Moved your thread here bud, you may get better responses!

And welcome to AON fellow Zafira SRi owner :wave:

 

It is not an ignition sence wire you are looking for, it is a switched live supply. On the astra h without the ashtray, most people use the spare wire here, which was origionally for the ashtray light. This wire is powered when the ignition is in the on position, ie dash lights are on.

 

As above, it's well easy to find, once you've popped the stereo, heater controls, *** lighter out it's the unused black wire that will be secured to the wire in there.

 

Usually there's a pin in the back of the stereo which is live when the radio is on,check with a live tester and use this,it's really handy.

 

Ciggy lighter light feed is fine, I ran my bluetooth and the satnav off it no bother, I just plugged a lead with a spade connector straight in to the plug.

 

Well my loom arrived for the stereo on Saturday, so I got on with the job.

I hunted high and low for the ash tray feed that is on the Astra but unfortunately it either isn't there on the Zaffy or too well hidden to find. In the end I had spotted a post in another thread which mentioned one on the Hazard light switch, so I managed to use that one. Once that was sorted the rest was easy.

Cheers for the help.

For anyone else wanting to do this the following should be helpful.

• You will require a loom as the standard plug in the radio does not have the radio mute or speaker inputs from the hands free kit. The cheapest I could find was from Low Cost Car Audio You are looking for an 06-122B lead.

• You need to remove the glove box. 2 quarter turn plastic retaining clips on the kick plate below the glove box and the 4 screws (Torx T20 bit). 2 at the top and 2 at the bottom. Remove the glove box light and then pull the glove box out.

• Remove the stereo. You will require the appropriate prongs for this, I got mine from (whispers) Halfords. Then unplug the quadlock connector and ariel.

• Remove the heater controls and the 2 connectors.

• To be able to run the wires neatly, I recommend removing the console facier. There are 2 Torx screws at the bottom left and right behind the heater controls and then pop up the black plastic where it meets the console and there is a Torx screw either side. Using a screwdriver pop the top of the console either side and it will come off.

• Use a multimeter to identify the switched live. I took the plug apart to do this.

The rest is straight forward. The loom has a red for permanent feed, the yellow is radio mute the audio wires are obvious and the blue for the switched live.

Hope this helps someone.

 

At the back of a standard vx radio is a pin marked AR (this is for auxillary remote). When the radio is on this is live and when the radio is off this is dead so when you connect to this it turns on and off your bluetooth.

 

Which one is it?

 

Your radio diagram is different than mine but try AA.

 

A bit late for you but I found this lead after hours of searching and reading, Its a bit pricey but well worth it in my opinion, uses can bus interface all you need to fit is the mic and ck-7w brain no other wiring but this cable, and the call control is through the steering wheel. really easy to fit as well

http://www.shopautomobiliuk.com/CAN_TALK/p67152_136748.aspx

Automobili themselves are really helpful as well I rang and had a word with them before I bought.

 

You ain't kidding when you say it's pricey.