Thank you this helped immensely! I had a 1988 Kenwood (KRC-757) and it had slightly different wires such as one blue I don't know what it does, but I managed to get it running by putting positive on red plus yellow and negative on black. Thank you! :D
this video helped me install the stereo in my jeep. I had no clue where to start before watching this video. Many of the videos out there will show you how to install with a vehicle specific adapter (which I didn't really want to go buy) but this video helped me understand how it all works and which wires are for what. This allowed me to do all the wiring myself in less than an hour without going and buying an adapter. Thank you Lessco Electronics.
Very helpful, thank you! I wire a lot of audio already but the wiring in my 96 Mustang GT is a nightmare because of the previous owner.. This will help me a lot with putting in a different aftermarket stereo than what is in there now.
I found your video first, and at less than eight minutes, it looks like the shortest video I've found on this subject so far. Thank you for being concise and on point. The bundle of wires on my most recent HU purchase doesn't look so intimidating now.
For me I used.. Power = blue w/yellow stripe wire from the deck(dash) and connected it to the red wire and yellow wire twisted together from the stereo(after market stereo) EARTH = black to black. For the BACK SPEAKERS = red from the deck(dash) connected to Pink from stereo(aftermarket 1). White from deck(dash) connected to pink w/black stripe from stereo. Yellow from deck(dash) connected to green w/black stripe from stereo. And grey from deck(dash) connected to green from stereo. FRONT SPEAKERS = green from deck(dash) to grey from stereo. Purple from deck(dash) to white w/black stripe from stereo. Pink from deck(dash) to white. And blue from deck(dash) to grey w/black stripe. Now this worked for me but you know how they say it CAN DEPEND on your model, make or car/stereos as some are DIFFERENT! Remember unplug your car battery before connecting all wires. Other then that hope this helps someone.
Thanks bunches! I'm an EE and i couldn't find the wire diagram for my stereo. I thought, "I wonder if it is just standardized." That's where you came in.
Thank you for this great video, I just bought a Chinese GPS/radio, installed it and got nothing. After I watched your video I realized my mistake. Your description was excellent I will go over it in the morning--stay tuned.tbone188
@@nascar9059 I want my radio to play even when car is off - so that I turn the radio off manually.. If I understand correctly I can achieve this by switching red and yellow wire? Right now my radio shuts down the moment I turn off my car...
Thanks so much for this! got a bit confused at one point installing a stereo into my car. Turns Out my toyota has diffrent coloured constant, earth and key power wires lol but thanks to your information and a wiring diagram of my car i found online i was able to successfully install my stereo :)
For my adapter that came with the aftermarket deck came with a blue striped cable but not with the solid blue one and my adapter that goes to the factory harness has a solid blue cable but not a striped blue cable for my 2000 honda accord.. Isnt my blue cable for am/fm? What should i do ?? Please
Blue to power antenna - factory harness Blues/White to amplifier - factory harness usually each code color are the same for any brand of radio. I plug the blue to the Blues/White i installed my JVC radio today and it work perfect.
in my pioneer harness I've got an orange with white. on my other harness going to the factory harness I've a solid orange...should I connect those 2 together? ??
If you don't care about the receiver remembering, can you combine yellow and red to a single positive 12v source? I ask because that's all I have from my old boat radio. This set up powers the receiver but I can't get sound to the speakers. the receiver and speakers are brand new kenwoods. not enough amps from the old power source? thanks in advance, you really know your stuff!
Steven Collova Provided that the 12v source can provide enough amperage, this will work and will obviously erase data each time it's turned off. If you're tapping to a fuse such as the cigarette lighter, be sure it can provide enough amperage for both the head unit and the cigarette lighter. Otherwise if you draw too much power consistently for long enough it will blow the fuse regularly. This is the only issue I would see if you don't care about presets being saved, good luck hope this helps.
Hmm, bcae1 website is a great source for troubleshooting, I have learned a great deal from him. Google bcae1. good luck hope you're able to get it fixed and don't have to buy a new one like I did when mine said miswiring for no reason.
Thanks for explaining the harness connection includes not only power, but also audio. Makes a shit ton more sense, since Pioneer AVH series stereos do not explicitly provide this explanation.
im in the process of replacing my stock stereo with an after market stereo. however i do not have a harness. i just wanted to get a clarification on the wiring as to which wires do i match up to which. looking forward to hearing for you . thanks in advance.
I'm getting ready to install my own stereo, all the videos I've watched so far have said "Just Match Colors" That wasn't good enough for me! Thanks for this video I feel way more confident in doing it myself knowing with the colors mean lol
I enjoyed your video. Can you tell me where to connect the blue white wire for amp turn on. Everyones says what it is for but not where to connect it. I have a 2013 Durango RT with the Alpine system.
Thank you for the video but I have only 1 blue cable and light brown KEY1, and dark brown KEY2. total 16. Which cable should I connect to sub. Thank you again
Thanks for the helpful video. Question: putting a Pioneer single DIN stereo in my 06 Ford Crown Vic. The wiring harness for the Ford has an orange wire but no blue wire, and the Pioneer has a blue wire but no orange wire. All other colors match. What do I do in this case?
Great video helped alot. I have question for you i just bought a sony head unit and im installing it in a 02 Nissan sentra the wiring harness has both the blue and the blue with white stripe on it but the sony one only has the blue with white do i just connect the blue with white and leave the solid blue alone?
I’ve got my factory stereo out of my ‘92 Volvo 240 and it appears that there’s a single wire going going to each speaker. The Pioneer stereo I want to install is just as you’ve described. The factory stereo also had this 6 pin round plug. Looking for a wiring adapter, I can’t seem to find it. Not sure what I’m missing.
Helpful info. Bought a new touch screen stereo. It is supposed to fit my old truck. Have not tried to install yet. Surprised it came with no wiring diagram and no wiring diagrams to be found online for it. I just want to replace the old cassette/radio. All I want is ACC hot, ground and speakers and radio antenna. Basically for it to work . That's how the old one was wired. Don't know if I have to hook up additional wires to the hot side to get illumination, etc.? It appears there are many wires on the new one I will not be using. Wish me luck. There is a "SWC" plug that is for who knows what.
I have a Lexus is250 and it has a stock amp. I'm looking to install a line out converter. I was wondering what wires going to the stock amp do I splice in to. I have pictures upon request. Thanks!
Very good Video. Thanks. But on my harness I have 2 extra wires. Green with a white stripe labeled Key1 and the Pink wire you spoke of marked Parking. What do I do with those?
Im not familiar with a key1 connection, nor have I heard of it, what brand is this unit? I am dying to find out. s for that pink, it is a ground connection, that enaables on screen viewing while a dvd is in the drive playing..
I want to put an pioneer in a Toro tractor that just has a power wire and I can put the ground on the machine. where could I put the blue/white to operate the remote control. I also installed a manual antenna. The radio has bluetooth, cd, and mp3. Your video was excellent but is there a way with out all the wires that are in a vehicle.
i have a land rover discovery 2 and the memory will not hold to the unit. this model has three factory plugs behind receiver. bout vehicle with no radio in it. but there was a partial plug adapter in it. just need to find what I need to do to have this working for my wife. thanks for the help.
Interesting video, I'm having an issue with my radio swap in my VW touareg. Just putting in a newer VW unit, this one is muted, can't get any sound. It's as if a call is in progress constantly. Checked the wiring, new unit has amp pin, no wire in existing plug to connect to it. I think I need to splice a new 12v feed off the red accessories 12v wire so the amp gets power. Thats what I'm understanding from your info.
Installing in an RV to the house battery and fuse box. Can all the + power wires (yellow, red, orange) be connected together to one fuse in the box or do they each require a separate fuse? Also, if I don’t have a powered (retractable) antennae, do I need to connect the blue wire at all? Thanks for any help.
This is a really useful, worthwhile video. Eventually I'm going to hook up a Pioneer car radio/CD player and your video is just what I needed to know. Thanks a lot, Tom
I have a 92 f150 and I bought the wire harness for the after market radio to connect to the f150 plugs when I attach the wires should I go color to color?
happy that you explain the wires positive/negative! thanks for the knowledge! I'm trying to figure out how to wire a CD deck to my 1991 Honda. the thing is that the CD deck was given to me without any wires or connectors not sure what you call it. if there's a will then there must be a way!! right?
Hi I have a Clarion VZ401 and was wondering what I do with the reverse gear wire and where does it go? I will be hooking up a back up camera and it will plug into the rca input. Thank you
Jesse Turner run that out to the reverse bulb in one of the 2 rear tail lights (the wire that rests at ground and switches to +12v on reverse trigger).
i just bought and alpine radio from best buy and i have a pink wire also a orange wire w/ black but there isnt another orang and black wire to connect it to. also where do i connect the all black long wire, the red wire and the white and black wire?
Install went great. Purchased the correct harness and had no problems. As for the Key1 wire. It was for the steering wheel controls. I don't have that so no need for it. I have the Pyle PLDN74BTI unit. There was a pink wire coming from the harness so I connected to it. I can watch Video while driving now, without a bypass. OOOOPs! Did I say that! LOL!. Thanks for you Video and reply. Loving the unit.
Great video. Got a question though. I''m trying to wire a JENSON into my trailer/camper. What do I do with the ignition wire? Does it have to be wired into the positive with the yellow wire?
So I’m wiring up a Ken wood to a Ford Ranger. You said the brown or tan wire for the Bluetooth is mute and on the factory harness replacement or adapter I have the orange with black stripe which you said can be a mute. Would I butt connect those together or tape them both off? Also what about the illumination orange wire? I have it leftover?
Great video. How to do an In Dash DVD GPS stereo Parking Brake bypass? On the common 30, did they use a positive signal connected to the terminal or a negative. It says that you should use always a negative to connect a terminal or common terminal to a relay. 5 pin SPDT relay
I have two door speakers in my grand am one right by the window the other down on the bottom of the door. do I need a special harness/radio to get all speakers to work or do they both run off the same channel?
I have a antenna ground I'm assuming, it somehow came out of the driver side panel above the window and of course I believe it came from the antenna but how do you put on the U-shaped thing to bolt in metal? That wire I have is like a 16 gauge or 18 but I cannot get the wire to stay inside the clamp
hi i have a 2004 pontiac bonneville sle with steering wheel controls .im putting in a aftermarket i think i have everything including back up camara wire .its a tview with back up input do you have a video for this i think i have all metra harness box for steering wheel to send signals and new antenna adapter
Thanks for your videos keep them coming. I recently purchase a JVC KW V850BT unit made all the correct connections but cannot got it to power on in my 2010 Hyundai Elantra gls. What am I doing wrong
I am installing a pioneer into a 1982 ford. There is a harness(?) coming from the car with blue yellow red and white cables exposed for hooking up. How do I connects speakers? Do I hook up the + and - of each speaker to a different color coming from the car? How do I know which color controls what speaker?
Ugh! Spent all day hooking up a new car stereo and after all was said and done the panel isn't lighting up. I have a wire labeled "illumination (it's gold)" but I have nothing matching that color to connect it to on the wire harness matching the car. Any thoughts? Thanks so much for posting this video and your possible help.
Thank you very much for the tutorial it helped allot. I just have a question, I have a Sentra 2000 GST, yesturday that I tried to wire I encounter with a black box where my red, yellow and black cables entered and another 3 cables with the same color where output. Inside the box their is allot of circuits. Is it important? What is it for?
that's usually just a noise filter, it may or may not be of importance, If you cant fit it in there, just cut it out, but if theres room and it's not bothering you, just leave it in there.
Lessco Electronics One last question, the old stereo has a orange cable which conects directly to the positive terminal of the battery, it`s label with a B+. Also the cable has an adapter which contains a fuse. What is it? Is it important?
Thanks for your time and video, this has helped for sure. I do have a weird question to run by you though; I’m installing a Pioneer deck in a sailboat, and the existing wiring color codes have two wires which provide the positive for one speaker and at the same time a negative for a different speaker....I’ve never seen this and don’t know how to continue. Do you know of anything like this? I can email pictures if you’d like, thank you.
Hi, thanks for that. I have a car radio in my RV. Also a 12 v television with poor sound. Can I wire ĺl the TV into the car radio? NB there is no sound jack in the radio but the TV has a sound output. Cheers Brian.
How about a Winnebago Motorhome? I tried following the wire colors (1997) can't get it to turn on. I am going to take your video and go over the wiring again. Just wanted to know if I have to do anything different. On the old radio the 12v wire IS the orange and white stripe. ????
I just put an Alpine stereo in my 1999 ford f250 . Previously I had a pioneer head unit the radio came in perfect . Now with the new alpine I have little to no radio reception. I have triple checked the antenna connection and it is fully connected . What can I do to fix this?
Great video. I’m replacing an old radio in my boat. My boat has only front right and left speakers. The original installer connected front and rear positive wires together and then led a single wire to the positive terminal on the speaker. He repeated this for the negative right wires. And he did the same with the left speaker. Should I repeat this method?
Great video!! I wired up an after-market radio to my 2005 Chevy silverado 2500hd. Everything is working great but how do I wire it up to my steering wheel control. BTW, I am wiring everything directly and not using any modules. Thanks again!!
This was so helpful, it didn't help me with the question. I purchased a vehicle that has an aftermarket radio installed. It may or may not be the reason the my engine light stays on when the key is out. So I pulled out the radio and noticed some wires were paired incorrectly. Then I am versed with a wire light green wire called a breaking wire and a ground wire coming from one of the harnesses attached to 2 ground wires. Hoping you can help. I took pictures willing to send then.
little confused about what you said about the blu and blue and white cable. Which one would i connect up to the radio signal booster aerial. I dont have a aerial that rises once its on.
I have a 93 Rockwood Coach that I am replacing the old Craig deck with a newer JVC deck. The Coach was wired with only one black wire for the - side of the speakers. I don't understand, I have never seen that before. How do I wire the speakers with only one negative wire?
how do you fix the wiring if the preexisting factory harness was cut out completely but you have the 16 pin harness for the deck, how would i wire in all those wires to the factory ones without the clip-in harness which is then supposed to be wired into the 16 pin harness that comes with the stereo?
I bought a truck it’s a fixer upper and got a Walmart touch screen radio but when I looked into the wire harnessing I’m side they burned the yellow wire what can I do is it possible to buy pass or do I need to re wire the hole dash
Great video. Thanks. In my situation I only have 2 speakers. Is it ok to twin front & rear output wires or just eliminate front or rear out put wires to speakers .
hello chevy impala 2007 wiring harness comes with two harness and an extra red wire on the side. Is the red wire going from the double din red wire to the fuse box? I am a super beginner and radio is not working.
iv taken a daewoo stereo out and it has illumination + and an illumination - wire. can you explain these. do these provide light to lcd? is it the same as the one dimmer wire?
Hi Lessco, I'd like to use my old car radio cassette to listen to cassette tapes in a NEW vehicle with no tape player. -I'm planning on hooking the old unit's preouts (L +R) to the aux-in of the new car (3.5mm). Big question is can I set up the power supply to this old unit by connecting the red and black leads somehow into the cigarette lighter socket??
Hi I have a 2005 pontiac grand prix w/o Monsoon. I installed a pioneer stereo and everything works great beside some of my interior lights dont turn on. ( door lights, steering wheel buttons, shifter and my thermostat. Please help
hello bud ive just got a pioneer unit for my polo and ive plugged it all in works great.. apart from when I turn off the ignition and take the keys out....when I restart the car all the settings are lost so im starting from scratch every time I get into my car.....ive just had a fiddle about behind the unit and connected up a blue wire and now all the settings are saved BUT..... it seems to have disabled the alarm!... I can lock my car using the key but just no electric central locking.....oh and the yellow wire is connected like you say in the vid.....if you can help in any way it would be much appreciated
I just bought a headunit i had buy a kenwood wiring harness and i own a 99pontiac grand am. i have hooked it up the way u explained but i getting no sound what am i doing wrong
I just installed an aftermarket stereo in my car but I have a problem, the stereo does not turn on/off with the ignition. It would stay on even when car is off unless I manually turn it off with the stereo power button. Do you know which wires do I need to connect/disconnect or switch?
Besides the hardness you described, my car stereo has one another almost square harness with 4 wires: grey, black yellow and white. What are these for? Thanks
I installed a Performance Teknique icbm 9723 in a 2000 Ford Ranger. The radio stays on when the key is off. I checked the wiring and it looks correct but I have a feeling I missed something. There is also a blue light around the volume knob that stays on continually. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video.
So I'm wiring my stereo harness to my harness adapter. I'm down to 2 wires on the stereo harness. One is orange and white and the other is blue and white. On my adapter in down to three wires. One is orange and white, orange and the last one is blue. Should I connect the blue wire with the blue and white and then connect all the orange ones together?
Great video. Learned a lot!! My wire harness has 2 extra wires Orange ( which says illumination dash light) and orange black but my new stereo harness only has an extra orange white wire. How do I connect? Or don't connect? Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dan.
Om my 98 grand Cherokee , the car has a ground black wire that used to fit snug on a metal spade on my factory radio, my aftermarket radio does not have this spade, what do i do ?
Is the telephone mute wire the same as a stereo mute wire? I have an accessory that when produces sound, mutes my stereo, and I don't know what wire to connect the 12v from the accessory to on the back of the head unit. '15 Mazda6 Thx
Help! First time wiring stereo..installing a Bluetooth to a 96 Toyota...light blue wires were cut & connected to the 12v power wire?? I have no dome light thinking maybe that is why-also aftermarket cruise control has been installed so maybe it’s replaced the dome light?
Thank you this helped immensely! I had a 1988 Kenwood (KRC-757) and it had slightly different wires such as one blue I don't know what it does, but I managed to get it running by putting positive on red plus yellow and negative on black. Thank you! :D
Hey by chance did your early kenwood have plugin speaker wires similar to the krc 999?
Thanks for the tutorial. now I'm off to tackle my wife's Grand am and 20 degree temps. See ya on the busted-Knuckle side!
this video helped me install the stereo in my jeep. I had no clue where to start before watching this video. Many of the videos out there will show you how to install with a vehicle specific adapter (which I didn't really want to go buy) but this video helped me understand how it all works and which wires are for what. This allowed me to do all the wiring myself in less than an hour without going and buying an adapter. Thank you Lessco Electronics.
Dylan Adams youre welcome
Very helpful, thank you! I wire a lot of audio already but the wiring in my 96 Mustang GT is a nightmare because of the previous owner.. This will help me a lot with putting in a different aftermarket stereo than what is in there now.
I found your video first, and at less than eight minutes, it looks like the shortest video I've found on this subject so far. Thank you for being concise and on point. The bundle of wires on my most recent HU purchase doesn't look so intimidating now.
For me I used..
Power = blue w/yellow stripe wire from the deck(dash) and connected it to the red wire and yellow wire twisted together from the stereo(after market stereo) EARTH = black to black.
For the BACK SPEAKERS = red from the deck(dash) connected to
Pink from stereo(aftermarket 1).
White from deck(dash) connected to pink w/black stripe from stereo.
Yellow from deck(dash) connected to green w/black stripe from stereo. And grey from deck(dash) connected to green from stereo.
FRONT SPEAKERS = green from deck(dash) to grey from stereo.
Purple from deck(dash) to white w/black stripe from stereo.
Pink from deck(dash) to white. And blue from deck(dash) to grey w/black stripe.
Now this worked for me but you know how they say it CAN DEPEND on your model, make or car/stereos as some are DIFFERENT! Remember unplug your car battery before connecting all wires. Other then that hope this helps someone.
You were actually very thorough despite you thinking you wernt. Good stuff.
Thanks bunches! I'm an EE and i couldn't find the wire diagram for my stereo. I thought, "I wonder if it is just standardized." That's where you came in.
witch is positive and negative on the subwoofer on the rear on a 2007 ford escape xlt sport
Thank you for this great video, I just bought a Chinese GPS/radio, installed it and got nothing. After I watched your video I realized my mistake. Your description was excellent I will go over it in the morning--stay tuned.tbone188
I have an after market stereo but when I turn off the car the stereo stays on and the red is connected to red and yellow to yellow. What do I do ?
Differentiate between BAT and ACC power.
Switch the red to yellow and yellow to red
@@nascar9059 I want my radio to play even when car is off - so that I turn the radio off manually.. If I understand correctly I can achieve this by switching red and yellow wire? Right now my radio shuts down the moment I turn off my car...
To achieve what I wanted is quite simple - peel (not cut) both red and yellow wire and join them together. Insulate. :)
Thanks so much for this! got a bit confused at one point installing a stereo into my car. Turns Out my toyota has diffrent coloured constant, earth and key power wires lol but thanks to your information and a wiring diagram of my car i found online i was able to successfully install my stereo :)
For my adapter that came with the aftermarket deck came with a blue striped cable but not with the solid blue one and my adapter that goes to the factory harness has a solid blue cable but not a striped blue cable for my 2000 honda accord.. Isnt my blue cable for am/fm? What should i do ?? Please
Blue to power antenna - factory harness
Blues/White to amplifier - factory harness
usually each code color are the same for any brand of radio.
I plug the blue to the Blues/White
i installed my JVC radio today and it work perfect.
Juan Canada still don't get it.
Very good video, thank for the " no jibber-jabber content! " and especially for your help.👍
Happy to help!
in my pioneer harness I've got an orange with white. on my other harness going to the factory harness I've a solid orange...should I connect those 2 together? ??
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Yes that is for the dimmer for the illumination when your lights turn on.
We are in 2020 and this video save me more time thanks mate
If you don't care about the receiver remembering, can you combine yellow and red to a single positive 12v source? I ask because that's all I have from my old boat radio.
This set up powers the receiver but I can't get sound to the speakers. the receiver and speakers are brand new kenwoods. not enough amps from the old power source?
thanks in advance, you really know your stuff!
Steven Collova Provided that the 12v source can provide enough amperage, this will work and will obviously erase data each time it's turned off. If you're tapping to a fuse such as the cigarette lighter, be sure it can provide enough amperage for both the head unit and the cigarette lighter. Otherwise if you draw too much power consistently for long enough it will blow the fuse regularly. This is the only issue I would see if you don't care about presets being saved, good luck hope this helps.
ashokk sethi Thank you! I tried a bench test suggested by Kenwood and I think it's a faulty unit.
Hmm, bcae1 website is a great source for troubleshooting, I have learned a great deal from him. Google bcae1. good luck hope you're able to get it fixed and don't have to buy a new one like I did when mine said miswiring for no reason.
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I wish I could give more than one likes but the system let me do just one, thanks for explaining it in such detail.
Ok I do have a pink wire wat is it for
ground... wire mate
YEA NORMALLY BLUE OR WHITE BLUE THOSE ALWAYS FOR AMP REMOTE CONTROL THING XD ITS A TINY WIRE
back up camera
It's for blinker fluid level sensor.
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Thanks for explaining the harness connection includes not only power, but also audio. Makes a shit ton more sense, since Pioneer AVH series stereos do not explicitly provide this explanation.
im in the process of replacing my stock stereo with an after market stereo. however i do not have a harness. i just wanted to get a clarification on the wiring as to which wires do i match up to which. looking forward to hearing for you . thanks in advance.
I'm getting ready to install my own stereo, all the videos I've watched so far have said "Just Match Colors" That wasn't good enough for me! Thanks for this video I feel way more confident in doing it myself knowing with the colors mean lol
You're welcome, I am glad it was helpful.
This video was a lot of help, easy to understand. Thumbs up.
I enjoyed your video. Can you tell me where to connect the blue white wire for amp turn on. Everyones says what it is for but not where to connect it. I have a 2013 Durango RT with the Alpine system.
Best video on RUclips explaining this
wow, I like that one!
Thank you for the video but I have only 1 blue cable and light brown KEY1, and dark brown KEY2. total 16. Which cable should I connect to sub. Thank you again
question the blue cable where do I have to conect the one for the antena
Thanks for the helpful video. Question: putting a Pioneer single DIN stereo in my 06 Ford Crown Vic. The wiring harness for the Ford has an orange wire but no blue wire, and the Pioneer has a blue wire but no orange wire. All other colors match. What do I do in this case?
Thx you for quick response if hifonics a good brand im looking for usa product
Great video helped alot. I have question for you i just bought a sony head unit and im installing it in a 02 Nissan sentra the wiring harness has both the blue and the blue with white stripe on it but the sony one only has the blue with white do i just connect the blue with white and leave the solid blue alone?
I’ve got my factory stereo out of my ‘92 Volvo 240 and it appears that there’s a single wire going going to each speaker. The Pioneer stereo I want to install is just as you’ve described. The factory stereo also had this 6 pin round plug. Looking for a wiring adapter, I can’t seem to find it. Not sure what I’m missing.
Helpful info. Bought a new touch screen stereo. It is supposed to fit my old truck. Have not tried to install yet. Surprised it came with no wiring diagram and no wiring diagrams to be found online for it. I just want to replace the old cassette/radio. All I want is ACC hot, ground and speakers and radio antenna. Basically for it to work . That's how the old one was wired. Don't know if I have to hook up additional wires to the hot side to get illumination, etc.? It appears there are many wires on the new one I will not be using. Wish me luck. There is a "SWC" plug that is for who knows what.
I have a Lexus is250 and it has a stock amp. I'm looking to install a line out converter. I was wondering what wires going to the stock amp do I splice in to. I have pictures upon request. Thanks!
Very good Video. Thanks. But on my harness I have 2 extra wires. Green with a white stripe labeled Key1 and the Pink wire you spoke of marked Parking. What do I do with those?
Im not familiar with a key1 connection, nor have I heard of it, what brand is this unit? I am dying to find out. s for that pink, it is a ground connection, that enaables on screen viewing while a dvd is in the drive playing..
I want to put an pioneer in a Toro tractor that just has a power wire and I can put the ground on the machine. where could I put the blue/white to operate the remote control. I also installed a manual antenna. The radio has bluetooth, cd, and mp3. Your video was excellent but is there a way with out all the wires that are in a vehicle.
+GEORGE BRAZIL connect only the ones you need, you shouldnt even need the blu/wht
i have a land rover discovery 2 and the memory will not hold to the unit. this model has three factory plugs behind receiver. bout vehicle with no radio in it. but there was a partial plug adapter in it. just need to find what I need to do to have this working for my wife. thanks for the help.
Interesting video, I'm having an issue with my radio swap in my VW touareg. Just putting in a newer VW unit, this one is muted, can't get any sound. It's as if a call is in progress constantly. Checked the wiring, new unit has amp pin, no wire in existing plug to connect to it. I think I need to splice a new 12v feed off the red accessories 12v wire so the amp gets power. Thats what I'm understanding from your info.
Installing in an RV to the house battery and fuse box. Can all the + power wires (yellow, red, orange) be connected together to one fuse in the box or do they each require a separate fuse? Also, if I don’t have a powered (retractable) antennae, do I need to connect the blue wire at all? Thanks for any help.
This is a really useful, worthwhile video. Eventually I'm going to hook up a Pioneer car radio/CD player and your video is just what I needed to know. Thanks a lot, Tom
Which color do you connect the red one with in your vehicle I got a 07 silverado
I have a 92 f150 and I bought the wire harness for the after market radio to connect to the f150 plugs when I attach the wires should I go color to color?
happy that you explain the wires positive/negative! thanks for the knowledge! I'm trying to figure out how to wire a CD deck to my 1991 Honda. the thing is that the CD deck was given to me without any wires or connectors not sure what you call it. if there's a will then there must be a way!! right?
So what do you hook the orange wire to the a pos like running lights or what?
Hi I have a Clarion VZ401 and was wondering what I do with the reverse gear wire and where does it go? I will be hooking up a back up camera and it will plug into the rca input.
Thank you
Jesse Turner run that out to the reverse bulb in one of the 2 rear tail lights (the wire that rests at ground and switches to +12v on reverse trigger).
i just bought and alpine radio from best buy and i have a pink wire also a orange wire w/ black but there isnt another orang and black wire to connect it to. also where do i connect the all black long wire, the red wire and the white and black wire?
👍🏼👍🏼 wow very informative video I like when people stay on topic and get to the point .
Install went great. Purchased the correct harness and had no problems. As for the Key1 wire. It was for the steering wheel controls. I don't have that so no need for it. I have the Pyle PLDN74BTI unit. There was a pink wire coming from the harness so I connected to it. I can watch Video while driving now, without a bypass. OOOOPs! Did I say that! LOL!. Thanks for you Video and reply. Loving the unit.
thanks a lot man i had to rewire my stereo because the person i got my new car from did it wrong so this vid helped A LOT :)
Great video. Got a question though. I''m trying to wire a JENSON into my trailer/camper. What do I do with the ignition wire? Does it have to be wired into the positive with the yellow wire?
Yes, most likely if the power (battery) source is disconnected when not being trailered.
So I’m wiring up a Ken wood to a Ford Ranger. You said the brown or tan wire for the Bluetooth is mute and on the factory harness replacement or adapter I have the orange with black stripe which you said can be a mute. Would I butt connect those together or tape them both off? Also what about the illumination orange wire? I have it leftover?
Great video. How to do an In Dash DVD GPS stereo Parking Brake bypass? On the common 30, did they use a positive signal connected to the terminal or a negative. It says that you should use always a negative to connect a terminal or common terminal to a relay. 5 pin SPDT relay
I have two door speakers in my grand am one right by the window the other down on the bottom of the door. do I need a special harness/radio to get all speakers to work or do they both run off the same channel?
I have a antenna ground I'm assuming, it somehow came out of the driver side panel above the window and of course I believe it came from the antenna but how do you put on the U-shaped thing to bolt in metal? That wire I have is like a 16 gauge or 18 but I cannot get the wire to stay inside the clamp
hi i have a 2004 pontiac bonneville sle with steering wheel controls .im putting in a aftermarket i think i have everything including back up camara wire .its a tview with back up input do you have a video for this i think i have all metra harness box for steering wheel to send signals and new antenna adapter
Thanks for your videos keep them coming. I recently purchase a JVC KW V850BT unit made all the correct connections but cannot got it to power on in my 2010 Hyundai Elantra gls. What am I doing wrong
I am installing a pioneer into a 1982 ford. There is a harness(?) coming from the car with blue yellow red and white cables exposed for hooking up. How do I connects speakers? Do I hook up the + and - of each speaker to a different color coming from the car? How do I know which color controls what speaker?
Ugh! Spent all day hooking up a new car stereo and after all was said and done the panel isn't lighting up. I have a wire labeled "illumination (it's gold)" but I have nothing matching that color to connect it to on the wire harness matching the car. Any thoughts? Thanks so much for posting this video and your possible help.
Thank you very much for the tutorial it helped allot. I just have a question, I have a Sentra 2000 GST, yesturday that I tried to wire I encounter with a black box where my red, yellow and black cables entered and another 3 cables with the same color where output. Inside the box their is allot of circuits. Is it important? What is it for?
that's usually just a noise filter, it may or may not be of importance, If you cant fit it in there, just cut it out, but if theres room and it's not bothering you, just leave it in there.
Lessco Electronics One last question, the old stereo has a orange cable which conects directly to the positive terminal of the battery, it`s label with a B+. Also the cable has an adapter which contains a fuse. What is it? Is it important?
Thanks for your time and video, this has helped for sure. I do have a weird question to run by you though; I’m installing a Pioneer deck in a sailboat, and the existing wiring color codes have two wires which provide the positive for one speaker and at the same time a negative for a different speaker....I’ve never seen this and don’t know how to continue. Do you know of anything like this? I can email pictures if you’d like, thank you.
Hi, thanks for that. I have a car radio in my RV. Also a 12 v television with poor sound. Can I wire ĺl the TV into the car radio?
NB there is no sound jack in the radio but the TV has a sound output.
Cheers Brian.
Yes you can! add a wireless rf modulator
i have a ford excourt i have tryed puttin a cd player in but it burns up my alternater do i need a bigger battery can u do a vidoe on ford excourt
So should i hook up my antenna wire switched 12 or constant?
What is the grey and blue wire used for? Thank you
how would I go about wire tapping a line output converter on original harness for amp and sub?
thanks man saved me lots of time it's been a min since I've done any of this
How about a Winnebago Motorhome? I tried following the wire colors (1997) can't get it to turn on. I am going to take your video and go over the wiring again. Just wanted to know if I have to do anything different. On the old radio the 12v wire IS the orange and white stripe. ????
I just put an Alpine stereo in my 1999 ford f250 . Previously I had a pioneer head unit the radio came in perfect . Now with the new alpine I have little to no radio reception. I have triple checked the antenna connection and it is fully connected . What can I do to fix this?
What's the pink wire for on a pioneer do I connect it to the red on an adapter
Great video. I’m replacing an old radio in my boat. My boat has only front right and left speakers. The original installer connected front and rear positive wires together and then led a single wire to the positive terminal on the speaker. He repeated this for the negative right wires. And he did the same with the left speaker. Should I repeat this method?
I would not do that, EVER, wire them in parallel instead like normal.
Great video!!
I wired up an after-market radio to my 2005 Chevy silverado 2500hd. Everything is working great but how do I wire it up to my steering wheel control.
BTW, I am wiring everything directly and not using any modules.
Thanks again!!
go to pac-audio.com for a fit guide, its all there
Hey would you divert one one the out puts for the stereo to the amp cane cited to your subs
Whats the prk sw wire for ?were does it connect too?
This was so helpful, it didn't help me with the question. I purchased a vehicle that has an aftermarket radio installed. It may or may not be the reason the my engine light stays on when the key is out. So I pulled out the radio and noticed some wires were paired incorrectly. Then I am versed with a wire light green wire called a breaking wire and a ground wire coming from one of the harnesses attached to 2 ground wires. Hoping you can help. I took pictures willing to send then.
little confused about what you said about the blu and blue and white cable. Which one would i connect up to the radio signal booster aerial. I dont have a aerial that rises once its on.
do the wires in the car harness have to match up with the harness you're attaching
I have a 93 Rockwood Coach that I am replacing the old Craig deck with a newer JVC deck. The Coach was wired with only one black wire for the - side of the speakers. I don't understand, I have never seen that before. How do I wire the speakers with only one negative wire?
how do you fix the wiring if the preexisting factory harness was cut out completely but you have the 16 pin harness for the deck, how would i wire in all those wires to the factory ones without the clip-in harness which is then supposed to be wired into the 16 pin harness that comes with the stereo?
I bought a truck it’s a fixer upper and got a Walmart touch screen radio but when I looked into the wire harnessing I’m side they burned the yellow wire what can I do is it possible to buy pass or do I need to re wire the hole dash
Great video. Thanks. In my situation I only have 2 speakers. Is it ok to twin front & rear output wires or just eliminate front or rear out put wires to speakers .
hello chevy impala 2007 wiring harness comes with two harness and an extra red wire on the side. Is the red wire going from the double din red wire to the fuse box? I am a super beginner and radio is not working.
iv taken a daewoo stereo out and it has illumination + and an illumination - wire. can you explain these. do these provide light to lcd? is it the same as the one dimmer wire?
Hi Lessco, I'd like to use my old car radio cassette to listen to cassette tapes in a NEW vehicle with no tape player. -I'm planning on hooking the old unit's preouts (L +R) to the aux-in of the new car (3.5mm). Big question is can I set up the power supply to this old unit by connecting the red and black leads somehow into the cigarette lighter socket??
Hi I have a 2005 pontiac grand prix w/o Monsoon. I installed a pioneer stereo and everything works great beside some of my interior lights dont turn on. ( door lights, steering wheel buttons, shifter and my thermostat. Please help
hello bud ive just got a pioneer unit for my polo and ive plugged it all in works great.. apart from when I turn off the ignition and take the keys out....when I restart the car all the settings are lost so im starting from scratch every time I get into my car.....ive just had a fiddle about behind the unit and connected up a blue wire and now all the settings are saved BUT..... it seems to have disabled the alarm!... I can lock my car using the key but just no electric central locking.....oh and the yellow wire is connected like you say in the vid.....if you can help in any way it would be much appreciated
Sounds to me like you have the yellow and red wires backwards...
I have a jvc that has a memory wire but also has a yellow wire which one gets the constant power to keep all my settings to stay the same
Thank you for the info. I appreciate the help. Im a complete amateur but your video has been extremely helpful.
Thanks so so much for such very clever excellent teaching and great advice , Sir. Thank you !
I just bought a headunit i had buy a kenwood wiring harness and i own a 99pontiac grand am. i have hooked it up the way u explained but i getting no sound what am i doing wrong
I just installed an aftermarket stereo in my car but I have a problem, the stereo does not turn on/off with the ignition. It would stay on even when car is off unless I manually turn it off with the stereo power button. Do you know which wires do I need to connect/disconnect or switch?
Hello, I have a 97 mustang and the sound of the engine comes thru the speakers, if I turn the radio off it's nice a quite.
Besides the hardness you described, my car stereo has one another almost square harness with 4 wires: grey, black yellow and white. What are these for?
Thanks
I installed a Performance Teknique icbm 9723 in a 2000 Ford Ranger. The radio stays on when the key is off. I checked the wiring and it looks correct but I have a feeling I missed something. There is also a blue light around the volume knob that stays on continually. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video.
make sure the yellow is constant 12v+ an the red is 12v+ keyed power, that's usually the issue every time.
So I'm wiring my stereo harness to my harness adapter. I'm down to 2 wires on the stereo harness. One is orange and white and the other is blue and white. On my adapter in down to three wires. One is orange and white, orange and the last one is blue. Should I connect the blue wire with the blue and white and then connect all the orange ones together?
What is the pink fccd wires for just so know for future reference
Do have an enlargent of the wire harness colors? I was hoping it would appear in your smart video. Thanks for your efforts anyway.
Great video. Explained as simple as i needed!
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Great video. Learned a lot!! My wire harness has 2 extra wires Orange ( which says illumination dash light) and orange black but my new stereo harness only has an extra orange white wire. How do I connect? Or don't connect? Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Dan.
Om my 98 grand Cherokee , the car has a ground black wire that used to fit snug on a metal spade on my factory radio, my aftermarket radio does not have this spade, what do i do ?
Is the telephone mute wire the same as a stereo mute wire? I have an accessory that when produces sound, mutes my stereo, and I don't know what wire to connect the 12v from the accessory to on the back of the head unit. '15 Mazda6 Thx
Help! First time wiring stereo..installing a Bluetooth to a 96 Toyota...light blue wires were cut & connected to the 12v power wire?? I have no dome light thinking maybe that is why-also aftermarket cruise control has been installed so maybe it’s replaced the dome light?