aftermarket radio wiring
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RE: aftermarket radio wiring
well, I wouldnt get the harness now. See the harness plugs into the boxes and then has the wires comming or of it which you connect to the wires form the new radio. But it will be pointless to get it now if the stock boxes have been cut off. Which wires do you have left over? and could you get pics?
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RE: aftermarket radio wiring
I installed an MP3 player headunit this weekend. Very easy, very straight forward.
You need these 2 items (along with wire strippers and perhaps electrical tape if you're just splicing the wires directly together)
http://www.installer.com/item/displa...php?it=70-9220
http://www.installer.com/item/displa...php?it=98-9999
I also opted to use some male and female slip connectors that crimp onto the ends of the wires rather than splicing them together. I used a cheap MP3 player that my wife's old 740 sedan had and plan on upgrading to a better one in the future so rather than having to pull lots of wires apart, I figure I could just unplug the connectors, crimp on new connnectors to the new radio's wire harness and just slip those into the car adaptor harness's plugs.
My radio had what appeared to be 2 antenna connectors. One large, one small. The small one I didn't plug back in as there wasn't a connector on the aftermarket radio. All it had was the standard (larger plug) antenna connection.
BTW, I got both the wire plug adaptor and metra pocket for $20 out the door at my local radio shop. So shop around locally to save on shipping if nothing else.
You need these 2 items (along with wire strippers and perhaps electrical tape if you're just splicing the wires directly together)
http://www.installer.com/item/displa...php?it=70-9220
http://www.installer.com/item/displa...php?it=98-9999
I also opted to use some male and female slip connectors that crimp onto the ends of the wires rather than splicing them together. I used a cheap MP3 player that my wife's old 740 sedan had and plan on upgrading to a better one in the future so rather than having to pull lots of wires apart, I figure I could just unplug the connectors, crimp on new connnectors to the new radio's wire harness and just slip those into the car adaptor harness's plugs.
My radio had what appeared to be 2 antenna connectors. One large, one small. The small one I didn't plug back in as there wasn't a connector on the aftermarket radio. All it had was the standard (larger plug) antenna connection.
BTW, I got both the wire plug adaptor and metra pocket for $20 out the door at my local radio shop. So shop around locally to save on shipping if nothing else.
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