PARROT CK3100 LCD handsfree kit with standard stereo (Ford Mondeo MK4)

[dezwez]

I would leave it connected and put a nick in the wire to add the 12 volts to see what hapens

[Sheepdisease]

So I am looking for a blue cable? Where exactly should I connect to it?

I still don't understand how a CD player can work without power like indicated in the quote? Particularly when it seems as though it turns on with ignition.

[dezwez]

have you tried the orange wire with 12 volts yet

[Sheepdisease]

Where exactly should I splice?

[dezwez]

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just stick your 12 volt cable in to the plug were the orange go in to see if it powers up

 

[Sheepdisease]

Okay, I used a fuse piggyback and a spare piece of house gauge wire and pressed the other end against the red cable in the SOT and the Parrot came on.I t looks like, as you said, it isn't a powered CAM BUS.

I want to use the proper gauge wire, do you know what I need to look for please?

[dezwez]

I cant tell you the wire I used some 5 amp from the range red wire when you say its power up does it say goodbye when you disconnect the power

[Sheepdisease]

Thanks for that. Yes, it does say goodbye when disconnected.

[dezwez]

Just now, Sheepdisease said:

Thanks for that. Yes, it does say goodbye when disconnected.

right that's it then as I said I used some 5 amp wire with a 3 amp fuse glad its sorted 

[Sheepdisease]

I played with the menu and it went through the Speakers too. Thanks.

FYI, the fuse in the original assembly of the cabling for the Parrot is 5 amps.

[dezwez]

forgot to say the wire you used will have to be connected to ignition live so when you switch the key off it will shut down 

[dezwez]

6 minutes ago, Sheepdisease said:

I played with the menu and it went through the speakers too. Thanks.

FYI, the fuse in the original assembly of the cabling for the Parrot is 5 amps.

I used 3 amp just in case it went wrong anytime its been fine for the last 3 years and works well 😊 5 amp should be fine

[Sheepdisease]

Thanks for all your help.

This is what it looks like after a lot of messing with the copious cabling that I needed to squeeze behind the CD player:

I ended up using a piece of cable from a twin core lead that was cut off an old power tool for the cable by pulling it out of the outer plastic sheathing. I didn't want to go out and get any from Halfords as it's a fair drive from here.

I found that the best place to connect to 12v live was where a bullet connector could be found as shown below. Using a piggyback connector and a 5 amp fuse, (which is what the ignition requires in the passenger footwell fuse board), I crimped the end of the piggyback connector onto the cable I mentioned before and then added a bullet connector to the other end so that the connection is tidy and secure.

It turns on with the car and powers off after a few minutes when the key is removed.

Thanks for all your help.

[dezwez]

looks a great job glad its all  sorted