Never mind, i just connected them as shown and it works!! The wiring on the car factory harness threw me off, but a little common sense and everythinf works. Your video sure helped me out alot. Thanx
I just wanted to thank you a million times over because I was able to hook up my radio from watching your video. This video explains everything step by step with not one unanswered question. Thank you. You saved me money. I will subscribe.
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Thank god for this video. The other ones ive watched either show nothing or explain nothing. This is the only video I'm able to find that gives me the info I need and it show me what to do
Even with the out-of-focus condition, I learned more from watching this video than I did from the first 7 or 8 I watched posted by others.... thanks a million! What I am still not quite comfortable with is mounting the new radio in the vehicle. The old radio in my '02 Odyssey has two brackets that are each secured to the sides of the radio chassis with screws, rather than sliding into a rectangular bezel. My quest for knowledge continues...
I just installed a after market stereo in a 2011 Dodge Avenger, very challenging I will say, but I found this video and it was very helpful, it was the orange wires that confused me, and as for the stupid antenna..didn't pick up an adapter,didn't realize they were different now i have to remove the radio to install it when ever it comes, thanks for the help,guys like you should be thanked more for taking the time to post these videos
You're amazing, I watched 5 bloody installation videos before I came to yours damn it. Five minutes into this vid I got it, it all clicked. I am the most female amateur electrician you will ever find and you made it click for me. Perfect thankyou!
Great job! Finally a no nonsense, easily understood approach to harnesses. I now have the confidence to do the job myself rather than pay big money to have it done. Cheers from down under.
Just came upon this video. Very nice. Sometimes the focus was lost because the camera kept the head unit in focus and not the foreground. But I loved the explanation for the wires and the fact that unmatched wires can be crimped up. Thank you!
I just wired mine myself thanks to your video. If nothing goes wrong within a week, I'll be extremely happy that I didn't pay Best Buy an extra $60 to do it. Just a little tip for anyone who gets Pioneer DEH-150MP, the purple wires on the unit's harness don't look very different. You have to look hard to see the black strip going down one of the wires. At least I had to anyway. Thanks for the video!
Thanks a lot for putting this video together. You made the directions I have on paper much easier to understand. It's overwhelming at first when you see so many colors. I just need to do one color at a time and get all the tools together first! Thanks again!
Thanks man for this tutorial. I am buying an old Toyota Camry and the radio in it is completely shot. I will be able to do this in 1 hour over the weekend. Thanks for being so willing to share.
Just followed your great video. I used the single crimp method and no stress plus it was quick and easy. Did it right at my kitchen island while watching TV. Everythingh plugged right in. Odd but there was a separate harness with 2 wires from the back of the Mountaineer(2002)in their own harness. I just discarded the harness and everything is still working. Thanks
Neeever mind! I discovered Metra :) Anyhow, this video is extremely helpful, and soon I'll be installing a Pioneer DEH-150MP with no stress thanks to your explaining of everything.
Thanks for your time and effort making videos. Greatly appreciated. When you come across it in your business, perhaps you can show what you do in a situation similar to what I faced when I bought my 92 Mercedes. The aftermarket radio and amp and subwoofer were removed, actually "ripped out" is more accurate, from the car before I got it. So in my center console is not a nice OEM or even aftermarket connector: just a dozen and a half cut wires of multitude of colors; RCA plugs leading to the trunk, and speaker wires which is unknown where they lead to. So I have no idea where to begin to figure out how to install another stereo system in my car. Perhaps when you come across a rat's nest of wires in a customer's car you can make a video which shows how you figure out which wire goes to which component.
Excellent video. I followed your instuctions exactly and had a easy and fun experience trading out a stock 2001 Toyota Tacoma stock Double Din radio for a new Pioneer. Couldn't have been easier thanks to this video.
Best part about your instructions was just telling us novices that the harness connects to the one from the aftermarket radio lol. I didnt want to take the leap and solder them together if that wasnt where I was sure it went. And you're very clear, good pacing and you got jokes lol "You're a wise guy huh?"
good instructional , , your electronic theory is correct, older gm cars need a constant 12volt feed to new radio or else once you activate the interior lights and dimmer power is fed to existing dashboard harness and radio cuts out.. Also butt splic crimps make a neater job . then put a heat shrink over that ,
i bought a car from this guy, took of the radio to see how the wired were connected turns out that this fool cut the original hardness and attached the new aftermarket hardness... thanks for posting this video i will do things the right way
Bravo 👏. Thanks for this video! My dad and I are about to tackle this soon on his Jeep and you just saved us a headache with antennae tip. Thank you sir
Excellent. Just what I needed about the basic understanding of this process. Good explanations. Good lighting and sound. Video blurry for closeups, but I still understood what was going on. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate the fact you didn't rush through the installation (like showing off how fast you can install a head unit). What would be the point in a how-to video if you did that? Very down to earth with the side comments. I would have laughed my ass off if you actually answered the phone. Thank you again.
great video i was stuck on my installation, coincidentally i was replacing the same radio you were working on ( the stock chevy). look forward to more videos from you.
Axxess CHTO-01-amplifier interface harness for cars with premium audio. 2006 dodge magnum rt with Boston acoustics sound system. You seem like the guy that would help us out with a video install. Great video by the way
I was wondering if you can show us how to tune an amp (with a digital multimeter)? I know there's a lot of other videos, but you by far explain everything to the T...much appreciated
i use crimp caps also cuz its fast and easy plus there cheap!! i'm a audio installer myself its my hobby and something i love doing!!. i love the video.
Very helpful video. Thanks! I had a problem with the radio always loosing my settings ... sow what I discovered watching this video is that my constant 12V wire was connected to the accessory wire ... tkx
Absolutely Fantastic! You make it so simple. Thank you for your great viv, viv, viv,video! Took all the mystery out of a scary job. My hat is off to you.
Dude this is great, literally just taught me how to do this. I have to install a new Kenwood this weekend in my infiniti, and finally get rid of the old crappy bose receiver.
Great demonstration that's a thumbs up from me. its much simpler than I though. I think your way is the best way anyways. Thanks for this video I enjoyed it.
always power the blue power antenna wire, some cars that don't have visible power antenna's may also use an active antenna that's not visible. it can't do any damage by connecting it, so do it and don't worry about it. as for the brown wire, that will not need connecting at all. that only applies to adding hands free kits after the fact.
You cant use a resistor that I know of, but you can use an adjutable pulse timer relay to delay the turn on so that way the amp cuts on a second or so after the accessory circuit in the car is energized getting around the issue.
Great video!!! Really helpful...Just one question though. The Pioneer harness has a black ground but the Metra harness doesn't...What do I do with black ground wire??
the video is great! Couple of questions though, on my Nissan Rogue the original wires are all the same colour so I can't understand which wire for what is. And, I decided to check my GPS radio and connected yellow and key+ wires to + of battery and black and key- to - of battery but nothing happened. Should I conclude I have gotten bad unit or I am missing something...
you may try running a dedicated fused line from positive terminal battery for constant power to radio also make it at least 14 awg. there are small knock out gromets in firewall leading into dash snake a plast snake and see how it goes.
I have a 2002 Ford Taurus and I'm installing a new aftermarket stereo. Power Acoustik is the brand and PDR-780B is the model. I connected all the wires from the stereo to the supplied wire harness. I had ordered the bezel separately and it came with the adapting wires. After I connected everything, the extra wires threw me off. They are labeled as ACC and Parking, I don't see anything else in my car to attach it too. I guess it was meant to be plugged in to some cars that have that option. Not only that, there was some extra wires for the AC controls too on the Bezel adapter, again there is nothing else to connect those wires to.
For ANYBODY who needs to find an aftermarket harness for your radio...Go to Wal-Mart! I have hooked up several radios and have never had a problem finding the right the right plug. Find the correct make of you vehicle, then find the model on the back. Make sure you buy the correct year! There different plugs for different makes and models.
I was watching your video and what caught my attention was that you left out the dimmer and dash illumination wires not connected. Unfortunately for my 2001 Honda CR-V i cannot leave out those wires or else i won't be able to illuminate my dash at night, what can you suggest?
I've come behind techs that use this method and I HATE it. NO ONE does proper wire management and you end up with wires that are twice as long as they should be shoe horned into the tight dash of some import and you spend quite some time pulling all of it back out when the customer wants an amp/nav/whatever upgrade. And those connectors, ARGH, they hang on EVERYTHING. I understand that's the way you do it to make your money, just venting. I'm glad you at least wire tied the harness.
Great video, what is the small harness for on the factory radio? I also noticed that on the factory harness there are 3 wires in the lower right side of it and not nothing in the 1858 harness. The colors on them show that they are for the rear speakers,
Hey Lessco, thx for all ur help, and for answering my question. However I have another one. When connecting a relay, do I connect both grounds from the radio and after market harness together and then to the relay?
Thank you for this accurate video much appreciate it i am changing out a OEM stereo from a 2011 Chevy Malibu this weekend if i have any questions i will let you know thanks again very informative.
hey im glad you made this video. I just bought a kenwood stereo for my 93 dodge and this helped me a lot with knowing how the wiring works!!! Thanks for this vid, I'm going to subscribe to you for more advice just incase!!!
Never mind, i just connected them as shown and it works!! The wiring on the car factory harness threw me off, but a little common sense and everythinf works. Your video sure helped me out alot. Thanx
I just wanted to thank you a million times over because I was able to hook up my radio from watching your video. This video explains everything step by step with not one unanswered question. Thank you. You saved me money. I will subscribe.
GREAT INSTRUCTIVE VIDEOS!
You're a Natural Instructor...Direct...To the Point...NO BS !
Our Nation's Tech Schools need People like you ! Liked/Subscribed !
thanks
Thank god for this video. The other ones ive watched either show nothing or explain nothing. This is the only video I'm able to find that gives me the info I need and it show me what to do
Even with the out-of-focus condition, I learned more from watching this video than I did from the first 7 or 8 I watched posted by others.... thanks a million! What I am still not quite comfortable with is mounting the new radio in the vehicle. The old radio in my '02 Odyssey has two brackets that are each secured to the sides of the radio chassis with screws, rather than sliding into a rectangular bezel. My quest for knowledge continues...
there's nothing wrong the way you do your job you don't have to justify it your just trying to help more power to your channel i thank you
I just installed a after market stereo in a 2011 Dodge Avenger, very challenging I will say, but I found this video and it was very helpful, it was the orange wires that confused me, and as for the stupid antenna..didn't pick up an adapter,didn't realize they were different now i have to remove the radio to install it when ever it comes, thanks for the help,guys like you should be thanked more for taking the time to post these videos
After the half dozen audio installs I've watched, this was by far the most helpful. Many thanks!
You're amazing, I watched 5 bloody installation videos before I came to yours damn it. Five minutes into this vid I got it, it all clicked. I am the most female amateur electrician you will ever find and you made it click for me. Perfect thankyou!
Finally someone on TH-cam that can actually make sense of connecting the harness I was so confused until I watched this vid thanks
Great job! Finally a no nonsense, easily understood approach to harnesses. I now have the confidence to do the job myself rather than pay big money to have it done. Cheers from down under.
Just came upon this video. Very nice. Sometimes the focus was lost because the camera kept the head unit in focus and not the foreground. But I loved the explanation for the wires and the fact that unmatched wires can be crimped up. Thank you!
I just wired mine myself thanks to your video. If nothing goes wrong within a week, I'll be extremely happy that I didn't pay Best Buy an extra $60 to do it. Just a little tip for anyone who gets Pioneer DEH-150MP, the purple wires on the unit's harness don't look very different. You have to look hard to see the black strip going down one of the wires. At least I had to anyway. Thanks for the video!
Thanks a lot for putting this video together. You made the directions I have on paper much easier to understand. It's overwhelming at first when you see so many colors. I just need to do one color at a time and get all the tools together first! Thanks again!
this is probably the most detailed and easiest instructional video to follow on here. thank you for posting. very helpfull
Thanks man for this tutorial. I am buying an old Toyota Camry and the radio in it is completely shot. I will be able to do this in 1 hour over the weekend. Thanks for being so willing to share.
Just followed your great video. I used the single crimp method and no stress plus it was quick and easy. Did it right at my kitchen island while watching TV. Everythingh plugged right in. Odd but there was a separate harness with 2 wires from the back of the Mountaineer(2002)in their own harness. I just discarded the harness and everything is still working. Thanks
Excellent. Nice commentary / conversation while you are working.
Thank you for your clear instructions. I have the harness but was not sure about the antenna adaptor. Saved me lost time.
Neeever mind! I discovered Metra :) Anyhow, this video is extremely helpful, and soon I'll be installing a Pioneer DEH-150MP with no stress thanks to your explaining of everything.
Such a courteous gentleman with the free information and all ... Many thanks
you had the easiest video to understand and go step by with thanks really wanted to learn this
thank you for the thorough explanation of what each pair of wires did! I was able to track down the reason why my speakers weren't working properly.
Thanks for your time and effort making videos. Greatly appreciated. When you come across it in your business, perhaps you can show what you do in a situation similar to what I faced when I bought my 92 Mercedes. The aftermarket radio and amp and subwoofer were removed, actually "ripped out" is more accurate, from the car before I got it. So in my center console is not a nice OEM or even aftermarket connector: just a dozen and a half cut wires of multitude of colors; RCA plugs leading to the trunk, and speaker wires which is unknown where they lead to. So I have no idea where to begin to figure out how to install another stereo system in my car. Perhaps when you come across a rat's nest of wires in a customer's car you can make a video which shows how you figure out which wire goes to which component.
Good point bro
Excellent video. I followed your instuctions exactly and had a easy and fun experience trading out a stock 2001 Toyota Tacoma stock Double Din radio for a new Pioneer. Couldn't have been easier thanks to this video.
Thank you! The installation took little longer than expected, but for my first time, it was a success!
Best part about your instructions was just telling us novices that the harness connects to the one from the aftermarket radio lol. I didnt want to take the leap and solder them together if that wasnt where I was sure it went. And you're very clear, good pacing and you got jokes lol "You're a wise guy huh?"
good instructional , , your electronic theory is correct, older gm cars need a constant 12volt feed to new radio or else once you activate the interior lights and dimmer power is fed to existing dashboard harness and radio cuts out.. Also butt splic crimps make a neater job . then put a heat shrink over that ,
i bought a car from this guy, took of the radio to see how the wired were connected turns out that this fool cut the original hardness and attached the new aftermarket hardness... thanks for posting this video i will do things the right way
This literally is the best radio wiring guide I have seen, thank you so much.
Wow! Extremely helpful. I watched your video, then went out and installed my new stereo without any problems!
Lol I like this channel this guy talk's you straight up if you don't like it then leave !
Bravo 👏. Thanks for this video! My dad and I are about to tackle this soon on his Jeep and you just saved us a headache with antennae tip.
Thank you sir
Excellent. Just what I needed about the basic understanding of this process. Good explanations. Good lighting and sound. Video blurry for closeups, but I still understood what was going on. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for making this video. I appreciate the fact you didn't rush through the installation (like showing off how fast you can install a head unit). What would be the point in a how-to video if you did that? Very down to earth with the side comments. I would have laughed my ass off if you actually answered the phone. Thank you again.
great video i was stuck on my installation, coincidentally i was replacing the same radio you were working on ( the stock chevy). look forward to more videos from you.
Great video. Cleared up any doubts I had about installing my new stereo
I agree with you about the solderless connectors. They work faster, cleaner and better for stereo installation. Great video. Thank you for posting.
Thank You !!! Very Straight Foward and to the point :)
I would like to thank you so much this video gave me all the information on how to wire up my new radio
Thanks. You are the only one that made me understand. Great job.
Thanks, I like the fact you called out the colored wires and where they go!
Axxess CHTO-01-amplifier interface harness for cars with premium audio. 2006 dodge magnum rt with Boston acoustics sound system. You seem like the guy that would help us out with a video install. Great video by the way
Thanks for the no nonsense Video.... got my harness schematic ready to knock this out and save a few bucks !
I was wondering if you can show us how to tune an amp (with a digital multimeter)? I know there's a lot of other videos, but you by far explain everything to the T...much appreciated
Hey man the caps you use is the smartest way after you connect the wires
they are 14-18 gauge size crimp caps
i use crimp caps also cuz its fast and easy plus there cheap!! i'm a audio installer myself its my hobby and something i love doing!!.
i love the video.
Very helpful video. Thanks! I had a problem with the radio always loosing my settings ... sow what I discovered watching this video is that my constant 12V wire was connected to the accessory wire ... tkx
Most helpful understanding stereo video that I've seen
Absolutely Fantastic! You make it so simple. Thank you for your great viv, viv, viv,video! Took all the mystery out of a scary job. My hat is off to you.
Dude this is great, literally just taught me how to do this. I have to install a new Kenwood this weekend in my infiniti, and finally get rid of the old crappy bose receiver.
Great demonstration that's a thumbs up from me. its much simpler than I though. I think your way is the best way anyways. Thanks for this video I enjoyed it.
Bless brother and very great natural explanination. Hope you have a very bless life
Never used crimp caps before but I like the idea of it and your logic. Gonna try this go around. Thanks!
always power the blue power antenna wire, some cars that don't have visible power antenna's may also use an active antenna that's not visible. it can't do any damage by connecting it, so do it and don't worry about it.
as for the brown wire, that will not need connecting at all. that only applies to adding hands free kits after the fact.
Dude thanks very much for the instruction video, this was helpful, Keep being helpful to society.
thanks yourg man, I like how professionally you put it together, and simple explaination your the best
Thank you for explaining the orange wires and black wire. Cleared up a lot! :)
this guy talking is funny. it makes sense to me now. and i got a great laugh out of it too. thank you for the explaination.
I didn't know those kind of connectors existed! Thanks for the tip. Just installed my new deck with the 'butt connectors', but like yours better.
nice lessco i really appreciate ur videos bro..
im actually repairing myself for MECP TEST mobile electronics..
learn from ur installations!!!!!!!!!!!
Im glad I could help someone out today
I am very Happy you made this video. I Feel very confident now my stereo system is coming in. Thank you
I need serious help on my 2002 Chevy Silverado
Awesome
This video answered all my questions. I'm no longer ignorant
You cant use a resistor that I know of, but you can use an adjutable pulse timer relay to delay the turn on so that way the amp cuts on a second or so after the accessory circuit in the car is energized getting around the issue.
Great vid and the crimp caps are also my favorites twist and crush can't beat it!! Now I just wish it was this simple on my gs400 lol
These are fantastic videos . Much appreciated.
After a 100 vids yours it's the best great job man
This video is great and straight to the point. Love the crimp cap comment. 👍
I'm a Mecp certified professional.. Crimp caps are definitely the way to go
Thanks so much, you just saved me 130 dollars
this video is a godsend I'm eternally grateful - cheers
really good self explanatory video! awesome job
thank you i did that and everything worked out just fine. radio sounds 10x better:)
Thanks that was a great video very helpful.
Great video!!! Really helpful...Just one question though. The Pioneer harness has a black ground but the Metra harness doesn't...What do I do with black ground wire??
Clear, succinct instructions. Very helpful. Thanks
the video is great!
Couple of questions though, on my Nissan Rogue the original wires are all the same colour so I can't understand which wire for what is.
And, I decided to check my GPS radio and connected yellow and key+ wires to + of battery and black and key- to - of battery but nothing happened. Should I conclude I have gotten bad unit or I am missing something...
Great video! !!no wasting time!!thanks! !!!
you may try running a dedicated fused line from positive terminal battery for constant power to radio also make it at least 14 awg. there are small knock out gromets in firewall leading into dash snake a plast snake and see how it goes.
I have a 2002 Ford Taurus and I'm installing a new aftermarket stereo. Power Acoustik is the brand and PDR-780B is the model. I connected all the wires from the stereo to the supplied wire harness. I had ordered the bezel separately and it came with the adapting wires. After I connected everything, the extra wires threw me off. They are labeled as ACC and Parking, I don't see anything else in my car to attach it too. I guess it was meant to be plugged in to some cars that have that option. Not only that, there was some extra wires for the AC controls too on the Bezel adapter, again there is nothing else to connect those wires to.
For ANYBODY who needs to find an aftermarket harness for your radio...Go to Wal-Mart! I have hooked up several radios and have never had a problem finding the right the right plug. Find the correct make of you vehicle, then find the model on the back. Make sure you buy the correct year! There different plugs for different makes and models.
Great video. Simple and to the point. 5-stars!!
Hey man, that was really informative. Thanks!
Thanks, worked great on my '87 Ford F250 with a Kenmore radio from my Toyota.
I was watching your video and what caught my attention was that you left out the dimmer and dash illumination wires not connected. Unfortunately for my 2001 Honda CR-V i cannot leave out those wires or else i won't be able to illuminate my dash at night, what can you suggest?
appreciate you taking the time , it was very helpful
I've come behind techs that use this method and I HATE it. NO ONE does proper wire management and you end up with wires that are twice as long as they should be shoe horned into the tight dash of some import and you spend quite some time pulling all of it back out when the customer wants an amp/nav/whatever upgrade. And those connectors, ARGH, they hang on EVERYTHING. I understand that's the way you do it to make your money, just venting. I'm glad you at least wire tied the harness.
Great video, what is the small harness for on the factory radio? I also noticed that on the factory harness there are 3 wires in the lower right side of it and not nothing in the 1858 harness. The colors on them show that they are for the rear speakers,
Nicely done. Thanks for shout us how to do it.
Hey Lessco, thx for all ur help, and for answering my question. However I have another one. When connecting a relay, do I connect both grounds from the radio and after market harness together and then to the relay?
very good video great explanation!
Awesome video! Huge help, thanks!!!
On all the major brands, yes the colors always match, On the off brand stuff they may vary though...
this looks easy save me 120 bucks on install ..now just need to order wiring harness
You can use the black in the harness, its fine either way
Thank you for this accurate video much appreciate it i am changing out a OEM stereo from a 2011 Chevy Malibu this weekend if i have any questions i will let you know thanks again very informative.
best video yet thank you
awesome video. Learned exactly what I came here for.
hey im glad you made this video. I just bought a kenwood stereo for my 93 dodge and this helped me a lot with knowing how the wiring works!!! Thanks for this vid, I'm going to subscribe to you for more advice just incase!!!
Awesome vid! you saved me like $60! I appreciate it a lot. Subscribed and liked! :)