Ground = brown.  The grey wires you are seeing more than likely have a blue
stripe on them - these are for dash lights.  Black is 12V with key on.
Red is 12V constant.

At 11:11 AM 20/11/1999 EST, Stefan Weir wrote:
>If you're gonna flame me, flame on.
>
>I am putting in a CD player and it's been a couple of years since I did this
>and I have never done it on a VW (I have always coughed up $$$ to Circuit
>City).  Ground wires in German cars are generally (1) Brown or (2) Gray?  I
>have both and beleive it to be brown, but wanted to make sure.
>
>Thanks,
>Stefan
>
>P.S. I don't mind if I get flamed for such a simple bit of info, but I don't
>want my Van to get "flamed"  :-)
>
>

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