Car Stereo Wiring Harnesses & Interfaces Explained – What Do The Wire Colors Mean?
Car Stereo Wiring Harnesses & Interfaces Explained – What Do The Wire Colors Mean?
What do the colors on your wiring harness mean? How do you connect your wiring harness or interface to your stereo? We’ll show you!
Full explanation on our blog: http://blog.qualitymobilevideo.com/car-stereo-wiring-guide/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Wiring-Harness-Interface
Downloadable guide: https://cdn.qualitymobilevideo.com/downloads/dl/file/id/591/product/28815/car_stereo_wiring_diagram.pdf?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Wiring-Harness-Interface
Comedy Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iSovLw9hKM
Video Chapters:
0:20 Interfaces vs Harnesses
0:35 Interfaces
0:55 Data Bus
1:30 Wiring Harnesses
2:00 What do the Colors and Wires Mean?
3:50 Wiring Harness Color Diagram
4:00 Crimping Connectors vs Soldering Joints
4:30 Using Butt Connectors – How can they fail?
5:55 Should you cut your Harness?
6:50 Solder your Wiring Harness Connections
10:12 Taping/Cleaning up the Harness to look Factory
12:00 Difference between Harness and Interface
13:45 Completed Harness. What Next?
14:00 My Radio Won’t Turn on! Voltmeter Check
14:25 Do you even need a Wiring Harness?
15:00 What if you have an Aftermarket Amplifier?
16:10 Alternatives to Soldering Connections?
Parts:
Car Stereo Wiring Harnesses
http://www.qualitymobilevideo.com/car-audio/car-audio-installation/wiring-harness.html?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Wiring-Harness-Interface
Car Stereo Interfaces
http://www.qualitymobilevideo.com/car-audio/car-audio-installation/wiring-harness/steering-wheel-interface.html?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Wiring-Harness-Interface
Car Stereos – Single Din and Double DIN
http://www.qualitymobilevideo.com/car-audio/car-stereo.html?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Wiring-Harness-Interface
Klein Tools Crimper
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Tesa 3/4″ Cloth Tape
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help: i got no power from this Bossv900acp. my Wife kia sorento. I have connected all wires to the metra harness and still nothing but 1 red beep from this radio.
The wires connected by butt connectors are not meant to be pulled apart with your strength. They are used to make a connection and constant contact. There is not a wire even with your soldering that can’t be pulled apart. But who is taking the time to sit there and out of curiosity and pull their wires apart? That’s dumb. Lol.. Other than that terrible demonstration the video gave good wiring instructions.
I have two amps, and one subwoofer, and two sets of RCA cables coming from them to be connected to my Clarion DXZ468RMP, which has 6 RCA cables, (3 sets of two), 1 set has black wires, and the other is grey wire, I think that the set with red wires are for an Aux connection, Where do I plug the RCAs from my Ground Zero GZIA2239HPX, and where do I plug the RCAs, from my Cadence Xenith? The RCAs from the radio have red and white connectors.
Jesus, aftermarket head unit sure is looking good now….
Lol when will your wires ever be pulled that hard
Thank you! That was very good.
Where want to connect gps
Somebody here can help me up
Can I connect my power antena with my REM OUT (MAX 0.4A)
Call me what you want but I’m still lost shit!! Colors wasnt explained how i imagined.
Diagram/Thumbnail 3:50
10 min and 28 seconds thank you so much bro i know what problem i have now ?? the dude at factory put the antenna sticker on the power on off cord and the power on off sticker on the antenna cord wow people at the factory ay lmao
Connector that came with stereo has a black wire. But the harness I bought that goes with it doesn’t have a black wire for it to connect to.. what do I connect black wire too?
I installed pioneer stereo aftermarket and have no sound should I connect the blue wire to the antenna to get sound ? Great video very helpful
I have to combine the accessory wire and the battery wire for power, Is that normal?
I have a problem with my pioneer avh1300 I just bought. All connections are made yet I’m still not getting any power. Any help?
my aftermarket touchscreen came with a solid brown and a pink wire but my car harness does not have those colors what do they do?
hi i have a clarion nx602 but i need to know what kind of stereo jack do i need to install in a 2006 hummer h3 please help me
Me: Newbie,Bought Sennheiser Momentum 2 True Wireless earphones it has Blue Tooth 5.1
Since MP3 players with 5.1 BT are rare & $$$. Was told that I can use MP3 with Blue Tooth 4.2 & Sennheiser 5.1 BT with the SAME audio quality. Will use MP3 ,ONLY will listen to uploaded YouTube songs SHOULD I still try to find MP3 player with 5.1?? Thank YOU..PS Would a transmitter help?(Told U, I am Newbie)
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So umm when is that much force applied to a wire on a regular day?
The electricians at my work use heat shrink tubing which has a soldering joint built in. When they use the heat gun the 2 wire ends are automatically waterproofed and soldered at the same time. The tubing is transparent so the connection can be checked.
I like the video. Thank you for making me to understand so much. I have an question: Why in my aftermarket navigation appears 2 pink wires with tag : Key1 and Key2 ? Thank you.
can i use red butt connectors too? i accidentally bought the wrong kind and its like 30 minute away plus traffic
I like you more now. I keep checking back with this video.
Thanks for posting this video. Keep posting guys!!!!!
Not sure if I missed it, but what size of wire is the radio… 18 awg?
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1. What is pink wire – back?
2. Orange black – Key?
3. Brown – key 2?
Please anyone tell me ,, cable ignition in my car is no power,, could be the fuse but I don’t know where the fuse location in Toyota Sienna xle 2005 thank you
I have a 2000 ford explorer limited. I took stereo out and there are 3 plugs ins to radio. I ordered the harness and it came with the 3 plugs. I am disabled with one arm so I hired someone to do the install. The 3rd plug sub, only had 2 wires. But the harness from car had 6. ?? He did not know what to do.so on his one he hooked it up and said ready to go…. I did not check the sub. So can you pleas please help… thank you
is there on the market a car player that can send video signal to the backseats monitors from everywhere? i mean not only from the DVD but also from everywhere on the car player (for example if you watch a video on youtube). looking forawrd to your reply. thx
Muito obrigado pelo video… ajudou muito…
Sooo I can use blue power antenna wire as an remote cable for my amp
Question I installed a new pioneer radio into my nissan the buttons light up but the touch screen is off.
I would have enjoyed the video a lot more had I been able to hear what he was saying.
The background music was just so loud. Please, just voice is enough.
I have a pink cable it says back what is that for?
Can you please help me replace my original GPS with a more efficient model on a 2004 Volvo XC90 ?
How do I hook up my radio to a 1984 Chrysler LeBaron
Very helpful,in flash of a second suscribed!bing
i’m doing a japanese import and it seems all the colour coding is different >_<
Amazing
imagine finishing soldering them all up only to find out that you forgot to slip in some shrink tube.XD
Good stuff 🙂
I’m going to be installing a BOSS Audio Systems BV9386NV in my Ford ECO 250 van. This is my first radio so please don’t laugh::) Thank you for this excellent video.
EDIT: Nevermind…So I have to purchase an aftermarket Ford eco harness which is a female connector. After I unplug the connector from the old radio I then plug it right into my female aftermarket harness. Match my wires with the harness for my new radio and then solder or crimp and then plug into my new radio. As you showed the soldering can be done on a bence and not in the car.
Hey I have a 2000 jeep cherokee sport can u help explain my harness forme colors and uses plz
Help. What if there isn’t a wire to match the illumination
Mate – I am building a new loom on custom build car (no data bus) – I have no head unit yet but leaning to double din apple play pioneer unit. the AMp is a MB Quart NA540.6 Nautic Amplifier, 6-Channel 540-Watt and I have run RCA cables to the dash area. I also have DKMUS Universal ISO Car Radio Wire Cable Wiring Harness Stereo Adapter Connectors. What to best practice here, do splice in th e RCA to the ISO connector, get adaptors or should use the loom plugs with the head unit? ( was hoping to get wires sorted and then choose a head unit)
I love when they say "we" when we all know they are filming this shit in their bedroom.
I like you.
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