How do I put my cd player in my van?

Question

When i pulled my old radio out of my 94 ford aerostar there was no red power line, my cd player had one by not the radio how do i figure out which one is the power line and which is the speaker line and etc?

See the thing is with that though is I am a dumbass and cut the wires so the plugs are junk so the only way is to connect the wires together.

There are two plugs that go in the back of my radio that is in my van now and one of them is completley inoperable. what can i do..?!?!?!

Answer 1

don't say that you are not a dunass you just didn't know any other way of doing the installation here is what you need good luck

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf

Answer 2

Hopefully you haven't cut off your factory plug, if you did, go get it and reattach it. You need a wire harness. That's a plug goes into the factory and has bare wires on the other end with the EIA color code ( red,yellow,black for your power group.)It makes for a much easier connection A local car stereo shop shop have it in stock its a common item and depending on your area the price is from $10.00 to $15.00. Now American International has a plug # FWH-594. Metra also makes a plug # 70-1770. The only thing that could be a problem is if your vehicle is equipped with the rear headphones jack set up. That can cause interference with your new stereo and the fix for that is to re-wire around it which can be trick if your not to familiar with that set up. Also avoid Circuity's or Best buys, they do not have very knowledgeable people there to offer you tips and often charge too much for parts ( higher parts price helps compensate for "free installs" )

Answer 3

Well since youve already said you were a dumbass and cut the wires and the plugs were junk. heres what you need to do....
buy yourself a roll of 16-18 guage wire...and run a wire to the fuse box that says radio...that will be the "remote wire" now run one to the battery..thats your power (and keeps the clock right)
run another wire to a ground..anything metal will due..
now you've got power...as for speakers you can either play hit or miss with the original wires and see which ones work or just run all new wires throughout the van.....
and next time dont cut anything unless you know what your doing...

Answer 4

The easiest way to install your new cd player would be to pick a wiring kit from a Best Buy or Circuit City or something similar. They cost about $15 and plug right in to your factory wiring harness.