Utterly useless Scirocco trivia (Default Radio Wiring)

["Paul Krucke" <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>]

     Yes, up until 1992 VW Radio's worked without the car or ignition on.  
     In 1992 a sort of ACC was incorporated simply by having your key (or 
     other metal object) in the key hole.
     
     -Paul
     
     Current V-Dub's
     87 Scirocco 16v
     87 Jetta GLi
     
     Past V-Dubs
     92 Jetta GL (Early mexican with many electrical problems)
     84 GTI
     83 Rabbit Diesal
     82 Rabbit
     81 Rabbit Pick-up with 84 GTI Powertrain
     74 Karmann Ghia
     73 Super Beetle
     72 Karmann Ghia Convertible 
     69 Karmann Ghia
     68 Beetle Convertible
     66 Bug
     57 Bug  


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Subject: Re: Utterly useless Scirocco trivia...
Author:  wolf@gate.net at TGATE
Date:    6/4/97 1:02 PM


Dale D. Baker wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Ryan Schuermann wrote: 
> 
> >
> > > Son-of-a-gun! it does work. (Ya, im lame, I tried it.) But why?? Anybody 
> > > know?? I mean, it would be nice to have an ACC setting on the ignition 
switch
> > > so I could listen to the radio with the engine off, but this is a little 
on
> > > the rediculous side! Oh well, it was fun for a while.... 
> >
> > this is why you loop the orange wire to the red wire in the back of 
> > your head unit. i can listen to my radio anytime I want.
> 
> Mine is the same too...whoever had it before me did the same and i can 
> listen to my radio at anytime.
> 
> Dale
> > --
     
I was under the impression that the radio was wired like this from VW. 
My 
87 16v still has the factory radio/speakers (never been touched, 
I swear it!) which is directly connected to 12v.  I've never seen 
a Scirocco where the radio was connected to the ignition.  Some
radios have a hard time with this configuration (Alpine) because the 
LCD panel stays illuminated 24/7 and eventually lets go.  I had this 
problem
in my 82, and I had to put in a switch to control it.
     
Dan
---
87 Scirocco 16v
& Girlfriend has identical car to boot 
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