Where Would 4 Bn Mute Wires Connect?

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Topic: Where Would 4 Bn Mute Wires Connect?

Posted By: housekateer
Subject: Where Would 4 Bn Mute Wires Connect?
Date Posted: August 23, 2009 at 4:44 PM

I have a 2007 ford f-150 and im trying to put a VR3 in dash dvd,nav,touchscreen..ect It gets power and counts time on discs but no sound.There are 5 mute wires coming out of the unit...One is pink and says "phone mute" and then there are 4 brown that say "mute" on them.Is it because I dont have them hooked up?

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 23, 2009 at 5:45 PM

What is a VR3? Did it come with an instruction manual?

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 23, 2009 at 6:00 PM

VR3 is a product line now sold at Wally World. Virtual Reality 3. Same build quality as Dual, Valor Etc. The mute wire should mute the radio if it is grounded.

Are the speaker wires of the truck connected to the radio or to an amplifier?

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Posted By: housekateer
Date Posted: August 23, 2009 at 6:38 PM

They are connected to the radio.Also when I hook up the harness and plug it in I have constant power on my acc wire which causes it to stay on while key is off.My truck is xl all manual no power anuthing and came with am/fm only.I'm working with it now but I am puzzled.I hope one of you guys know something cause I'm stumped.

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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: August 24, 2009 at 7:31 AM

do you have the ebrake wire hooked up?

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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 24, 2009 at 8:38 AM

Ah. VR3 = repackaged Roadmaster line.

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 24, 2009 at 9:08 AM

Virtual Reality 3 Or Very Roadmasterish III you make the call.

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Posted By: tommy...
Date Posted: August 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM

Did you use a wiring harness...And if so,what was the part #...And OMG i see those VR3 daily...Wally is right down the street...Can you post your connections if you did not use a wiring harness...

Battery	LIGHT GREEN/ VIOLET	(+)	RADIO HARNESS
Accesory	LIGHT GREEN/ YELLOW	(+)	RADIO HARNESS
Ground	BLACK	(-)	RADIO HARNESS
Illumination	LIGHT BLUE/RED	(+)	RADIO HARNESS
LF Speaker (+)	ORANGE / LIGHT GREEN
LF Speaker (-)	LIGHT BLUE/WHITE
RF Speaker (+)	WHITE/ LIGHT GREEN
RF Speaker (-)	DARK GREEN/ ORANGE
LR Speaker (+)	GRAY/LIGHT BLUE
LR Speaker (-)	TAN / YELLOW
RR Speaker (+)	ORANGE / RED
RR Speaker (-)	BROWN / PINK
Steering Cntrls	YES
Speed Cntrl	YES
Radio Security	YES

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Posted By: yimke
Date Posted: August 25, 2009 at 10:53 AM

I think he is talking about the actual wiring harness itself. Yes I know there is an overwhelming amount of mute wires on there. lol

If your radio does not have a mute wire input, then just cap them off ALL SEPARATE from one another. On some vehicles these are not actually in fact mute wires, but SWC wires. (I've experienced this first hand).

If you do have a mute wire on your radio, just connect it to the pink wire on the harness and tap the others off.