Hi everyone!

So I own a 1989 Volvo 240DL and I'm in the process of trying to restore back to the original radio. Right now there is an aftermarket crap radio and I went to the junk yard (not looking for it) but found an orginal radio, don't know if it works but for 35 bucks I said yes. Now the problem is I went home all excited to install and seemed it would be somewhat simple since I have taken the stock radio and change it to an aftermarket in different car. However, when I got in there everything seem so different. Only one wire, the antenna I believe matches, the rest doesn't match up to the old radio. Before I bring it to an audio store to look to see if they could fix it does anyone have any suggestions on how to go back to the orginal radio. I would like to believe that if the radio once was in there that I could go back to the way it was....haha!


Thanks!!!!

 

I don't know what you mean by "match up". If the radio is from another year the wiring was probably different. Does the radio you got from the jy have the plug with the wires, the harness? If so, you can match up the wires to what's in the car, it is a process. Most radios have a wiring diagram label somewhere. If not, then use a multimeter to figure out what wire is what.

 

Basically what I mean was at the junkyard when i pulled out the radio there were connectors that attached to back of radio. The radio is from a 87 Volvo mine is an 88. When I got home and pulled out my current aftermarket radio, the connectors going from the radio to the car where different from what it looked like at the junk yard. The harness is definitely different but I did not see the other wires and connectors I needed to attach my old radio back in.

 

original volvo radios had security codes (at least mine did in the 91). if this one you got
does, you might need the vin number from the wrecked car to get the code from a volvo dealer....
unless... some nice person wrote it on the back of the unit somewhere.. ??

 

Volvo radio codes can be gotten from Volvo by the VIN OR by the radio's serial number.
Also, '87 don't have security codes...

 

well he might be in luck then! come to think of it my '68 and '69 volvos didn't have radio codes either lol

FWIW, i think the original radio that is in my car is a POS...

 

Do the 89 have codes?

 

No codes til 1991.

 

There is no standard connector for radio. I'd go back to junkyard and cut off the radio connectors with wires so you solder or crimp your connectors on. Google the wiring diagram for the radio you have in your car and then the radio in you want to put in, match up the wires and solder or crimp them in place.

 

Good luck. I wish I had an original radio, instead I have this crappy aftermarket Kraco. The only 240 I've been able to find at junkyards is an hour away and was already missing the radio (Plus it was a '92) so instead I'm getting a super cheap Chinese one with BT.