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carl grau Posted on Jan 06, 2018

Somebody chopped the factory plug on the harness now I'm trying to put aftermarket radio in I need to know what wires to hook up in my 2003 mercury mountaineer

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You shoud never ever cut wires on this newer stuff because you will run into all kinds of issues

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SOURCE: 1999 Grand Cherokee Radio Wiring Harness Diagram/Color Codes

Go to www.installdr.com and search through the diagrams in there, the site is easy to use, all you need is acrobat reader installed on your computer to use the site, it has a full explanation on every wire color and what it is

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  • Posted on May 27, 2009

SOURCE: no power to tow wiring harness

hello, if the vehicle came with factory towing, i has the relay already....sometimes they ship however without the fuse. the fuse should be behind knee panel on driver's side labed TOW or TRAILER good luck, marty

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  • Posted on Dec 24, 2009

SOURCE: I need to know the color codes for the radio rear sub.

2000 Ford Expedition Car Radio Wiring Diagram
Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: White/Purple
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Black/Pink
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black/Green
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Blue/Black
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: Blue
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: 6′ x 8′
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: Doors
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): White/Red
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Green
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Orange
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: 6′ x 8′
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: Rear Doors
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Light Blue/Black
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Purple/White
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue

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Colin Stickland

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  • Posted on Jan 09, 2010

SOURCE: 2004 cavalier, hooking up aftermarket radio, and

should be a feed 12v permanent and a 12v feed from the ignition switch it must have these two wires ,so use a multi meter and find them

Boundless Company Limited

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  • Posted on Dec 14, 2012

SOURCE: 1995 camaro z28 audio problems

Hi Jamie, Here's an old trick which you may find useful. Take a run down flashlight cell and confirm the wiring to the speakers by holding the earthing line of the speaker cable to the negative and flash the positive side with the feed to the speaker one at a time. With each swipe you will hear a thump from each speaker as you connect and disconnect. In that way you can confirm the cables are the ones you are connecting. Color coding is not always the same. Use a voltage test meter to confirm the constant power and ignition power and don't forget to earth the set once all other connections have been made, Withour an earth it won't work, but you know that anyway. Regards John

Testimonial: "ill try but i do not want to take out any speakers if i have too. but you did give me an idea i will take the extra speaker i have and hook up the postive, ground, and ignition wire to the car and hook up the extra speaker to elimanate the ground not working but thank you very much it will eliminate some questiond, thanks john."

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