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Can't remember if I do to be honest (had one that died and can't remember if I replaced it) - but either way will get one! Looking at the instructions the red is ignition and yellow they call the battery wire - is that the permanent live? Could the issue be caused by my lazy use of scotchlocks? I don't have the skills to solder in these kinds of tight conditions, are there any alternatives that would be a better connection?

Good tip I'll try swapping the switches over - hope it's just the bulbs! And thanks, I bought the surround separately (it's also a Connects2 item), it's not a bad match and a decent fit. I had to do a tiny bit of trimming on the inside to make it fit over the headunit but it worked well. Prob won't get around to looking at this again until the weekend, but how should I start testing what's wrong and why the stereo won't even power up?

Thanks Geoff, no rush at all appreciate your help. I used the green wire for illumination, and yes the other switch is lighting up (can't remember if the TRC button lights up too but it's not lit) Does this work? https://photos.app.goo.gl/KhxfHgdQfKBR6BAH7

Forgot to add - this is the bypass cable I'm using: https://connects2.com/Product/ProductItem/CT51-LX01

I checked the fuse on the radio itself, and also the one in the driver's footwell (is there one in the passenger footwell too?) and both are fine, so it's not those fuses. It got too dark to do any more investigating so I've just reassembled the car for now so I can use it during the week, and I'll have to look into this next weekend. First visible sign that something is wrong, I tapped the illumination off the passenger heated seat switch, and now that switch doesn't light up - given the switch wasn't in the car I'm guessing it's not the bulb itself, so what would cause that? I actually forget whether the TRC OFF button lights up but that one isn't lit either.

I've now disconnected everything else, so it's just the bypass going from the cable at the amp into the Kenwood harness and into the stereo. Good news is the warning lights are no longer flashing, but bad news is the stereo still won't turn on. Have I possibly blown a fuse?

Unfortunately tried a test before putting everything back together again but the unit won't turn on - and I have the "Cruise", "ABS" and "TRC" lights flashing in the instrument cluster. When I disconnect the stereo, they all disappear so there has to be a wiring fault. Considering the main part of wiring was plug and play, is there possibly an issue with the amp bypass cable I have? Or (and agree this is more likely) have I done something wrong?

I was indeed! Incredible audio install in that car, I've never experienced anything like it. Started on this today, spent today deconstructing and removing all the old bluetooth audio kit I had installed, now the car is in the garage in bits lol. Fingers crossed tomorrow it all goes together easily! Quick question for Geoff or anyone else that knows, is it fairly easy (and safe) to remove the a-pillar covers as long as I disconnect the battery? Bit nervous of all the warnings on forums to not set the airbag off!

I'm not even doing 10% of what Wozza does lol - all I need to do is actually execute all the great advice Geoff has provided and fingers crossed I don't mess it up!

I think they are suggesting taking the illumination from the existing stereo harness so I'll follow your path. And this is amazing! In the other thread that car didn't have satnav, but I did wonder whether mine would have the speed sense in the nav loom - didn't realise all the connections I needed would be there. I wonder why it has a reverse trigger in the nav - I'm guessing it's the same unit used in other cars that have a reverse cam? That's absolutely perfect, should hopefully make the job a lot easier - thanks so much!

Thanks Geoff! This is the unit I'm installing: https://www.kenwood.eu/car/navigation_multimedia/multimedia/DMX8020DABS/ As I was researching this evening I came across the thread below which is quite a useful guide, but seeing as it looks like I shouldn't take the illumination off the existing wiring, are any of the other steps in it things I shouldn't do? Particularly the speed sense wire into the cluster, and should I ground the handbrake and mute wires? Also is the location of the reverse cam trigger correct? https://www.my.is/threads/how-to-complete-guide-to-a-headunit-and-metra-wiring-harness-install.331788/ My car does have factory satnav but it doesn't work any more (shows DVD error all the time) so I'm not worried about that. I wasn't planning on installing a reverse camera but the store I bought the unit from threw one in free of charge so might as well do it!

Decided to put an android auto headunit in the Lexus but the install is looking a bit more complex than I'd hoped lol. The Lexus amp bypass cable I bought has a couple of loose wires that I'm not sure what to do with: Orange wire that says "illumination", and a blue wire that says antenna remote - where would I connect both of these? Interestingly the new stereo's loom also has a loose blue wire which is labelled "power control/antenna control" and not sure what to do with that one either. Finally, the new stereo loom also has a "mute" wire which baffled me a bit - I'm assuming this would only be needed if I had a separate bluetooth phone kit?

Just discovered this thread which initially got me very excited!! And then I realised it was a replica lol. As an owner of a real 360 I wasn't sure how I felt about this (from a "what's the point" perspective) but I've really enjoyed catching up on this thread and seeing all the adventures Tony's been on to get the car the way you want it This isn't entirely my cup of tea but nice work on everything you've done!

I sold some stuff a while back and the buyer arranged a courier using a site called Shiply I think - I don't know much about the experience but the guy who turned up was decent enough and the stuff was delivered undamaged so I guess it worked in that instance.

I really love this car, it's gorgeous

How many of us drove the same as we did with our parents in the passenger seat compared to being let loose on our own for the first time after passing our tests.........

Looks like this one....... http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/watch-another-jabroni-find-out-his-truck-cant-fly-1788682939

Didn't charge me any extra when I swapped the wheels on my IS200 to 18". Worth mentioning it's for the winter, there might not be any change for that.

Will def take a bit of adjusting! Going to play it super safe though, def getting snow tyres and planning to get a 4WD

This is the part I'm really not looking forward to!

Ahh in that case that probably makes sense which is actually not bad then - also means that it's worthwhile getting a policy going as soon as possible as you can still build up no claims as a provisional can't you? Classic mini would be awesome but think I can see where the wife is coming from

If that's from a known company and a real quote I'd jump all over that! Good idea, it probably would have worked on me if my parents had told me that Car wise I think the Aygo is a good shout but it's worth sticking a few different cars in the comparison sites to see how they compare - car insurance seems to make no sense nowadays and different people in different areas can have wildly different results. People talk about sticking older cars on classic policies but that's probably not the smartest decision from a safety perspective.

http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=16380&p=170049

Well as I'll be in Canada I will have the winters on!

£400, seriously? Who are the underwriters of that?