If you’re losing all your stations then your car ignition wire is not hooked up correctly. Make sure your accessory ignition wire is hooked up to the right and same color that should fix the problem and save your stations.
@@michael_fassbender so I take it you didn't notice that front facing AUX port on the lower right hand side? Also, who is using an AUX port in 2024, unless you're going full Radwood and also have a CD walkman in there to feed it with your DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince CD? Which... to be fair... is something I might do for Radwood SoCal.
@@CliffjumperCars the stockholm and skagen models do not have the aux ports, which is the comment i was replying to :). aux ports are extremely useful and simple as well, i dont see how a solid wired connection is somehow less preferable to relying on bluetooth
@@michael_fassbenderaux only benefits if you got a device that plays high resolution audio files and a head unit that supports it like some pioneers or kenwoods
@@JonathanCr0ss thank you for following up. I did go back into this and verified all the wiring is correct with a multimeter, none of the pins are switched on the pigtail wiring harness. It is the weirdest thing that this radio just loses its memory selectively, even though it does have good constant power, and the switched power at the right place.
Did you say you had to add a wiring harness? Why can you not plug the head unit into the stock harness? I just bought the same unit and I’m trying to install it in my 1989 Jetta and it won’t turn on. The head unit works (I bench tested it) but I can’t get it to work in the car. Thanks. Any info helps
The reason you have to use a piggyback harness is this: VW in all their wisdom, uses the standard DIN wiring plug, but they do NOT use standard wiring schematics that literally every other company in the world uses. Some of the wires are in different pin locations. So you either need to depin your harness and reassign the pins to where they need to be for DIN standard wiring protocols, which the Blaupunkt uses, or you need to use a piggyback plug and play wiring harness that switches the pin locations for you.
I have not figured that out yet! Crutchfield doesn't officially support this radio, nor does Blaupunkt North America, as it's a Europe market unit. I have not had the bandwidth to go digging for support over there to get more info on this issue. Am guessing it's something to do with the switched power versus constant power. According to the wiring diagram it looks the same, but I have had to repair my harness previously, and it's entirely possible I switched two wires. Will need to dive back in there and test each wire to confirm what it's doing. I also have to repair the wire that goes to the antenna amplifier - I saw that had come disconnected and didn't have time to go resolder it. Some work yet to do on this. But most of the time I'm using Bluetooth, and other than having to toggle to Bluetooth every time I turn on the radio (it defaults to radio setting with every power cycle, instead of the last used function), that works beautifully.
Typically speaking most headunit's should have a constant non-switched 12v input that allows for storing to memory some even have small batteries. is there potentially a problem with this wire? @@CliffjumperCars
ISO, international Standards Organisation.. standard connectors for automotive head units, brilliant, plug and play but VW for some stupid reason decided to deviate from the standard. 🤡 2 wires want swapping, permanent live, usualy red and ignition live, usually black. Your head unit is loosing its memory because its loosing its supply.
Interestingly, I pulled it out and double checked all the wiring. It's standard ISO. Constant 12V+ wire where it's supposed to be, switched 12V+ wire where it's supposed to be. Checked the actual voltage as well with a multimeter. 12V+ in the constant power pin, switched 12V+ in its appropriate spot too. Power supply is exactly what it is supposed to be.
Thank you for the review, thank god there's non tuner looking car stereos out there!, goddamn hahaha..
The sigh of relief!.
Agreed wholeheartedly. Between Blaupunkt and VDO there are some decent, simple, period correct looking stereos that fit well with the OEM look.
If you’re losing all your stations then your car ignition wire is not hooked up correctly. Make sure your accessory ignition wire is hooked up to the right and same color that should fix the problem and save your stations.
Blaupunkt Stockholm and Skagen models allow you to change the colour of the backlight to match your retro car dash colour.
Thank for sharing that! Good info to have!!!
with no front facing aux port, lol
@@michael_fassbender so I take it you didn't notice that front facing AUX port on the lower right hand side? Also, who is using an AUX port in 2024, unless you're going full Radwood and also have a CD walkman in there to feed it with your DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince CD? Which... to be fair... is something I might do for Radwood SoCal.
@@CliffjumperCars the stockholm and skagen models do not have the aux ports, which is the comment i was replying to :). aux ports are extremely useful and simple as well, i dont see how a solid wired connection is somehow less preferable to relying on bluetooth
@@michael_fassbenderaux only benefits if you got a device that plays high resolution audio files and a head unit that supports it like some pioneers or kenwoods
Hi, I have a question can you remove the sound that the radio makes when you press a button? Thanks 5:58
Probably you have to swap pin 4 and 7 in the power harness.
At some point when other projects are not pressing, I will dive back into this with a multimeter to be sure what's going on powerwise in that harness.
@@CliffjumperCars And... ?
@@JonathanCr0ss thank you for following up. I did go back into this and verified all the wiring is correct with a multimeter, none of the pins are switched on the pigtail wiring harness. It is the weirdest thing that this radio just loses its memory selectively, even though it does have good constant power, and the switched power at the right place.
Did you say you had to add a wiring harness? Why can you not plug the head unit into the stock harness? I just bought the same unit and I’m trying to install it in my 1989 Jetta and it won’t turn on. The head unit works (I bench tested it) but I can’t get it to work in the car. Thanks. Any info helps
The reason you have to use a piggyback harness is this: VW in all their wisdom, uses the standard DIN wiring plug, but they do NOT use standard wiring schematics that literally every other company in the world uses. Some of the wires are in different pin locations. So you either need to depin your harness and reassign the pins to where they need to be for DIN standard wiring protocols, which the Blaupunkt uses, or you need to use a piggyback plug and play wiring harness that switches the pin locations for you.
Hey Cliff jumper where did you get that magnetic phone mount, Rennline ?
That one's a Wedgy... you can find it here: www.gizmatictech.com/wedgy
Cool cool thanks 🙏🏼
Did you ever get to the bottom of the station presets ? Thanks
I have not figured that out yet! Crutchfield doesn't officially support this radio, nor does Blaupunkt North America, as it's a Europe market unit. I have not had the bandwidth to go digging for support over there to get more info on this issue.
Am guessing it's something to do with the switched power versus constant power. According to the wiring diagram it looks the same, but I have had to repair my harness previously, and it's entirely possible I switched two wires. Will need to dive back in there and test each wire to confirm what it's doing. I also have to repair the wire that goes to the antenna amplifier - I saw that had come disconnected and didn't have time to go resolder it. Some work yet to do on this.
But most of the time I'm using Bluetooth, and other than having to toggle to Bluetooth every time I turn on the radio (it defaults to radio setting with every power cycle, instead of the last used function), that works beautifully.
Typically speaking most headunit's should have a constant non-switched 12v input that allows for storing to memory some even have small batteries. is there potentially a problem with this wire? @@CliffjumperCars
@@thedos2922 That would be what i suspect, but I haven't had the opportunity to go back in with a meter and check the wiring.
ISO, international Standards Organisation.. standard connectors for automotive head units, brilliant, plug and play but VW for some stupid reason decided to deviate from the standard. 🤡 2 wires want swapping, permanent live, usualy red and ignition live, usually black. Your head unit is loosing its memory because its loosing its supply.
Interestingly, I pulled it out and double checked all the wiring. It's standard ISO. Constant 12V+ wire where it's supposed to be, switched 12V+ wire where it's supposed to be. Checked the actual voltage as well with a multimeter. 12V+ in the constant power pin, switched 12V+ in its appropriate spot too. Power supply is exactly what it is supposed to be.