I just wanted to thank you guys for your video's the last time i worked on a car stereo was 1985, when amps and kickers were the new thing, almost in my 50's now and i have forgotten all my knowledge about installing, watching your videos helped me install my pioneer 4200 nex with amp and set of kickers, I almost feel like a 17 year old turning up the volume on my old 80's jams at the red light making heads turn !
This video was extremely helpful, especially when you explained what the blue/white wire was for. I definitely overlooked that wire because it said "System Remote Control" and didn't think it was necessary, but it obviously is. Thanks!
this video explained the purple/white wire for me and that was the one wire I could not find any information on. because of this video, I'm finally going to be able to hook up my stereo. thanks for doing this.
You guys are awesome, I'm doing my first install with a Pioneer AVIC-8200NEX in a 2009 Tacoma, and that damn blue/white "System Remote Control" and stupid long green "Parking Brake" wire were driving me nuts. I'm using a PAC Radio Pro 4 RP4.2-TY11 and there are way too many connectors, and the documentation isn't great. Very much appreciate the short video.
+Five Star Car Stereo I've got a question, though. the power harness in this video has outputs for all four speakers, as you mentioned... but then what is the purpose of them, since the AVH-4100NEX has RCA-speaker outputs on the back of it built-in? is it redundant?
Hi , always informative videos thanks. I bought a an avh-w4500nex , I don’t have additional speakers or rear displays, is it ok to never hook the rca cables and just uses the power harness only ?
Nice video guys. I do have a question. I wired a new circuit in a vw to an open slot in the fuse box for the red wire so the stereo shuts off with the key. VW has the CAN bus. Works perfectly. What size fuse should I use on the circuit with the red wire since the main load is on yellow?
Thanks for the video! I Have a 2006 Avalon with pacrp4.2ty11 and pioneer headunit. Can I plug blue/white power antenna wire from PAC AND blue wire from micro bypass into the blue/white wire of the headunit? Currently blue/white wire from PAC is not plugged in and am not getting any AM reception.
Hey guys, great video! Few questions on a 2009 Jeep Wrangler that has / had the basic OEM audio setup, not the infinity pre-amped one... Trying to install a 4201NEX Red wire (accessory) - What & where should I hook this up to on my jeep? The OEM audio plug doesn't have a corresponding red wire, only the yellow (power) & black (ground). Only other wires on the OEM audio plug I couldn't account for was an Orange wire w/ white stripe and white wire w/gray stripe (a person on a forum told me those were can bus wires whatever that means) Purple wire w/white stripe (reverse wire) - should I hook this up to the reverse lights positive wire? If so should I hook the camera up to the same reverse light wires, to feed it power? Lastly, Orange wire w/white stripe (Dimming wire) - should I hook this up to? The positive of my running lights so the receiver knows to dim? Thanks very much!
Hi guys thanks for this great detailed video! I have a Pioneer AVH P3200dvd and what would cause the volume to turn up uncontrollably after pressed on the radio? Also the volume control on the steering wheel has the same effect, once it’s pressed the radio volume increases all the way up and when you press to turn it down it goes back up by itself again!
First, let me say that I love your videos, they’re so helpful and straight to the point! Secondly, I’m having an issue installing a Pioneer AVH-W440NEX in a 2007 911 with the Bose system. The previous owner removed the factory amp and had an old Kenwood installed. I have everything hooked up but the subwoofer and the amplified antenna. The sub, they had a pair of RCAs coming out of the old hu with a Y splitter and had one end plugged in and the other stripped and hooked to the Kenwood power ant. wire. I’m assuming for the remote amp signal but I can’t get it to work with the new remote wire on the pioneer harness the same way they had it hooked up. What gives?
Just curious about the speed sensor wire why wouldn’t you want to hook that up and would that go to the speedometer wire or speed sensor on a 03 Dodge ram truck
I just bought a Pioneer FH-X520UI with car harness wired it all together and i tested the yellow and red also the ground yellow had constent 12v and red was on assy 12v and ground was good but the radio wouldn't power up would you say the radio is bad?
I totally get the aftermarket harness....but I don't see all the matching colors on the stock side. I have a 2015 Sierra 1500. In the green harness I just have the speaker wires and yellow and black....where do all the other colors get hooked up too?
I installed my stereo pioneer ave-1600dvd. Everything works but now my dash light won’t turn on illuminate without me switching them manually along with all my cabin lights. Please help!!!!
Thanks for this video. If you have time to answer a question I would appreciate it.my situation- I got a 2001 GMC Yukon with a pioneer radio but I want the stock look and want to switch it to a 1997 gmc sierra stock radio . My Question- I see the harness from the Pioneer is plug into i think the gm harness but the yellow wire is not plug into the gm harness. It's with all the wires. Where do I put it?
Thank you so much for this video! I'm installing a 4200nex tomorrow. I now know to tape off the yellow/black wire. I'm combining the remote blue/white wire with the antenna adapter power wire and my amp turn on wire. However, the harness for my vovlo xc90 also has a dark blue wire that doesn't seem to match up to anything. Do I add that to the blue/white from the Pioneer harness as well?
Hey, curious if it went well with wiring the antenna wire to the remote blue/white wire? I've read different things on whether or not to T tap those together. Thanks!
You guys are awesome...I was wondering, can you do a video about scosche gm27srub the steering wheel and radio harness/interface for a 2012 Chevy Cruze? Keep up the great videos guys!
I want to upgrade my pioneer mvh_s301bt a 2015 model to a pioneer Sph 10bt. Will my existing 16 pin plug work it doesn't have the green parking brake wire. I would like to just plug and play .Does the green wire need to be bypassed on a single din there's really no video.
I installed one of that AVH- X4800BS in my 08 VW Rabbit. It's great but my FM reception is not as good as the original one and I completely lost AM. Any thoughts?
how can i test 3300nex pioneer radio with a 12v battery on a bench? i tried organge,red,yellow to posive post and black to negitive... no lights or power... mising center plastic piece on front face.. will this prevent testing or power up? thanks
If you cap off the yellow and black wire does that affect the ability to call through the Bluetooth radio or affect the microphone to pick up the driver's voice
Hello Guys , great video , I have a Pioneer KEH - P103R , & you have successfully explained to me what most of the wires are for , however , I,m a little confused as to what to do with just 3 single wires , these are a plain blue , tagged AMP , a plain brown , tagged TEL , & a pink , not tagged at all , this installation is to replace a worn - out KE 6300 in my cab , I don,t have rear speakers at all at present , would running this unit without the feeds & returns for the rear speakers actually connected to anything damage this unit ,? if it makes any difference to the wiring designations I,m in England . Any advice gratefully received , Thanks .
I bought a pioneer deck mvh and it didnt have the solid orange (lumination)wire connected to the harnsest. Its my first at this, what should i do next ? My car is a 01' honda
hey guys, I have an 06 Pontiac g5 pursuit gt and I'm trying to install the pioneer avh-x2800bs and I have the mounting bracket but I can't seem to find the wiring kit anywhere, any ideas?
On the deh-x6900bt when i do a call i can't listen to the other person but they can hear me, by any chance do you know why? I have my voice amplifier hooked up in the rear rca, should it be the front ones or its just my stereo messing up? Thank you
Hi, I have a problem with the pioneer sph-da360dab, if I have the car radio off and I put the gear lever in reverse, the car radio switches to the rear camera but the music also turns on, and when I remove reverse gear the stereo stays on. Practically when you put the car in reverse everything turns on. Thank you
Hello, thanks for the videos. I do have a question about hooking up my reverse camera positive lead. Will it be ok to use the remote turn on wire (blue/white) connected to positive on the camera and also the micro bypass connected? Or will I be better off tapping into the ACC wire on the head unit plug? Thanks guys.
I really need help I have a 2005 Scion TC and the instructions on the wiring part are vague. I'm a visual learner a video helps a lot. I'm doing this myself to teach myself how to do this. But I'm lost at how to install the wire part especially where the factory Harness and wires fit in ? Can you help me out ?
Hello, love your videos guys! But I have some trouble connecting a reverse camera up to my pioneer avh-x3700, the camera should be wired up to one long yellow rca video input, that i am supposed to connect to the brown input for camera on the back off the HU. (that i understand how to do) BUT then for the power I need to connect a ground at the back near the reverse light(ok aswell), and also a positive power cable, which is supposed to connect to the reverse light power switch. I can't seem to find/have that on my Golf MK5 2006. There is only a reverse light on the right side of the car, and this one has a plug/adapter with one white and brown cable going in it. Shouldn't either one of these be ideal to get the power to switch on the camera for? (I have a multimeter I could try and measure if I get any volts from them?) OR should I be using the purple REVERSE cable that is at the back of my pioneer? Thank you for answer,I just can't figure this out.. :D
Ok so here is what you want to do - run the yellow RCA, ground the camera in the rear, run the camera power up to the radio and connect to the acc power behind the radio( red), then connect the reverse light wire to the purple/ white behind the Pioneer radio. The camera needs power when the car is on so you can activate it from the screen. The purple/ white needs power to trigger the radio to switch the radio to reverse view. There should be a Black/Blue +wire in the drivers kick panel in the harness to the rear for reverse. Hope this helps
+Five Star Car Stereo Inc. So i should connect the red positive from the camera to the red acc power behind my pioneer. - Then the reverse light to the purple/white. Is the reverse light wire then the brown or white that comes from the light plug? - The black/blue wire is that is in the drivers kick panel which is the resting plate on the floor for the left foot? And then connect that wire again to the purple/white behind the pioneer? Have I understod it correctly?? :S
+kristoffer3110 yes on the power. The kick panel is the side of the car next to were your foot rests. Use either the black/blue or the wire from the light not both. Connect that to the purple/white. I would try to find the wire in the kick going to the bulb may not have enough current in that car, it may need a relay if I remember right.
I'm trying to install my Pioneer aftermarket radio DEH s1000ub and I have matched all the colors up and not get any power to it what could be the problem?
You guys make it entertaining, could you answer a question my avic 8200nex harness has a pink car speed signal input? where do I hook it on a 2014 ford f150 xl basic ford pick up no power anything thanks. my brother owns autowize near you just saying.
I have the wire the solid yellow wire and red wires all together(4 wires) to get power to the deck so now I have to turn it off and on manually. Is there any way I could fix this issue so when I turn my key it deck itself comes on and go off automatically
So this vid is a bit old, but I hope I'll get my answer. I bought a Pionner MVH radio and I wanted to hook up my antena, turns out i need ISO - DIN adapter which is easy to plug in but comes with a BLUE wire...While logic says "match blue and blue" the power cable harness doesnt have a BLUE cable, only BLUE/WHITE and BLUE/GRAY.. With the cable adapter that came with the radio, the only empty wire is the Sys Remote Control .. So is this where I plug it, based on this video? There is another cable harness that does have a blue wire leading into it, but it is not connected to the radio. I believe it was for the originals' CD player?
great videos! thank you for sharing them. I am attempting to install a pioneer avh-x1500dvd into my wife's Toyota camry. I was wondering what the difference is between using the actual harness speaker wires or using the rca jacks in the back of the unit? My Toyota harness going to the new stereo has two sets of rca jacks wired onto it...
Doug Braun if the car has a factory amplifier you would use the RCAs out of the radio. They are a low power output made for going into an amp. If there is not a factory amp, you want to use the speakers wire outputs. They are a high power output made to power a speaker.
wish I could use that MUTE wire on NEX somehow on Engine Startup maybe it's a Pioneer update power up and engine start set volume set to start volume level
I hooked up my bypass and it won’t work still, I cannot find the ground wire on the harness. It’s mvh-1400 nex. The radio was installed without the bypass.
i have 2003 pontiac grand am i jst put in pioneer avh1800dvd radio i used 2003 metra connect plug to direct in all wires are to responding colors but im getting no power to unit what could be issue
Thank you so much. My radio came with a remote control so I thought the blue/white had something to do with it. Since I have no amplifier to turn on for now, I can just leave that wire alone.
hey guys,ive been trying to find a harness for a vintage pioneer fh double din,every souce ive tried including pioneer have,knowone will help,its an fh p85 from 96',need to see if it powers up,,sources ive contacted seem to thing im gonna blow up the world by giving a wiring diagram of it or if another harness will
Hey guys. Thanks for some GREAT videos. I'm upgrading my jeep system and have followed a lot of your advice. Hoping you can help with this simple question. I have a 5 channel alpine amp. I ordered a 4 gauge amp wiring kit. It only came with one set of RCAs. Should I buy additional RCAs for the rest of the speakers? Or can I just use speedwire and connect that to the head unit speaker outputs and back to the amp? Just unsure if I can do this or if I need to buy additional RCAs. Also if the RCAs provide better signal. Thanks again.
Thanks!! So when I hook up the RCAs, do I need to disconnect anything on the harness? I plan on running new dedicated speaker wire from the amp to my new speakers. I'm thinking I just leave the harness as it is because I'll be disconnecting the wiring at the speakers and connecting new wire from the amp. This is what's confusing to me. Lol. If I use the RCAs on the back of my radio to send the output signal to my amp, do I then need to disconnect the speaker wires from the harness or just leave that alone. Hope this makes sense. Thanks again.
I'm a newbie, so i'm kinda confused on why the speaker wires on the Pioneer AVH-211 factory harness aren't precut like the other wires connected to it. It kind of gives me the impression that i shouldn't mess with the wire.
HELP! I have my powered sub hooked up to the blue white "System Remote Control" wire and NOTHING. There is power coming to the amp per my voltmeter through the power cable and ground, but the small light on my Rockford Fosgate P300-10 is not lighting up. Fuses are fine too. Hooked up via a PAC RP4-CH11. Any advice?
If the remote wire( blue/white) is not giving you power back at the amp you may need a relay. The relay on the remote will up the amperage for multiple turn on leads. Pioneer has a breaker on there remote wire if the amperage draw is to high.
Ive got a Pioneer AVH-5700BHS and Im trying to install it in my 2014 Jetta. I have a factory harness and matched all the wires up color-for-color and the radio stays on with the key off and out? I have not seen any blown fuses and I can kill the radio by pulling the 20 amp fuse for the radio.
The easiest way would be to just use RCA Y's but you will lose a lot of signal. Some amps have an in and out RCA for this type of install. Some amps also have a 2 channel 4 channel switch for this install too.
Like your videos, got a new Pioneer 4200nex receiver and was trying to install a Axxess steering wheel module (aswc-1) to my Pioneer but don't know which wire to use from the Pioneer. Thanks !!
I have a 02 Tahoe I was trying to bypass the factory amp so I thought to myself if I don't hook up any of the speakers in the head unit harness then nothing will be running through the amp but that is wrong right because I still have my 12 volt power hooked up to the harness and the ground all that still runs through the factory amp right? There's something not right I've hooked up a lot of systems and my speakers are not sounding like they should one of my subs that I know is good sounds like it's blown all I'm getting is crackling noises but it is brand new so I know it's not I was thinking about cutting the harness and finding my power signal and ground I really don't want to buy the bypass harness and even mess with the factory amp .. suggestions anybody???
for the light green parking wire can you just ground it and do the hack on some Pioneer units to view while in motion? also what about the speed sensing wire where does that one go?
Hi guys , I have a 2004 Lexus es 300 . I just put in a Pioneer AVH 290 BT Head unit , a Kenwood eXcelon X501-1 amplifier. The Amplifier will be driving a 8 inch Kicker sub woofer ONLY . Currently I have a stock amp that came with the car powering up the Stock 4 speakers and 2 tweeters, I am NOT using any of the RCA outputs everything is wired by wire connections . So without completely rewiring the car id like to keep everything as is except wire the NEW Amp to the sub My questions are, 1.) How would i go about wiring the Head unit to the Amp ? The Head unit only has 1 RCA output for the Subwoofer , What am i missing here ? 2.) Do i only need to run 1 rca ( Singular )not a pair 2 back to the AMP in the trunk ? 3.) And lastly is it best to run a ground wire back to the battery for the amplifier since i am already running the power wire to the battery ? Cost of the wire is not a concern .
( HELP ) Got my stereo stolen. They cut the wires to the reverse camera av video cable. Need to know how to rewire the brown av cable behind the stereo.
I have a 07 avalanche and putting in a pioneer avh -x4800bs radio I was told to retain everything I would need a metra ax-adbox2 interface along with a metra ax-adgm01 harness and a aswc-1 module and when I add the pioneer box harness I am looking at connecting 3 harnesses is that correct or not
Hello! I have an AVIC-Z140BH that I purchased through OfferUp. When I purchased it the power wiring harness was kind of short and mangled up so I purchased an aftermarket one. Everything has been working fine but, the thing is though, some of the colors aren't matched up, meaning something like the violet/white ( reverse gear signal input ) wire for the rear camera I can't seem to find. Can you please help me locate on the exact area where the pin goes into the harness so that I can hook up my camera and get it to work properly? I've tried looking up a diagram, even in the manual, but can't seem to find the answer/answers in seeking. Thanks in advance.
I have a 2009 Dodge Journey and it has a sort of Shark Fin antenna, but has the stick that screws into it. Factory radio did ok with FM reception, but the new Pioneer radio does bad. Real bad! How do I know if I need the power antenna wire hooked up or not? I was thinking it was only use for the motorized antenna's and this one is not. So will it hurt it if I just wire it up anyways? Any help would be great. And thanks for the helpful video.. Much better than the user manual that came with the radio.
If you still are having problems, here's what I did with my Honda. Most of those shark fin antennas and other modern antennas need a small amplifier to be used correctly. There should be two wires, the antenna wire, as well as the power lead for the amplifier. This needs to be connected to a 12v acc source or you will get horrible reception. Don't connect it to the remote antenna wire though, as this doesn't supply a constant 12v. I personally just connected it to the amp remote wire. It works perfectly now, and I haven't had any problems yet.
Shaun Muldowney you can just cap it off, it is not needed any more. The radio now has a hybrid mode like the dash mount Garmin style units. Pioneer as just not taken it out of the harness yet.
I have the pioneer deh-x7800bhs and i tried putting it on my 2009 Dodge charger, with the basic 4 speaker system. The Metra harness came with a separate red wire that came with a brass clip and requires me to tap into a fuse in my fuse box for accessory power. Do you guys know of any videos showing me how to do this? I believe i have everything else hooked up the right way, but the radio wont come on.
Draylon Livingston that car really should have a smart harness to work properly. The fix for what you have is connect the red wire to the power for the cigarette lighter. Then go into the trunk to the fuse box next to the battery. The fuse for the CL has 2 positions. 1 is key and the other is Constant. Factory is Constant you need to change it to key. It is in the middle of the fuse box and will be the only fuse with 3 holes the fuse is filling 2. Pull it and move to fill open hole leaving a new hole open.
hi guys love your channel I have 4100 nex and my metra Toyota harness 1994 only has a solid orange wire so can I just connect it to the nex's orange wire that has a white stripe on it? or do just leave both wires not connected and cap the off? thanks in advance
I been wanting to know.... what is the difference between using the (front, Rear) speaker wire in the power plug vs using the RCA inputs in back of the stereo (Front, Rear,)?
I just hooked the parking brake wire to the negative black wire, no need for the bypass module, although my stereo doesn’t recognise the headlights 😢 and also the radio volume doesn’t dip when parking sensors are active
No, you will get one pop up screen that says working in hybrid mode, press ok. The VSS wire is for back when navigation systems were not that fast and used the cars movement to help figure out were you were. Then Garmin and others figured out how to do it with out it, Pioneer still puts it in the harness for some reason. It has always caused us grief, so we do not recommend connecting it.
Hi guys Really love your videos. Very informative. I do have a couple questions though. I am installing an AVH-X7800BT in an 06 Town and Country. I plan to install a backup camera as well as an Amplifier and Subwoofer. I also purchased the brake bypass. Since I have hooked up the bypass to the blue/white remote wire so do I hook up the power control wire from the amp to the remote wire too? I am flying blind with my sub and amp since it is an old one and I don't have any real instructions for it. Next question is regarding the orange and white wire in the stereo harness. My vehicle installation harness only has a solid orange wire that the instructions say is illumination. The instructions also have an orange and white dimmer wire listed but there isn't one. Do I hook these together or what? The last question is regarding the "reverse gear signal input". Do I understand right that I should run a wire to a backup light wire and patch into that? Hope you are well and have a happy new year. Sincerely, Jim
Just a thought but a video with a complete wiring installation with an amp and sub as well as a backup camera. I see some on youtube but so many of them want to show how to crimp wires and run wires. Most of us can do that. That is why I like your videos best. You tell us the things we really need. Thank you again.
Jim Lapham thank you. Here we go- yes connect your amp and the bypass to the blue/white wire. Yes you can connect the orange and orange white together. Yes the purple white wire needs to connect to the reverse light feed. This may help. Color:white/lt. green Polarity:+ Location:BCM, green plug, pin 9 The BCM (Body Control Module) is in the driver kick panel near the parking brake. It has 5 plugs in it, one 6 pin plug and four 34 pin plugs. Yes we are definitely going to do those videos.
I took a look at the BCM. I have to say I'm a little confused. I am very color blind though so I will have my son look at it since I couldn't see a green plug.. one plug was unused on the module though. There are certainly a lot of wires there. Anyway thanks for your help. I'm sure there are a lot of t of people out here that would be totally lost if not for your videos.
hey im installing avh x2800bs in hyundai elantra sedan 2013 i match the color even the microbypass for parking brake..just my question is one of the adapters that has 6wire s black yellow red/black blue green i only have left overs green n two blacks in the same adapter what do i do with those?
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hi!!! I need some help with the avh-2800bt on 2006 vw jetta ignition switch, how can I to connect? to start at the same time car and recover and which cables are right. thanks for the videos u guys meke.
You will need either the Pac-audio C2R-VW2 or the Rp4-VW11( if you has steering wheel steering controls). You can find more information at www.bestkits.com
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I just wanted to thank you guys for your video's the last time i worked on a car stereo was 1985, when amps and kickers were the new thing, almost in my 50's now and i have forgotten all my knowledge about installing, watching your videos helped me install my pioneer 4200 nex with amp and set of kickers, I almost feel like a 17 year old turning up the volume on my old 80's jams at the red light making heads turn !
+Richard Bowen that is a good feeling!
hey just wanted to say thanks I tried the bypass and everything works like a charm you guys are great
First video or website information that actually answered my question. Thank you!
This video was extremely helpful, especially when you explained what the blue/white wire was for. I definitely overlooked that wire because it said "System Remote Control" and didn't think it was necessary, but it obviously is. Thanks!
Glad we could help, thanks
You guys are awesome, installed a Pioneer AVH 2300nex with back up camera and micro bypass everything worked first time. Thanks
this video explained the purple/white wire for me and that was the one wire I could not find any information on. because of this video, I'm finally going to be able to hook up my stereo. thanks for doing this.
Christian Almodovar very cool, glad we could help.
You guys ROCK! Thanks for all the great videos, keep'em coming :)
Thank you for watching, we will.
Thanks for posting this! Helped out for sure.
J Will thank you!
Tks you man! I like all your videos guys!!
You guys are awesome, I'm doing my first install with a Pioneer AVIC-8200NEX in a 2009 Tacoma, and that damn blue/white "System Remote Control" and stupid long green "Parking Brake" wire were driving me nuts. I'm using a PAC Radio Pro 4 RP4.2-TY11 and there are way too many connectors, and the documentation isn't great. Very much appreciate the short video.
This was very helpful. I couldn't find a wire diagram anywhere. Thank you.
Cool I'm glad it helped, Thanks for watching
+Five Star Car Stereo I've got a question, though. the power harness in this video has outputs for all four speakers, as you mentioned... but then what is the purpose of them, since the AVH-4100NEX has RCA-speaker outputs on the back of it built-in? is it redundant?
The wires on the plug are the amplified high level outputs( 50watts x4). The RCA's on the back are the low level outputs for add on amplifiers.
+Five Star Car Stereo Makes sense. Thanks! I'm all hooked up.
thank you. your videos are great
Hi , always informative videos thanks. I bought a an avh-w4500nex , I don’t have additional speakers or rear displays, is it ok to never hook the rca cables and just uses the power harness only ?
So do I have to connect the "system remote control" blue-white wire to the "power antenna" blue wire in my harness??
Nice video guys. I do have a question. I wired a new circuit in a vw to an open slot in the fuse box for the red wire so the stereo shuts off with the key. VW has the CAN bus. Works perfectly. What size fuse should I use on the circuit with the red wire since the main load is on yellow?
Thanks for the video! I Have a 2006 Avalon with pacrp4.2ty11 and pioneer headunit. Can I plug blue/white power antenna wire from PAC AND blue wire from micro bypass into the blue/white wire of the headunit? Currently blue/white wire from PAC is not plugged in and am not getting any AM reception.
Hey guys, great video! Few questions on a 2009 Jeep Wrangler that has / had the basic OEM audio setup, not the infinity pre-amped one... Trying to install a 4201NEX
Red wire (accessory) - What & where should I hook this up to on my jeep? The OEM audio plug doesn't have a corresponding red wire, only the yellow (power) & black (ground). Only other wires on the OEM audio plug I couldn't account for was an Orange wire w/ white stripe and white wire w/gray stripe (a person on a forum told me those were can bus wires whatever that means)
Purple wire w/white stripe (reverse wire) - should I hook this up to the reverse lights positive wire? If so should I hook the camera up to the same reverse light wires, to feed it power?
Lastly, Orange wire w/white stripe (Dimming wire) - should I hook this up to? The positive of my running lights so the receiver knows to dim?
Thanks very much!
Hi guys thanks for this great detailed video! I have a Pioneer AVH P3200dvd and what would cause the volume to turn up uncontrollably after pressed on the radio? Also the volume control on the steering wheel has the same effect, once it’s pressed the radio volume increases all the way up and when you press to turn it down it goes back up by itself again!
First, let me say that I love your videos, they’re so helpful and straight to the point! Secondly, I’m having an issue installing a Pioneer AVH-W440NEX in a 2007 911 with the Bose system. The previous owner removed the factory amp and had an old Kenwood installed. I have everything hooked up but the subwoofer and the amplified antenna. The sub, they had a pair of RCAs coming out of the old hu with a Y splitter and had one end plugged in and the other stripped and hooked to the Kenwood power ant. wire. I’m assuming for the remote amp signal but I can’t get it to work with the new remote wire on the pioneer harness the same way they had it hooked up. What gives?
Just curious about the speed sensor wire why wouldn’t you want to hook that up and would that go to the speedometer wire or speed sensor on a 03 Dodge ram truck
I just bought a Pioneer FH-X520UI with car harness wired it all together and i tested the yellow and red also the ground yellow had constent 12v and red was on assy 12v and ground was good but the radio wouldn't power up would you say the radio is bad?
Do you have a video of doing the brake sequence thing you were talking about
hey i have a question, does the pioneer avh-x2800bs and the pioneer avh-600ex use the same wiring harness? thanks
I totally get the aftermarket harness....but I don't see all the matching colors on the stock side. I have a 2015 Sierra 1500. In the green harness I just have the speaker wires and yellow and black....where do all the other colors get hooked up too?
I installed my stereo pioneer ave-1600dvd. Everything works but now my dash light won’t turn on illuminate without me switching them manually along with all my cabin lights. Please help!!!!
This was helpful. Thanks peeps
Thanks for this video. If you have time to answer a question I would appreciate it.my situation- I got a 2001 GMC Yukon with a pioneer radio but I want the stock look and want to switch it to a 1997 gmc sierra stock radio . My Question- I see the harness from the Pioneer is plug into i think the gm harness but the yellow wire is not plug into the gm harness. It's with all the wires. Where do I put it?
So I don’t need to connect the blue remote control wire if I don’t have an extra amp or do I need it to power the integrated radio amp ?
Thank you so much for this video! I'm installing a 4200nex tomorrow. I now know to tape off the yellow/black wire. I'm combining the remote blue/white wire with the antenna adapter power wire and my amp turn on wire. However, the harness for my vovlo xc90 also has a dark blue wire that doesn't seem to match up to anything. Do I add that to the blue/white from the Pioneer harness as well?
Hey, curious if it went well with wiring the antenna wire to the remote blue/white wire? I've read different things on whether or not to T tap those together. Thanks!
You guys are awesome...I was wondering, can you do a video about scosche gm27srub the steering wheel and radio harness/interface for a 2012 Chevy Cruze? Keep up the great videos guys!
If the green parking brake cable isn’t connected would this cause no sound when moved into another vehicle
To what do I connect the blue and white wire the harness on my 08 silverado doesn't have to what wire would I connect it too??
On my old pioneer harness i have the Orange wire connected to the red with a fuse an small battery should I leave it like that?
I want to upgrade my pioneer mvh_s301bt a 2015 model to a pioneer Sph 10bt. Will my existing 16 pin plug work it doesn't have the green parking brake wire. I would like to just plug and play .Does the green wire need to be bypassed on a single din there's really no video.
I installed one of that AVH- X4800BS in my 08 VW Rabbit. It's great but my FM reception is not as good as the original one and I completely lost AM. Any thoughts?
how can i test 3300nex pioneer radio with a 12v battery on a bench? i tried organge,red,yellow to posive post and black to negitive... no lights or power... mising center plastic piece on front face.. will this prevent testing or power up? thanks
If you cap off the yellow and black wire does that affect the ability to call through the Bluetooth radio or affect the microphone to pick up the driver's voice
Will a pioneer avh-x4700bs harness work on pioneer dmh-1500nex?
Hello Guys , great video , I have a Pioneer KEH - P103R , & you have successfully explained to me what most of the wires are for , however , I,m a little confused as to what to do with just 3 single wires , these are a plain blue , tagged AMP , a plain brown , tagged TEL , & a pink , not tagged at all , this installation is to replace a worn - out KE 6300 in my cab , I don,t have rear speakers at all at present , would running this unit without the feeds & returns for the rear speakers actually connected to anything damage this unit ,? if it makes any difference to the wiring designations I,m in England . Any advice gratefully received , Thanks .
I bought a pioneer deck mvh and it didnt have the solid orange (lumination)wire connected to the harnsest. Its my first at this, what should i do next ? My car is a 01' honda
hey guys, I have an 06 Pontiac g5 pursuit gt and I'm trying to install the pioneer avh-x2800bs and I have the mounting bracket but I can't seem to find the wiring kit anywhere, any ideas?
Where can I get one of these wire harnesses if I lost my old one?
On the deh-x6900bt when i do a call i can't listen to the other person but they can hear me, by any chance do you know why? I have my voice amplifier hooked up in the rear rca, should it be the front ones or its just my stereo messing up? Thank you
How do you install the maestro sw with the pioneer avh 4201 nex? Cant find any vid in the youtube. Pls help!
Thanks, for this video because I needed to know which wire was that remote because it goes to my amp
Hi, I have a problem with the pioneer sph-da360dab, if I have the car radio off and I put the gear lever in reverse, the car radio switches to the rear camera but the music also turns on, and when I remove reverse gear the stereo stays on. Practically when you put the car in reverse everything turns on. Thank you
Hey, can you do a video hooking up a universal steering wheel control to a pioneer deck?
Hello, thanks for the videos. I do have a question about hooking up my reverse camera positive lead. Will it be ok to use the remote turn on wire (blue/white) connected to positive on the camera and also the micro bypass connected? Or will I be better off tapping into the ACC wire on the head unit plug? Thanks guys.
Mike Mike you will want to use the Red Acc wire for the camera. The remote wire( blue white) does not have enough amperage to power the camera.
hola donde consigo el cubre farta para el modelo de Pioneer AVH-X2700BS / AVH-X2800BS para el bmw serie1 2004 120i
has the remote control cable changed colour, if so what would it be now
I really need help I have a 2005 Scion TC and the instructions on the wiring part are vague. I'm a visual learner a video helps a lot. I'm doing this myself to teach myself how to do this. But I'm lost at how to install the wire part especially where the factory Harness and wires fit in ? Can you help me out ?
What is the pink solid wire? (Pioneer avh-200ex)
Hello, love your videos guys! But I have some trouble connecting a reverse camera up to my pioneer avh-x3700, the camera should be wired up to one long yellow rca video input, that i am supposed to connect to the brown input for camera on the back off the HU. (that i understand how to do)
BUT then for the power I need to connect a ground at the back near the reverse light(ok aswell), and also a positive power cable, which is supposed to connect to the reverse light power switch. I can't seem to find/have that on my Golf MK5 2006. There is only a reverse light on the right side of the car, and this one has a plug/adapter with one white and brown cable going in it. Shouldn't either one of these be ideal to get the power to switch on the camera for? (I have a multimeter I could try and measure if I get any volts from them?)
OR should I be using the purple REVERSE cable that is at the back of my pioneer?
Thank you for answer,I just can't figure this out.. :D
Ok so here is what you want to do - run the yellow RCA, ground the camera in the rear, run the camera power up to the radio and connect to the acc power behind the radio( red), then connect the reverse light wire to the purple/ white behind the Pioneer radio. The camera needs power when the car is on so you can activate it from the screen. The purple/ white needs power to trigger the radio to switch the radio to reverse view. There should be a Black/Blue +wire in the drivers kick panel in the harness to the rear for reverse. Hope this helps
+Five Star Car Stereo Inc. So i should connect the red positive from the camera to the red acc power behind my pioneer.
- Then the reverse light to the purple/white. Is the reverse light wire then the brown or white that comes from the light plug?
- The black/blue wire is that is in the drivers kick panel which is the resting plate on the floor for the left foot? And then connect that wire again to the purple/white behind the pioneer?
Have I understod it correctly?? :S
+kristoffer3110 yes on the power. The kick panel is the side of the car next to were your foot rests. Use either the black/blue or the wire from the light not both. Connect that to the purple/white. I would try to find the wire in the kick going to the bulb may not have enough current in that car, it may need a relay if I remember right.
+Five Star Car Stereo Inc. Okey, thanks will defo try this soon :)
Can I run power to the camera red wire and the pioneer purple/white from the (green) reverse lamp wire?
I'm trying to install my Pioneer aftermarket radio DEH s1000ub and I have matched all the colors up and not get any power to it what could be the problem?
You guys make it entertaining, could you answer a question my avic 8200nex harness has a pink car speed signal input? where do I hook it on a 2014 ford f150 xl basic ford pick up no power anything thanks. my brother owns autowize near you just saying.
quick question can i use the factory radio brackets into my new dvd receiver? or would i have to get new ones
What car do you have?
Did you say you can plug your pioneer wire harness to any other pioneer 1? Or cant?
I have the wire the solid yellow wire and red wires all together(4 wires) to get power to the deck so now I have to turn it off and on manually. Is there any way I could fix this issue so when I turn my key it deck itself comes on and go off automatically
So which wire is the aux wire to power up a backup camera ?
I have a pioneer KEH-6464 do you know what the wiring harness colors code means
how do I connect a subwoofer to the avh-x pioneer model?
So this vid is a bit old, but I hope I'll get my answer. I bought a Pionner MVH radio and I wanted to hook up my antena, turns out i need ISO - DIN adapter which is easy to plug in but comes with a BLUE wire...While logic says "match blue and blue" the power cable harness doesnt have a BLUE cable, only BLUE/WHITE and BLUE/GRAY.. With the cable adapter that came with the radio, the only empty wire is the Sys Remote Control .. So is this where I plug it, based on this video?
There is another cable harness that does have a blue wire leading into it, but it is not connected to the radio. I believe it was for the originals' CD player?
nice one guys only one who made any sence of that white Blue wire
Cool I'm glad we could help
great videos! thank you for sharing them. I am attempting to install a pioneer avh-x1500dvd into my wife's Toyota camry. I was wondering what the difference is between using the actual harness speaker wires or using the rca jacks in the back of the unit? My Toyota harness going to the new stereo has two sets of rca jacks wired onto it...
Doug Braun if the car has a factory amplifier you would use the RCAs out of the radio. They are a low power output made for going into an amp. If there is not a factory amp, you want to use the speakers wire outputs. They are a high power output made to power a speaker.
Which color wire do I connect the blue white white too?
wish I could use that MUTE wire on NEX somehow on Engine Startup
maybe it's a Pioneer update power up and engine start set volume set to start volume level
I hooked up my bypass and it won’t work still, I cannot find the ground wire on the harness. It’s mvh-1400 nex. The radio was installed without the bypass.
i have 2003 pontiac grand am i jst put in pioneer avh1800dvd radio i used 2003 metra connect plug to direct in all wires are to responding colors but im getting no power to unit what could be issue
Thank you so much. My radio came with a remote control so I thought the blue/white had something to do with it. Since I have no amplifier to turn on for now, I can just leave that wire alone.
Yes you don't have to connect blue with if you are not using external amp.
hey guys,ive been trying to find a harness for a vintage pioneer fh double din,every souce ive tried including pioneer have,knowone will help,its an fh p85 from 96',need to see if it powers up,,sources ive contacted seem to thing im gonna blow up the world by giving a wiring diagram of it or if another harness will
Hey guys. Thanks for some GREAT videos. I'm upgrading my jeep system and have followed a lot of your advice. Hoping you can help with this simple question. I have a 5 channel alpine amp. I ordered a 4 gauge amp wiring kit. It only came with one set of RCAs. Should I buy additional RCAs for the rest of the speakers? Or can I just use speedwire and connect that to the head unit speaker outputs and back to the amp? Just unsure if I can do this or if I need to buy additional RCAs. Also if the RCAs provide better signal. Thanks again.
Troy Diaz I would get the RCAs. Most after make radios powered outputs clip faster then their preamp level outputs.
Thanks!! So when I hook up the RCAs, do I need to disconnect anything on the harness? I plan on running new dedicated speaker wire from the amp to my new speakers. I'm thinking I just leave the harness as it is because I'll be disconnecting the wiring at the speakers and connecting new wire from the amp. This is what's confusing to me. Lol. If I use the RCAs on the back of my radio to send the output signal to my amp, do I then need to disconnect the speaker wires from the harness or just leave that alone. Hope this makes sense. Thanks again.
I'm a newbie, so i'm kinda confused on why the speaker wires on the Pioneer AVH-211 factory harness aren't precut like the other wires connected to it. It kind of gives me the impression that i shouldn't mess with the wire.
HELP! I have my powered sub hooked up to the blue white "System Remote Control" wire and NOTHING. There is power coming to the amp per my voltmeter through the power cable and ground, but the small light on my Rockford Fosgate P300-10 is not lighting up. Fuses are fine too. Hooked up via a PAC RP4-CH11. Any advice?
+Nikki McGuire try checking to see if the battery works. i usually give it a few licks just to make sure
If the remote wire( blue/white) is not giving you power back at the amp you may need a relay. The relay on the remote will up the amperage for multiple turn on leads. Pioneer has a breaker on there remote wire if the amperage draw is to high.
Ive got a Pioneer AVH-5700BHS and Im trying to install it in my 2014 Jetta. I have a factory harness and matched all the wires up color-for-color and the radio stays on with the key off and out? I have not seen any blown fuses and I can kill the radio by pulling the 20 amp fuse for the radio.
That car needs a smart harness to work properly. Look into getting the c2r-VW2.
so quick question i have two amps in my car and one set of rca plugs in the back of my stereo how would i get both of them to work
The easiest way would be to just use RCA Y's but you will lose a lot of signal. Some amps have an in and out RCA for this type of install. Some amps also have a 2 channel 4 channel switch for this install too.
hi I have installed this model SPH-DA250DAB what can I do to see videos without handbrake
Like your videos, got a new Pioneer 4200nex receiver and was trying to install a Axxess steering wheel module (aswc-1) to my Pioneer but don't know which wire to use from the Pioneer. Thanks !!
Pioneer uses the head phone jack output of aswc
Oh gotcha..thanks for the quick response and keep up the good work
I have a 02 Tahoe I was trying to bypass the factory amp so I thought to myself if I don't hook up any of the speakers in the head unit harness then nothing will be running through the amp but that is wrong right because I still have my 12 volt power hooked up to the harness and the ground all that still runs through the factory amp right? There's something not right I've hooked up a lot of systems and my speakers are not sounding like they should one of my subs that I know is good sounds like it's blown all I'm getting is crackling noises but it is brand new so I know it's not I was thinking about cutting the harness and finding my power signal and ground I really don't want to buy the bypass harness and even mess with the factory amp .. suggestions anybody???
Arnés are same for 2300nex and avh2800?.
for the light green parking wire can you just ground it and do the hack on some Pioneer units to view while in motion? also what about the speed sensing wire where does that one go?
You do not have to use the pink wire, to bypass check out this video
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Hi guys , I have a 2004 Lexus es 300 . I just put in a Pioneer AVH 290 BT Head unit , a Kenwood eXcelon X501-1 amplifier.
The Amplifier will be driving a 8 inch Kicker sub woofer ONLY .
Currently I have a stock amp that came with the car powering up the Stock 4 speakers and 2 tweeters, I am NOT using any of the RCA outputs everything is wired by wire connections . So without completely rewiring the car id like to keep everything as is except wire the NEW Amp to the sub
My questions are,
1.) How would i go about wiring the Head unit to the Amp ? The Head unit only has 1 RCA output for the Subwoofer , What am i missing here ?
2.) Do i only need to run 1 rca ( Singular )not a pair 2 back to the AMP in the trunk ?
3.) And lastly is it best to run a ground wire back to the battery for the amplifier since i am already running the power wire to the battery ? Cost of the wire is not a concern .
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Got my stereo stolen. They cut the wires to the reverse camera av video cable. Need to know how to rewire the brown av cable behind the stereo.
I have a 07 avalanche and putting in a pioneer avh -x4800bs radio I was told to retain everything I would need a metra ax-adbox2 interface along with a metra ax-adgm01 harness and a aswc-1 module and when I add the pioneer box harness I am looking at connecting 3 harnesses is that correct or not
Do your self a favor and get the RP5-GM31 from PAC. It will do it all in one box and is preprogrammed for your steering controls.
What If Your Car Is A Push To Start Do You Wire It The Same Way ..?
Hello! I have an AVIC-Z140BH that I purchased through OfferUp. When I purchased it the power wiring harness was kind of short and mangled up so I purchased an aftermarket one. Everything has been working fine but, the thing is though, some of the colors aren't matched up, meaning something like the violet/white ( reverse gear signal input ) wire for the rear camera I can't seem to find. Can you please help me locate on the exact area where the pin goes into the harness so that I can hook up my camera and get it to work properly? I've tried looking up a diagram, even in the manual, but can't seem to find the answer/answers in seeking. Thanks in advance.
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Reverse input wire? Ground or positive?
I have a 2009 Dodge Journey and it has a sort of Shark Fin antenna, but has the stick that screws into it. Factory radio did ok with FM reception, but the new Pioneer radio does bad. Real bad! How do I know if I need the power antenna wire hooked up or not? I was thinking it was only use for the motorized antenna's and this one is not. So will it hurt it if I just wire it up anyways? Any help would be great. And thanks for the helpful video.. Much better than the user manual that came with the radio.
If you still are having problems, here's what I did with my Honda. Most of those shark fin antennas and other modern antennas need a small amplifier to be used correctly. There should be two wires, the antenna wire, as well as the power lead for the amplifier. This needs to be connected to a 12v acc source or you will get horrible reception. Don't connect it to the remote antenna wire though, as this doesn't supply a constant 12v. I personally just connected it to the amp remote wire. It works perfectly now, and I haven't had any problems yet.
Where on the harness is the green parking wire located meaning which pin is it ??please help!!!!
So the VSS vehicle speed sensor needs to be spliced into what wire in the Harness. Top videos Great service.
Shaun Muldowney you can just cap it off, it is not needed any more. The radio now has a hybrid mode like the dash mount Garmin style units. Pioneer as just not taken it out of the harness yet.
I have the pioneer deh-x7800bhs and i tried putting it on my 2009 Dodge charger, with the basic 4 speaker system. The Metra harness came with a separate red wire that came with a brass clip and requires me to tap into a fuse in my fuse box for accessory power. Do you guys know of any videos showing me how to do this? I believe i have everything else hooked up the right way, but the radio wont come on.
Draylon Livingston that car really should have a smart harness to work properly. The fix for what you have is connect the red wire to the power for the cigarette lighter. Then go into the trunk to the fuse box next to the battery. The fuse for the CL has 2 positions. 1 is key and the other is Constant. Factory is Constant you need to change it to key. It is in the middle of the fuse box and will be the only fuse with 3 holes the fuse is filling 2. Pull it and move to fill open hole leaving a new hole open.
Will the harness blue/white remote turn on wire be able to accommodate a bypass and amp turn on wire without a problem?
Frankie Rosati yes we do that daily
hi guys love your channel I have 4100 nex and my metra Toyota harness 1994 only has a solid orange wire so can I just connect it to the nex's orange wire that has a white stripe on it? or do just leave both wires not connected and cap the off? thanks in advance
goldiegoo you can connect them.
will do thank you so much :)
I been wanting to know.... what is the difference between using the (front, Rear) speaker wire in the power plug vs using the RCA inputs in back of the stereo (Front, Rear,)?
The wires on the plug are a high voltage output meant to move a speaker. The RCA is a low level output meant to go into the preamp section or an amp.
What do I do with red. There is no red on the wire harness for chevy
I just hooked the parking brake wire to the negative black wire, no need for the bypass module, although my stereo doesn’t recognise the headlights 😢 and also the radio volume doesn’t dip when parking sensors are active
Hello guys.
I just wired up a Pioneer Avic 8200. Does the "Vehicle Speed Signal" wire need to be hooked up and what does it do?
No, you will get one pop up screen that says working in hybrid mode, press ok. The VSS wire is for back when navigation systems were not that fast and used the cars movement to help figure out were you were. Then Garmin and others figured out how to do it with out it, Pioneer still puts it in the harness for some reason. It has always caused us grief, so we do not recommend connecting it.
Hi guys Really love your videos. Very informative. I do have a couple questions though. I am installing an AVH-X7800BT in an 06 Town and Country. I plan to install a backup camera as well as an Amplifier and Subwoofer. I also purchased the brake bypass. Since I have hooked up the bypass to the blue/white remote wire so do I hook up the power control wire from the amp to the remote wire too? I am flying blind with my sub and amp since it is an old one and I don't have any real instructions for it.
Next question is regarding the orange and white wire in the stereo harness. My vehicle installation harness only has a solid orange wire that the instructions say is illumination. The instructions also have an orange and white dimmer wire listed but there isn't one. Do I hook these together or what? The last question is regarding the "reverse gear signal input". Do I understand right that I should run a wire to a backup light wire and patch into that? Hope you are well and have a happy new year.
Sincerely, Jim
Just a thought but a video with a complete wiring installation with an amp and sub as well as a backup camera. I see some on youtube but so many of them want to show how to crimp wires and run wires. Most of us can do that. That is why I like your videos best. You tell us the things we really need. Thank you again.
Jim Lapham thank you. Here we go- yes connect your amp and the bypass to the blue/white wire. Yes you can connect the orange and orange white together. Yes the purple white wire needs to connect to the reverse light feed. This may help.
Color:white/lt. green
Polarity:+
Location:BCM, green plug, pin 9
The BCM (Body Control Module) is in the driver kick panel near the parking brake. It has 5 plugs in it, one 6 pin plug and four 34 pin plugs.
Yes we are definitely going to do those videos.
I took a look at the BCM. I have to say I'm a little confused. I am very color blind though so I will have my son look at it since I couldn't see a green plug.. one plug was unused on the module though. There are certainly a lot of wires there.
Anyway thanks for your help. I'm sure there are a lot of t of people out here that would be totally lost if not for your videos.
Jim Lapham thank you, you can also get it at the light if that is easier.
hey im installing avh x2800bs in hyundai elantra sedan 2013 i match the color even the microbypass for parking brake..just my question is one of the adapters that has 6wire s black yellow red/black blue green i only have left overs green n two blacks in the same adapter what do i do with those?
Do you how the model and brand harness you are using?
disculpa es que no entendi lo de el cable verde que es para la brecka y el anaranjado para la iluminacion me lo podrias explicar te lo agradeseria gracias
hi!!! I need some help with the avh-2800bt on 2006 vw jetta ignition switch, how can I to connect? to start at the same time car and recover and which cables are right. thanks for the videos u guys meke.
You will need either the Pac-audio C2R-VW2 or the Rp4-VW11( if you has steering wheel steering controls). You can find more information at www.bestkits.com