I replaced a standard antenna with an electric antenna in a 199 Ford Contour. All the mounting brackets were there, but the wiring harness was not. I need to know how to wire the electric antenna (wire color/what it goes to, etc).

They make kits just for this. Just plugs into the existing harness and then you run you wires to the wires from that harness, some may even have matching plugs that go directly to the Head units wire harness plug. I did My Mustang by cutting into the wire Harness and simply used a multimeter to check for battery, memory 12 volts and running light or dash board Illumination wires then you can test the wires coming out from the stock radio to see which are right, left , front, rear, antenna out, etc..

I just labeled them with magic marker on some masking tape with what they were before I cut off the harness permanently.

the blower fan is usually mounted on the passenger side engine compartment on the firewall. It is mounted on the duct work leading into the car. It is round with usually 2 wires going into it.

Starter Motor -located to articulate with flywheel that has gear teeth between the engine and transmission accessible from down below. REMOVAL & INSTALLATION 240SX WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Support the transmission with a jack and remove the 4 rear mounting bracket bolts.
3. Lightly lower the transmission to make room and pull out the dipstick tube.
4. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Negative battery cable
   • Connector bracket from the front mount bracket
   • Harness connector
   • Starter bolts
   • Starter
   To install:
   
5. Install or connect the following:
   • Starter and torque the bolts to 30-37 ft. lbs. (40-50 Nm)
   • Harness connector
   • Connector bracket to the front mount bracket
   • Dipstick tube
   • Transmission into position
   • 4 rear mounting bracket bolts
   • Negative battery cable
6. Remove the transmission jack

WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Negative battery cable
   • Connector bracket from the front mount bracket
   • Harness connector
   • Starter bolts
   • Starter
   To install:
   
3. Install or connect the following:
   • Starter and torque the bolts to 30-37 ft. lbs. (40-50 Nm)
   • Harness connector
   • Connector bracket to the front mount bracket
   • Negative battery cable

1.6L and 2.0L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Negative battery cable
   • Wiring at the starter
   • Bolts attaching the starter to the engine
   • Starter
   To install:
   
3. Install or connect the following:
   • Starter and torque the bolts to 70 inch lbs. (8 Nm)
   • Starter electrical connections
   • Negaative battery cable

Maxima

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Negative battery cable
   • Air duct
   • Harness protector from the harness
   • Starter wiring at the starter
   • Starter-to-engine bolts
   • Starter from the vehicle

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   To install:
   
2. Install or connect the following:
   • Starter and torque the long bolt to 57-72 ft. lbs. (77-98 Nm) and the short bolt to 22-30 ft. lbs. (30-41 Nm)
   • Starter wiring
   • Harness protector
   • Air duct
   • Negative battery cable

Altima

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   • Negative battery cable
   • Air inlet tube
   • Harness bracket
   • Wiring at the starter
   • Starter
   To install:
   
2. Install or connect the following:
   • Starter and torque the bolts to 60 inch lbs. (7 Nm)
   • Starter electrical connectors
   • Harness bracket
   • Air inlet tube
   • Negative battery cable

THIS IS A COPY OF A POST I SUBMITTED TO SOMEONE WHO HAD A SIMULAR QUESTION REGARDING AN ALPINE BRAND RADIO ISTTALLATION. THE PROCESS IS THE SAME NO MATTER WHAT BRAND THE AFTERMARKET RADIO IS.

Go to the store and buy a mounting kit and wiring harness adapter that are for your car. There are alot to choose from and most are universal and come with instructions. You can get these at wal-mart or best buy. The mounting kit is meant to fill in the empty space left by the new aftermarket radio (your alpine). The alpine will have a metal sleeve around it. take this off and put it in the mounting bracket so it is flush. The sleeve will have little triangle shaped tabs on it. Bend these out so the sleeve cant fall out of the bracket or someone will be able to pull out your radio. Remove your stock radio by pulling off the trim around the radio. This is held on by clips, so be careful. There will be a couple of screws holding in the radio. Remove these and pull the radio out. Behind the radio there will be 1 or 2 wiring harnesses plugged into the radio. Unplug these. Then attach the wiring harness adapters you bought. These plug into the stock harness and have wires at the other end that are labeled. Wire the alpine wiring harness into the harness adapters that you plugged into the stock harness. If you want to you can unplug the harness from the alpine and wire it to the harness adapter before plugging it into the stock harness. The wiring diagram should be on the radio. If not the colors are pretty common.
RED = SWITCHED PWR LEAD (IGNITION)
ORANGE = ILLUMINATION
BLACK = GND
YELLOW = BATTERY LEAD
GREY = FNT SPKR RIGHT(+)
GREY/BLACK STRIPE = FNT SPKR RIGHT(-)
WHITE = FNT SPKR LEFT (+)
WHITE/BLACK STRIPE = FNT SPKR LEFT (-)
VIOLET = REAR SPKR RIGHT (+)
VIOLET/BLACK STRIPE = REAR SPKR RIGHT (-)
GREEN = REAR SPKR LEFT (+)
GREEN/BLACK STRIPE = REAR SPKR LEFT (-)
BLUE = PWR ANTENNA LEAD
BLUE/WHITE STRIPE = REMOTE TURN ON LEAD(FOR SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER)
There may be RCA jack inputs in the back and these are for the subwoofer amp.
There will be a large black cable in the back and this is the antenna wire. Plug in the antenna wire from the back of the stock radio here. Yu may or may not need an adapter for this depending on the size difference between the wire and the hole it plugs into.
**Please note: if your car has a "premium" sound system that comes stock with an amplifier you will need to attach the power antenna lead from the alpine to the remote turn on lead on the harness adapter. If not when you turn on the radio/cd it will not turn on the stock amplifier and the speakers will not work.
I found this out with my 99 dodge avenger which has an Infinity stock radio. You can pop the trunk and look up at the back dash and see the small amplifier.
Once the radio is wired and the mounting bracket is installed, connect the harness adapter as well as the antenna wire. The new wiring harness adapter makes the wiring a little longer so you may have to stuff them back a little bit. Connect the harness from the alpine back into the back of the radio and slide the head unit into the metal sleeve until you hear a click. Before sucuring the mounting bracket and putting the trim back on it is a good idae to try the radio out so if there is something wrong you dont have to disassemble it again. When you buy the harness and bracket it will say on the packaging "nissan 84-94" or "Honda 83-99" or something similar. Look on the back for a complete list of compatable models

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Go to the store and buy a mounting kit and wiring harness adapter that are for your car. There are alot to choose from and most are universal and come with instructions. You can get these at wal-mart or best buy. The mounting kit is meant to fill in the empty space left by the new aftermarket radio (your alpine). The alpine will have a metal sleeve around it. take this off and put it in the mounting bracket so it is flush. The sleeve will have little triangle shaped tabs on it. Bend these out so the sleeve cant fall out of the bracket or someone will be able to pull out your radio. Remove your stock radio by pulling off the trim around the radio. This is held on by clips, so be careful. There will be a couple of screws holding in the radio. Remove these and pull the radio out. Behind the radio there will be 1 or 2 wiring harnesses plugged into the radio. Unplug these. Then attach the wiring harness adapters you bought. These plug into the stock harness and have wires at the other end that are labeled. Wire the alpine wiring harness into the harness adapters that you plugged into the stock harness. If you want to you can unplug the harness from the alpine and wire it to the harness adapter before plugging it into the stock harness. The wiring diagram should be on the radio. If not the colors are pretty common.
RED = SWITCHED PWR LEAD (IGNITION)
ORANGE = ILLUMINATION
BLACK = GND
YELLOW = BATTERY LEAD
GREY = FNT SPKR RIGHT(+)
GREY/BLACK STRIPE = FNT SPKR RIGHT(-)
WHITE = FNT SPKR LEFT (+)
WHITE/BLACK STRIPE = FNT SPKR LEFT (-)
VIOLET = REAR SPKR RIGHT (+)
VIOLET/BLACK STRIPE = REAR SPKR RIGHT (-)
GREEN = REAR SPKR LEFT (+)
GREEN/BLACK STRIPE = REAR SPKR LEFT (-)
BLUE = PWR ANTENNA LEAD
BLUE/WHITE STRIPE = REMOTE TURN ON LEAD(FOR SUBWOOFER AMPLIFIER)
There may be RCA jack inputs in the back and these are for the subwoofer amp.
There will be a large black cable in the back and this is the antenna wire. Plug in the antenna wire from the back of the stock radio here. Yu may or may not need an adapter for this depending on the size difference between the wire and the hole it plugs into.
**Please note: if your car has a "premium" sound system that comes stock with an amplifier you will need to attach the power antenna lead from the alpine to the remote turn on lead on the harness adapter. If not when you turn on the radio/cd it will not turn on the stock amplifier and the speakers will not work.
I found this out with my 99 dodge avenger which has an Infinity stock radio. You can pop the trunk and look up at the back dash and see the small amplifier.
Once the radio is wired and the mounting bracket is installed, connect the harness adapter as well as the antenna wire. The new wiring harness adapter makes the wiring a little longer so you may have to stuff them back a little bit. Connect the harness from the alpine back into the back of the radio and slide the head unit into the metal sleeve until you hear a click. Before sucuring the mounting bracket and putting the trim back on it is a good idae to try the radio out so if there is something wrong you dont have to disassemble it again. When you buy the harness and bracket it will say on the packaging "nissan 84-94" or "Honda 83-99" or something similar. Look on the back for a complete list of compatable models.

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Nissan Car Altima & Sentra 1999-06 StarterRemoval & Installation

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air duct Harness protector from the harness Starter wiring at the starter Starter-to-engine bolts Starter from the vehicle



Fig. Starter location and mounting detail-3.0L Maxima with a manual transaxle



Fig. Starter location and mounting detail-3.5L Maxima

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the long bolt to 57-72 ft. lbs. (77-98 Nm) on Altima and Maxima and 41 ft. lbs. (55 Nm) on 350 Z. torque the short bolt to 22-30 ft. lbs. (30-41 Nm) Starter wiring Harness protector Air duct Negative battery cable

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air inlet tube Harness bracket Wiring at the starter Starter

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 60 inch lbs. (7 Nm) Starter electrical connectors Harness bracket Air inlet tube Negative battery cable

1.6L & 2.0L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Wiring at the starter Bolts attaching the starter to the engine Starter

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 70 inch lbs. (8 Nm) Starter electrical connections Negaative battery cable
   

1.6L, 1.8L & 2.0L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Wiring at the starter Bolts attaching the starter to the engine Starter

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 70 inch lbs. (8 Nm) Starter electrical connections Negative battery cable
   

1.8L & 2.0L Engines

1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the Precautions section.
   
2. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Wiring at the starter Bolts attaching the starter to the engine Starter
   

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 70 inch lbs. (8 Nm) Starter electrical connections Negative battery cable
   

2.4L & 2.5L Engines

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air inlet tube Harness bracket Wiring at the starter Starter

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 60 inch lbs. (7 Nm) Starter electrical connectors Harness bracket Air inlet tube Negative battery cable
   

2.4L Engine

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air inlet tube Harness bracket Wiring at the starter Starter
   

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 60 inch lbs. (7 Nm) Starter electrical connectors Harness bracket Air inlet tube Negative battery cable

2.5L Engine

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air cleaner cover and duct Harness bracket Wiring at the starter Starter

To install:

1. Install or connect the following:
   Starter and torque the bolts to 60 inch lbs. (7 Nm) Starter electrical connectors Harness bracket Air inlet tube Negative battery cable

3.5L Engines

1. Remove or disconnect the following:
   Negative battery cable Air cleaner case (upper) and air cleaner to electric throttle control actuator tube. Harness protector from the harness Starter wiring at the starter Starter-to-engine bolts Starter from the vehicle
   
   
   Fig. Starter location and mounting detail-3.5L engine
   

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The brakes lights work off a brake light switch mounted very close to the brake pedal. If you have cruise control it will be a duplex switch with two harnesses attached to that switch on the bracket between the steering column and the brake pedal bracket

Unplug the harness to the ant.It will not go off,until you replace the whole ant.mass.The gear(plastic)are stripped out,and the motor can not sense that the any.is moving.

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Example of the special radio removal tool


Exploded view of the radio mounting and wire connections. Note the rear support and the bracket that it attaches to

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
   
2. On 1991-92 models, remove the finish panel from around the radio assembly.
   

To remove the radio, insert the removal tool prongs into the release clip access holes (arrows)


Push in approximately 1 inch (25.4mm) to release the retainer clips, then pull straight out to remove

3. Insert the radio removal tool T87P-19061-A or equivalent, into the radio face.

4.Press in 1 inch (25.4mm) to release the retaining clips, then using the tool as handles, pull the radio out of the instrument panel.


Disconnect the antenna ...


... and the electrical wire harness plugs from the back of the radio

1. Disconnect the antenna and wiring connectors from the radio.
   

To install:

1. Connect the wiring and slide the radio into the instrument panel. Ensure that the rear mounting bracket is engaged on the mounting track in the panel.
   
2. If removed, install the finish panel
   
3. Connect the battery cable.
   
4. Check the operation of the radio.
   

Replace the CD player. To pull the plastic baffle off the dashboard: Adjust the heating vents so they point downwards. Grab the plastic bar between the heating vents and the stereo. Pull. Remove the screws from the front of the mounting brackets. Pull out the crappy stereo. Unplug the antenna and the wiring harnesses. Transfer the mounting brackets to your new stereo. Cut off the big wiring harness (unless you're lucky enough to have a replacement stereo that accepts the same kind). Connect the wires to the wires on your new stereo's harness. For more info: check the website: http://tomclegg.net/toyotastereo