87 244 radio ground
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87 244 radio ground
I am chasing an electrical gremlin that is continually blowing fuse 8. I bought this car with the stock radio not installed and a new aftermarket radio "installed" but not wired yet. While looking for anything out of the ordinary under the dash I noticed 2 black wires leading into a ring terminal- one wire obviously hooked up to the back of the radio and another snaked back somewhere farther under.
My question is where in the world is the original grounding spot for the radio? I looked around as best as I could but I gave up after having no success. (also if anyone knows what the other black wire is that grounds with the radio that would be greatly appreciated.)
My question is where in the world is the original grounding spot for the radio? I looked around as best as I could but I gave up after having no success. (also if anyone knows what the other black wire is that grounds with the radio that would be greatly appreciated.)
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the wiring diagram for the radio only shows one ground wire, from radio pin 9 to a ground point on the left side of the transmission hump just aft of where the center console joins said hump and forward of the shifter, uner the carpet. not sure what this ring terminal is about, that ground point is about the only place I'd see a ring terminal being used.
this is a 33 year old car, its quite possible someone has been in there before making mods, our 87 probably had 4-5 different stereos in it over the years, first cassettes, later CD, and finally bluetooth.
this is a 33 year old car, its quite possible someone has been in there before making mods, our 87 probably had 4-5 different stereos in it over the years, first cassettes, later CD, and finally bluetooth.
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I found out the problem with my ground, It wasn’t actually the radio ground but I couldn’t tell at the time because it was late at night.
I was getting ready to chop the wires and rewire in the new radio but I’m glad you said something, I would guess that I have the original radio but hopefully you can help. I will attach pictures of the radio that the previous owner took out, the wiring harness that goes into it and then the new radio and harness that the previous owner got and didn’t hook up. Hopefully you can help me find an adapter so I don’t have to go start chopping away.
new harness
new radio
stock(i think) harness
front of old radio
rear wiring of old radio
old radios sticker
I was getting ready to chop the wires and rewire in the new radio but I’m glad you said something, I would guess that I have the original radio but hopefully you can help. I will attach pictures of the radio that the previous owner took out, the wiring harness that goes into it and then the new radio and harness that the previous owner got and didn’t hook up. Hopefully you can help me find an adapter so I don’t have to go start chopping away.
new harness
new radio
stock(i think) harness
front of old radio
rear wiring of old radio
old radios sticker
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I found out the problem with my ground, It wasn’t actually the radio ground but I couldn’t tell at the time because it was late at night.
I was getting ready to chop the wires and rewire in the new radio but I’m glad you said something, I would guess that I have the original radio but hopefully you can help. I will attach pictures of the radio that the previous owner took out, the wiring harness that goes into it and then the new radio and harness that the previous owner got and didn’t hook up. Hopefully you can help me find an adapter so I don’t have to go start chopping away.
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stock(i think) harness
I was getting ready to chop the wires and rewire in the new radio but I’m glad you said something, I would guess that I have the original radio but hopefully you can help. I will attach pictures of the radio that the previous owner took out, the wiring harness that goes into it and then the new radio and harness that the previous owner got and didn’t hook up. Hopefully you can help me find an adapter so I don’t have to go start chopping away.
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stock(i think) harness
this is a typical 240 harness adapter that plugs into the factory plug...
our 87 had the radio in the lower spot by the shifter. AFAIK, in 87 radios were dealer installed and they had several options, I've seen ones that were on top, with an amplifier/equalizer in the bottom slot.
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On the crutchfield page , click on deeply discounted installation gear, or see the installation gear - Will a kit like that help?
https://www.crutchfield.com/g_300/Al....html?skipvs=Y
https://www.crutchfield.com/g_300/Al....html?skipvs=Y
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