I have an 88 Camaro that the stereo was stolen out of before I bought the vehicle. I am thinking about putting a new stereo in it. I looked at the wires already in the dash, but it appears that the factory wiring harness was cutout when the stereo was stolen. Should i try to replace the wiring harness with something from the factory, or should I Just try to install the new stereo using barrel connectors and directly connect the stereo wires to the pre-existing wires?
2007-07-08 07:42:39 · 12 answers · asked by Winner winner chicken dinner! 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
Don't waste your money on the harness unless you plan on changing your stereo frequently. Here is your wire chart:
WIRE ----- CAR ----- RADIO(standard)
+12v constant ---- Orange ---- Yellow
+12v switched ---- Yellow ---- Red
Ground ---- Black ---- Black
Park Lts(not needed)---- Brown ---- Orange/wht
Dimmer(not needed) ----Gray ---- Orange
Pwr antenna (if equp) ---- Pink ---- Blue
Front Left+ ---- Chocolate ---- White
Front Left- ---- Gray ---- White/Black
Front Right+ ---- Lt Green ---- Gray
Front Right- ---- Dk Green ---- Gray/Black
Rear Left+ ---- Brown ---- Green
Rear Left- ---- Yellow ---- Green/Black
Rear Right+ ---- Dk Blue ---- Violet
Rear Right- ---- Lt Blue ---- Violet/Black
Be careful. There are 2 yellows, 2 grays, and 2 browns. Test them first. Usually, the speaker wires are run +and- attached together, but not always.
Good Luck!
2007-07-08 08:09:36 · answer #1 · answered by SubNRG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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I have an 88 Camaro that the stereo was stolen out of before I bought the vehicle. I am thinking about putting a new stereo in it. I looked at the wires already in the dash, but it appears that the factory wiring harness was cutout when the stereo was stolen. Should i try to replace the wiring...
2015-08-07 15:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many stereo installation centers have patch kits for just such instances where the previous stereo was stolen and the harness is damaged. See if you can find one of those first. Or try a wrecking yard for a factory hookup. If you cannot find one, then just wire it straight to the harness. Remember, even if you replace the factory wiring, you will still have to get the adapter to hook the new stereo into the factory harness. If you are not worried about removing the stereo later when you plan to upgrade or sell the car, just wire it to the harness and don't worry about the factory connectors. Just make sure you wire it correctly.
2007-07-08 07:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by Doug K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should run new`wires to yo new stereo....AND... the car is 20 years old and why take the chance of blowing up the new radio-am-fm-cd --- a simple short is bad news ... new wires are to be two-color so you can get the plus and minus in line for your new speakers -- the car is not so big that wire are hard to run under the carpet or dash and you will have a care free sound system and no shorted wiring and front and rear speakers ...... JUST forget the old factory wires as they are not the correct gauge to handle the new sound systems ----- anyway you will feel better knowing that you did the job right.
2007-07-08 07:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by XTX 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say just hard wire it in. One reason being the difficulty in locating a factory harness the other being it minimizes the amount of work you have to do. Just make sure to check the owners manual for the correct schematicsof the stereo wires as auto manufacturers in the 80's were notorious for not having a standard color coded wire setup
2007-07-08 07:56:25 · answer #5 · answered by Mike A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Metra Wire Harness part number 70-1002 is the wiring harness for your truck.
2016-03-22 16:08:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a wiring harness just simplifies the wiring process with color coding. if you aren't sure, go online or to a car audio store and get a wiring harness made specifically for your make and model.
2007-07-08 07:56:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How do i install a radio in my car without the red wire the deck wont power on
2016-05-24 17:24:33 · answer #8 · answered by Brandon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two approaches. run wires through the body a speaker at a time along with your power and a chassis ground.
second approach get a volt meter to find youre power cables / ground and to figure out which speaker is what wire use a 9V battery when you here fuzz you found the speaker.
2007-07-09 21:01:18 · answer #9 · answered by dusty_guy107 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-20 08:01:08 · answer #10 · answered by backer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋