Clarion DB338R into a Ford Tractor

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Topic: Clarion DB338R into a Ford Tractor

Posted By: skardon
Subject: Clarion DB338R into a Ford Tractor
Date Posted: September 28, 2006 at 1:56 PM

Can anyone tell me how to connect this unit into a Ford 7 series tractor

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Posted By: skardon
Date Posted: September 28, 2006 at 2:11 PM

Wow that was quick !

It currently has a cruddy crackling old push button radio with MW & FM and a pair of speakers behind in the roof

I mainly want to use the CD for those long hours of diving over the fields but the radio will also be useful

Posted By: skardon
Date Posted: September 28, 2006 at 3:18 PM

Thanks for your help with this and sorry for my ignorance but what is Acc is it live?

Also I have 2 phono leads red and white and 13 coloured wires on the head unit

I think 8 are speaker wires because they are pairs of same colour but one of each pair has a solid black line running down it.

I have blue(antenna), yellow (12v memory), orange(illumination),black (earth)and red (12v ign) - any idea what I do with each?

I guess black is ground, red is acc??, what do I do with the rest?

Posted By: skardon
Date Posted: September 29, 2006 at 1:49 PM

Thanks you have been a great help - sorry for the delay in replying

I think there is only one live wire going to the old radio - if so can I connect the yellow and red together?

The old radio can be turned on with the ignition off if that helps

Posted By: geepherder
Date Posted: September 29, 2006 at 7:39 PM

Yes, you can just connect them together, but since you don't have a constant source of power at the radio, you'll lose your memory (station presets, sound settings, clock, etc.) Alternatively, you can run a fused wire directly from the battery for your memory/constant (yellow) wire. The wire that shows power when the key is turned will be connected to the accessory wire (red).

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