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Constant 12V+ Green/Purple
Switched 12V+ Black/Pink
Ground Black/Green
Illumination Light Blue/Red
Dimmer n/a
Amplifier Remote Blue
Antenna Right Front
Front Speakers 6" x 8" Doors
Left Front (+) Gray/Light Blue
Left Front (-) Tan/Yellow
Right Front (+) White/Light Green
Right Front (-) Dark Green/Orange
Rear Speakers 6" x 8" Rear Corners
Left Rear (+) Orange/Light Green
Left Rear (-) Light Blue/White
Right Rear (+) Orange/Red
Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink
This SHOULD be correct. Personally, I'd have used a 10 dollar harness as opposed to cutting into the factory wiring, unless you're fixing someone elses job.
Switched 12V+ Black/Pink
Ground Black/Green
Illumination Light Blue/Red
Dimmer n/a
Amplifier Remote Blue
Antenna Right Front
Front Speakers 6" x 8" Doors
Left Front (+) Gray/Light Blue
Left Front (-) Tan/Yellow
Right Front (+) White/Light Green
Right Front (-) Dark Green/Orange
Rear Speakers 6" x 8" Rear Corners
Left Rear (+) Orange/Light Green
Left Rear (-) Light Blue/White
Right Rear (+) Orange/Red
Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink
This SHOULD be correct. Personally, I'd have used a 10 dollar harness as opposed to cutting into the factory wiring, unless you're fixing someone elses job.
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what cable should i hook that mute pin too? all the cables on the radio are all taken. do i just attach it to the other ground all ready connected to the radio?
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by Dan Taylor
what cable should i hook that mute pin too? all the cables on the radio are all taken. do i just attach it to the other ground all ready connected to the radio?
If not then yes hook it to the ground wire also (Black wire with a green stripe).
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This website also has a lot of great information for installing radios, including diagrams with wire colors:
http://www.installdr.com/
http://www.installdr.com/
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ok i got all the wires connected that the radio has. on the truck there is still a ground and a full black wire. do i have to connect those to anything? theres like 4 more wires on the truck then the radio has. does that extra ground from the truck need to be on something?
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by Dan Taylor
ok i got all the wires connected that the radio has. on the truck there is still a ground and a full black wire. do i have to connect those to anything? theres like 4 more wires on the truck then the radio has. does that extra ground from the truck need to be on something?
Did you look at the two plug diagrams above?
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this is what i currently have set up
Radio ------truck
___________________
black-------- black/green
red ---------yellow/black
blue--------- Antenna
yellow -------Green/purple
white --------orange black
green--------- orange green
green/black----- blue white
white/black----- tan/yellow
gray --------white/green
gray/black------ dark green/orange
purple------ pink/blue
purple/black----- brown/pink
NONE ----- black green
NONE ------ black
NONE -------- blue/red
NONE------ pink/green
Radio ------truck
___________________
black-------- black/green
red ---------yellow/black
blue--------- Antenna
yellow -------Green/purple
white --------orange black
green--------- orange green
green/black----- blue white
white/black----- tan/yellow
gray --------white/green
gray/black------ dark green/orange
purple------ pink/blue
purple/black----- brown/pink
NONE ----- black green
NONE ------ black
NONE -------- blue/red
NONE------ pink/green
Last edited by Dan Taylor; Nov 22, 2007 at 11:58 AM.
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From: Easton,Ks
Originally Posted by Dan Taylor
this is what i currently have set up
Radio ------truck
___________________
black-------- black/green
red ---------yellow/black
blue--------- Antenna
yellow -------Green/purple
white --------orange black
green--------- orange green
green/black----- blue white
white/black----- tan/yellow
gray --------white/green
gray/black------ dark green/orange
purple------ pink/blue
purple/black----- brown/pink
NONE ----- black green
NONE ------ black
NONE -------- blue/red
NONE------ pink/green
Radio ------truck
___________________
black-------- black/green
red ---------yellow/black
blue--------- Antenna
yellow -------Green/purple
white --------orange black
green--------- orange green
green/black----- blue white
white/black----- tan/yellow
gray --------white/green
gray/black------ dark green/orange
purple------ pink/blue
purple/black----- brown/pink
NONE ----- black green
NONE ------ black
NONE -------- blue/red
NONE------ pink/green
What are you working with?
Brand?
Model?
Do you have a manual with it?
If so does it tell what wire color does what?
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it is a sony radio i just bought and the wiring is all set up how it told me to. i still have that other ground wire or that solid black wire that isnt hooked up which i think may be the problem. i got this radio http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1184369165921
