Car dashboard clock

Dave123456789 · 15 Oct 2014

Hi the can anyone please help advise how I can fit this dashboard clock in my fiesta where the coin holder section circled in red is??

Yellow wire with button adjusts clock dunno where black and red go...

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Burnerman · 15 Oct 2014

Try very thin bladed screwdrivers each side of the coin holder to pop it out.
The red and black wires must be + and - power connections, and they need to be connected to a permanent live somewhere......unless the clock has an internal memory in which case an ignition live feed would do.
Is this a Ford item?
John

Monkeh · 15 Oct 2014

Burnerman said:
they need to be connected to a permanent live somewhere......unless the clock has an internal memory

There's a battery on the back of it, I doubt it's for show.

Is this a Ford item?

Looks fresh off the boat from the cheapest supplier in China.

gregers · 15 Oct 2014

FORD PART? never.

Dave123456789 · 18 Oct 2014

Hi it's not a ford part...and the battery is only a back up for wire failing but not able to power just with the battery...

Any specific advice on how to connect the black and white wires to the "live" though?

Monkeh · 18 Oct 2014

Dave123456789 said:
and the battery is only a back up for wire failing but not able to power just with the battery...

No, it's to maintain the clock while the ignition is off.

Any specific advice on how to connect the black and white wires to the "live" though?

Black goes to ground, red goes to a switched +12V. You should find one in the radio harness.

Dave123456789 · 18 Oct 2014

Ah I see thanks

Can you define what you mean by ground please

With regards to battery I guesss that means I'll need to replace at some point? Or not?

I ask cos I wanna case it in for good and not really open it up again tbh....

Burnerman · 18 Oct 2014

In this case, ground means any metal part of the car bodyshell......every electrical component will be connected to ground somewhere and most will have a wire to do this.
The radio circuit is the best one to tap in to, as advised......the radio supply will have a permanent live, an ignition switched live and a ground, or earth return.
There will be other connections too - for loudspeakers, electric aerial and so on.
Just ignore these.
Its anyones guess how long your clock internal battery will last!
John

Dave123456789 · 18 Oct 2014

Thanks very much!

I may not put it in now as I don't want to take it out ever again after its put in!!!

Monkeh · 18 Oct 2014

You won't have to touch it for years, normally, so I wouldn't worry about that..

AlanE · 18 Oct 2014

I would put a new fresh battery into the unit and it will probably keep running for years.

The battery will only be supplying a minute current to supply the actual counter part of the chip. The power to supply the actual digits will be supplied from the vehicle battery.

Dave123456789 · 18 Oct 2014

Thanks chaps it's a bit complicated for me but I have found a car audio workshop who has quoted £15 and can case it up better I guess

Thanks again!

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