi

Can you confirm which fuse you plugged in to?
I have the Connects2 kit and need to plug my yellow 12v into the fuse box. But it doesn’t state which?
Kind Regards

[opjose]

Originally Posted by mistertml

Hi

Can you confirm which fuse you plugged in to?
I have the Connects2 kit and need to plug my yellow 12v into the fuse box. But it doesn’t state which?
Kind Regards

Make sure that your Connect2 draws very low amperage from that yellow wire.. E.g. Less than 20mA

Test it on a bench to make sure.

You can use the CAS fuse to power it as CAS must always be on.

[mistertml]

Originally Posted by opjose

Make sure that your Connect2 draws very low amperage from that yellow wire.. E.g. Less than 20mA

Test it on a bench to make sure.

You can use the CAS fuse to power it as CAS must always be on.

I used fuse 61 on my car which worked fine but now the HU just keeps losing power and wont turn on sometimes. If I unplug the yellow 12v live wire from the connects 2 harness and plug it back in to the fusebox then it powers the cd player back on again. But on some occasions the power will not come on at all.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[mistertml]

Originally Posted by mistertml

I used fuse 61 on my car which worked fine but now the HU just keeps losing power and wont turn on sometimes. If I unplug the yellow 12v live wire from the connects 2 harness and plug it back in to the fusebox then it powers the cd player back on again. But on some occasions the power will not come on at all.

Any ideas?

Thanks

I have managed to the power issue out.
I have had to connect both the red and yellow (live and switched live I Think) into the live connection and connected the live 12v feed to fuse 83 which was empty in the UK version 2008 fusebox.
This does keep the memory but also doesn't switch the HU off so I have to manually Switch it off.

Thanks

[ctuna]

head unit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=head+unit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1036190
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
http://www.janus-design.net/english/
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=355089
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ight=head+unit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin
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http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...light=retrofit
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=993447
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1016187
https://www.bmwgm5.com/Logic7_E90_91_92_93.htm
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...hlight=dynavin

If the voltage on your battery drops under 9 to 10 volts on start
wiring may not be the problem.

[mistertml]

I replaced my old Sony CD Player with a Mechless Pioneer HU with bluetooth. I ran the 12v switched live to Fuse #2 and connected the red-red and yellow-yellow on the harness. The memory is fine and the cd player only turns on when the key is in the car woich saves me having to remember to turn the CD player off like with the Sony HU.

Thanks to all for the advice.

[EffectOne]

Having sorted this problem out today, if anyone is reading and has an 07 E92, my fuse #2 was unused and I connected the 12v yellow wire into that using a fuse-tap/piggyback and a 10amp fuse.

I have tested the unit a few times since (after waiting over an hour to ensure the car was asleep) and my new android unit has retained memory and started up fast rather than going through the initial boot phase. So it looks as thought fuse #2 is an unused permanent live on 07 E92 models.

[bmwcabrioNL]

Originally Posted by EffectOne

Having sorted this problem out today, if anyone is reading and has an 07 E92, my fuse #2 was unused and I connected the 12v yellow wire into that using a fuse-tap/piggyback and a 10amp fuse.

I have tested the unit a few times since (after waiting over an hour to ensure the car was asleep) and my new android unit has retained memory and started up fast rather than going through the initial boot phase. So it looks as thought fuse #2 is an unused permanent live on 07 E92 models.

I can confirm this also worked on my E93 model. I used fuse #2 with a piggyback fuse tap and 10A. The power wire I connected to my radio, together with the existing power wire. It now remembers the stations and all settings, even after a few days of non use.

[J0K3R5]

[olfac87]

This is all really good info. I installed a new Alpine double-din and ended up running a power cable back to the battery. I really like the fuse trick - easier than running a cable to the trunk!