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'03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« on: 18 February 2015, 21:24:25 »
Got my Sony Minidisc HU all fitted & working with the interface to allow steering wheel controls  :y

Works great  :y :y     but tonight I noticed that there is no illumination on the steering wheel controls themselves  :-\

From owning  previous omegas, I'm sure there should be some sort of lighting on these.

Anyone know ?. . . and if so could  it just be blown  bulbs ?   seems unlikely that all bulbs would be blown though  :-\ :-\ :-\

TIA    Al :y
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #1 on: 18 February 2015, 21:48:02 »
Sure they are LEDs.  I believe its feed from HU, so might be your adapter is just shite (it is Sony, after all).
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #2 on: 18 February 2015, 21:50:04 »
Yeah, just checked schems, feed from HU (or adapter in your case)
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #3 on: 19 February 2015, 06:40:29 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 18 February 2015, 21:48:02
Sure they are LEDs.  I believe its feed from HU, so might be your adapter is just shite (it is Sony, after all).

Got it from Halfrauds Jamie, so most likely is  . . .  ;D ;D ;D

Just have to get used to it without illumination . . .  or don't drive with music at night  ;D ;D ;D

I know you hate Sony gear but this sounds so much better than the CDR2006 even with the std VX speakers

Thanks for reply   :y
« Last Edit: 19 February 2015, 06:43:22 by Essex Big Al »
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #4 on: 19 February 2015, 09:48:36 »
It could be the head unit itself, as istr my wheel controls not illuminating either :-\ was summat I noticed all of a sudden, but never worried about as I never fitted the interface :-\
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #5 on: 19 February 2015, 10:43:46 »
Quote from: Essex Big Al on 19 February 2015, 06:40:29
Quote from: TheBoy on 18 February 2015, 21:48:02
Sure they are LEDs.  I believe its feed from HU, so might be your adapter is just shite (it is Sony, after all).

Got it from Halfrauds Jamie, so most likely is  . . .  ;D ;D ;D

Just have to get used to it without illumination . . .  or don't drive with music at night  ;D ;D ;D

I know you hate Sony gear but this sounds so much better than the CDR2006 even with the std VX speakers

Thanks for reply   :y
Minidisc came out before Sony sold themselves out. And if you want minidisc, you have precisely sod all choice ;D

Worth popping some better speakers in though. No need to spend a fortune to get an improvement :)


As to the adapter, likely its a half arsed implementation.  Need to look again, but it may be possible to just provide a suitable voltage on one of the wires. Not sure what that "suitable" voltage would be without measuring.
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #6 on: 19 February 2015, 10:45:26 »
Probably not 12v to the yellow wires... ;D
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #7 on: 19 February 2015, 10:52:53 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 19 February 2015, 10:45:26
Probably not 12v to the yellow wires... ;D
That'd solve the issue, as you could listen to minidisc in a hospital ward
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #8 on: 19 February 2015, 10:59:59 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 19 February 2015, 10:52:53
Quote from: Taxi Al on 19 February 2015, 10:45:26
Probably not 12v to the yellow wires... ;D
That'd solve the issue, as you could listen to minidisc in a hospital ward
Assuming the bang doesn't destroy Als' ear drums :D

Pin 3 RdWh at X91 instrument panel contact unit connection... from Pin7 of the Radio plug.

At X91 it becomes Gy to the contact unit U20, which then connects to Pin A at X89, which is where the controls plug into the contact assembly at the steering wheel hub :y
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #9 on: 19 February 2015, 13:40:48 »
Output of pin 7 is 12v when HU is on.  So Al needs a similar signal from his HU :)
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #10 on: 19 February 2015, 14:11:20 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 19 February 2015, 13:40:48
Output of pin 7 is 12v when HU is on.  So Al needs a similar signal from his HU :)
Will look at a gay loom when I get home, but guess pin 7 is on the power section of the plug rather than the speaker or extras sections... 4x2 din iirc
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #11 on: 19 February 2015, 17:17:34 »
Quote from: Taxi Al on 19 February 2015, 14:11:20
Quote from: TheBoy on 19 February 2015, 13:40:48
Output of pin 7 is 12v when HU is on.  So Al needs a similar signal from his HU :)
Will look at a gay loom when I get home, but guess pin 7 is on the power section of the plug rather than the speaker or extras sections... 4x2 din iirc
Pin 7 on the car radio plug...


Equates to Pin 5 on the Sony loom...


So you simply need to connect Pins 5 and 7 on the Sony plug...

And for reference,
X91
And X89
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #12 on: 19 February 2015, 17:30:46 »
 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o    Que ?      thanks guys that looks dead easy  . . . to you two

 but I won't mess with electricery even if it is only 12 volts ::)

May be a job for Terbys meet  as the Sony comes out pretty easy  ;) ;)

Jamie  . . . wot speakers would you suggest  . . . price does matter sadly :-[ :-[
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #13 on: 19 February 2015, 18:32:53 »
Seems I've had a bad day  with that last post  . . . . hope you can "read between the lines "  ;D ;D ;D and get what it means

I am 'effin' usless  with a computer  :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[   

Edit :     Actually   Taxi Al / Jamie   . . . ::) ::) ::)  now that   have had a look at your suggestion  .  . I think I may be able to

attempt that 8) 8) 8)     can anything go seriously  wrong ?    :-\ :-\
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Re: '03 FL steering wheel control lighting
« Reply #14 on: 20 February 2015, 14:47:53 »
Worse case is smoke. And you haven't lived until you've properly tuned something to channel smoke, and shat your pants in the process ;D
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