jwa4378 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hey everyone I got my iSimple Bluetooth FM Modulator today and the Subaru antenna adapters. I got the head unit / AC removed, but I don't see anywhere on the back of the head unit to plug the antenna into? I think the OEM connector may have been removed / altered when someone installed a JVC CD Changer (installed before I got the car, and I will remove eventually). Here is what the back of my head unit looks like (single disc unit): http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/24/f8c124b728d56ee77deb2be184a34fe1.jpg I *think* the black wire pigtailed out of the unit, in the lower right corner is the antenna wire. I had to cut the wire to pull the stereo out (it was hard soldered to the car wire, see pics below). The black wire has a center wire, surrounded by insulation, and more conductive wires around the first layer of insulation. This is what the wire that is soldered into my car looks like: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/24/57ae06fbdd3635dae3f0e85868a5bc3b.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/24/732ffcd4222718859514a05d8f7ed06c.jpg It looks like the installer took the interior of the wire and soldered it to the inside of the exposed metal connector. Some of the outer wires from the car "antenna wire" are then soldered to a piece of wire to lengthen and then the lengthened wire is soldered to the outside of the metal connector. Needless to say, this doesn't look good and probably explains the shitty radio reception I have been getting. Is there an OEM male and female plug I could buy (to return the pigtail out of the unit and the wire in the car back to stock connections)? I need to figure out how to connect the wires up (both bare connections now). Any input would be awesome. Thanks again John Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwa4378 Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 So it is the antenna wire that was cut and is now missing an OEM connector. Is there anyway to put an OEM connector back on the antenna wire? Never done that before... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwa4378 Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Found what I need. Metra 40-UV40 and Metra 40-UV45. Install instructions look easy enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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