Visteon Mb8000 -- Bit Of An Issue

[hyperjase]

Hi all,

 

New to the forum, got my Mk2 Galaxy Ghia yesterday (53 reg), it has the headrest monitors and had just the button/headphone output section fitted when I got it but got lucky today to discover the actual MB8000 unit hidden under the driver's seat (not to mention the 6 CD changer I discovered under the passenger seat!).

 

The MB8000 unit doesn't fire up - nothing appears to work but I've been investigating the wiring.  It appears the earth and +12v work but the ignition 12v is showing under 1v - something not right there.  I bridged the 12v to the ignition 12v, the monitor backlights came on but again nothing worked.  I suspect the MB8000 is dead anyway but I'm curious about the ignition - it doesn't have sufficient voltage beyond the distribution unit.  Should this be the case?  My next step was to pull the stereo out, find the ignition 12v from that and temporarily wire it to the power input on the distribution unit.  Failing that the entire thing is useless but I'm not for giving up then!  I'll tackle that with a further post depending whether the system works with the bridged ignition 12v from the radio.

 

Anyone else have this issue ... or been able to fit an alternative DVD unit?

 

Many thanks.

[hyperjase]

I've read that power has to come from the radio itself, after removing it I've discovered that it was an after-fit (dated 2008), the unit being a CD 6000(ne) - there is a multi-changer under the passenger seat and two four connectors on the rear, one for power (presumibly), one for the speakers then one in the middle of these two with just one purple wire in.  This being fitted after the DVD does this mean it'll be missing the wiring that would be required?  I can't get any power to any of the system - the ignition still shows less than 1v.