550 Radio Help!

Its kind of hard without knowing your starting point

You need to tell us what is already there as some cross-fitting connectors can be bought or just sit down and work it out by comparison

Or if you are really good it was all posted maybe ten or more years ago - possibly in the 355 section if not here

The Becker equivalent manual also shows the wiring layout - don't know about the Sony

 

It looks like you just need a new connector. When you buy that, there will be a wiring diagram for sure. But how you can live with that thing is beyond my understanding.

 

Looks like the plug can be removed from radio. So PO cut the wires to plug lef tin radio. So when you look in the car you see what wire goes where. Looks like you got plenty of wire on the plug to just splice them back to the wires in the car. Looks like PO wanted to easily be able to replace the stock raido.

What year 550? That Ferrari radio does not look like either my ex 2000 radio or my current 2001 radio?

 

There's probably a few of our younger owners wondering what that white thing is above the display Cassette tape? What's a cassette tape?

Sorry for the distraction; carry on!

 

Thinking about this some more the colors in the white jack are from the Ferrari loom (eg 355) so in theory deep behind your new stereo should be wires of the same colors even if they have been patched into the new stereo's loom

OP any feedback ?

 

Try Radioman in San Diego.
He fixed a couple things for me years ago and did a great job.

 

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Scott Cairncross

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San Diego, CA 92109

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Taz,
Should have thought of them too. They’re a five minute drive from my old condo. They opened the same year I got stationed in SD. Not far from Symbolic.

 

Don't understand either. Fussy unit, proper old now, no bluetooth for phone....

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Porsche has a rather nice solution, I'd get the Porsche bit painted over and use that radio. I think the Porsche logo shows up when it's turned on but that's it. Can live with that I'm sure...

For the life of me I can't understand why Ferrari doesn't bring out a similar thing. I imagine it would be a very popular add on for 348 to F430 and 456 to and including the 599 (!).

I've looked through what seems like the entire internet and not found a single din as simple and good looking as this. If they sold an unbranded one I'd have that immediately. It's the perfect single din. It's android based so you can install your spotify, google maps/waze and so on. Total no brainer. No disco lights and stupid extra buttons, or looking like it belongs in some ****ing ricer.

I hate the flippy-up single dins where a big screen comes out, and even worse in a Maranello. They seem to have caught on and making decent double dins now that don't look terrible and have simple to use android....why not single dins? Loads of people want the ''factory'' look.

 

Standard stereo works fine if you just leave it off. Especially after I get a set of Fabio's headers, who needs it?

 

long trips, stuck in traffic. Music is essential. No way would I enjoy 2 hours on a dreary motorway without music. Let alone longer than that.

 

Different strokes...

 

Music can not hurt. If you don’t like it, you just leave it off. But great to have in many situations, also for traffic info and in case of a disaster.