BMW E30 Continental TR7412UB-OR Radio Install [period correct] 

I got mine at ECS tuning here: www.ecstuning.com/b-vdo-parts/vdo-headunit-wiring-harness/ac1111-slash-330~vdo/

Great tip!

my yellows are different by yellow brown do you mean yellow red?

just figuring out that i don’t have yellow or blue browns! I bought my e30 s52 swapped and when i took out the radio it seems that someone was already back in there. My fader knob is disconnected from anything, I have the wires to set up the speakers like I would if I didn’t have the knob, should I set it up like I would without?

Thanks Mark, I really love the look of this unit and the blaupunkt was a close contender. Mail now days really sucks lol. Keep us posted about your progress. cheers!

Hi Osku, I would have to try that out. Honestly I have never ran into that scenario, right now the car is in storage for the winter so can’t really tell you. However I think that if the radio is off, it won’t be paired with the phone so I don’t think you are able to answer the calls.

It has the OEM amp. Here check this video out which will give you a good sense of how it’s wired as I play around with the wires ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DQYPwc2qo48.html

You don’t need the original antenna but you will need the amp. Check out our video on the antenna override switch which will give you a good sense how it’s wired: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DQYPwc2qo48.html

I got a bunch of “Kujet” solder seal wire connectors on amazon. They are shrink tubing, solder and glue in one. They look nice but are a bit tricky to use. You definitely need a blow torch or heat gun. I used a kitchen crème brûlé (chef’s) torch and it worked well. Some say you should not use solder on BMW connectors but really these wires are analog so I don’t think it matters. I’m sure any coupler would work. In retrospect I would have left the antenna and amp power cables (white) the way they are. I thought they were some aftermarket job but no the mess there was all BMW.

And Go Habs!

@@DorksandBolts Thanks for the reply. I'll check Kujet out.

@@DorksandBolts The drive for 25!!!

It doesn’t really. One of the things that bothers me about it. Also doesn’t dim either. There are people that took apart the unit and soldered new LEDs but that doesn’t fix the dimming issue.

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Hey Goran. It’s been a while but from what I can remember, yes you just pull out the adapter. It should be a banana plug so it should just come out. Maybe give it a little bit of a jiggle 😅. As for the memory cable. Are you sure your iso connector has the same colours as mine? The manual is awful but there is a section in it explaining what each output on the ISO connector is. Perhaps confirm the iso plug you bought has the same colours as mine by comparing it to the manual and this video. I did have some power problems where my battery died and that reset my radio. But I feel like if you had battery problems, you would already know that. Good luck figuring out your issue and I hope you get your radio working . Feel free to write more details. I’ll be glad to help if I can.

Hi Nicolas, do you mean the fader button?

Yes.

There is the possibility to add those, but it’s not a plug an play, you have to consult the wiring schemas for that. It is not impossible or too difficult to do. Do a google search for the radio schema and you can tap on the main connector that comes with the radio for that.

@@nicolaslandeta3943 Hi Nicolas, I just dealt with this, you need to unplug the wires going to the fader and there you will find the wires for the speakers, cut those and the install is the same as the rest of this video.

Yes it did, but I end up using the OEM microphone since it was too much of a hassle to run the wire. Of course if you don’t have a microphone, that’s your only option :)

@@DorksandBolts thanks! It is arriving tomorrow! Just waiting for the wiring harness as well.

Awesome! Good luck on the install

Hi, there is a white wire that goes to the antenna and the other one that goes to the amp, perhaps you are not powering the amp. Maybe send us a picture of your wiring??

I do remember seeing the instructions to add a sub and amp, but you do require to get an extra plug

@@DorksandBolts im doing mine with an Amp, I ran the 12V through the firewall hole that the computer wires go through.. and put the amp under the seat after cutting a hole in my carpet so it's flush

Hi Carlo, they do light up. But on the video I didn’t have the car lights on.