Using a head unit harness adapter.
Blue white wire car stereo.
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Car audio wire color codes.
Although most aftermarket head units follow the above coloring scheme and it s possible to figure out what the oem wires in your car are.
The ground wire for the stereo will be black as will its corresponding wire from the car.
Now all these different color represent something and it should be added or placed at the required port.
Most aftermarket head units usually use an orange wire or an orange wire with a white stripe for this.
The following table provides the function of each pin on the 16 pin wiring harness.
To check hot ignition lights dimmer use a test light or voltmeter.
Explore how aftermarket car stereo wire colors typically follow a common pattern so it usually isn t too hard to wire a second hand head unit.
Wire colors in your car might be different than colors described here.
The wire that still shows 12v is the accessory wire which is usually red in aftermarket wiring harnesses.
I bought a harness for my new pioneer stereo but the harness does not have a blue white wire while the stereo does.
I plan on buying an amplifier for the stereo so please help me on what i should do.
If only one wire ever had power in this step it is the.
Use the given colors for reference purposes only.
Should i attach the blue white to the solid blue wire power antenna or the orange wire dash light illumination just so the amp powers on.
To check speakers use test radio.
The blue white stripe remote turn on wire has a number of other names such as accessory wire system remote control wire etc some of the confusion about this wire may come from the different wiring methods between a factory and an aftermarket head unit.
The power wire coming from the stereo is usually red and likely will connect to a red wire from the car.
Understanding car stereo wire colors are essential if you are adding a new car stereo by yourself.
The wire that shows less than 12v at that point is the dimmer illumination wire.
One thing to note most head unit wiring harnesses also have a solid blue wire.
Car stereo and marine stereo systems wiring explained in detail.
If there is no ground wire you can secure the ground cable to bare metal in the body of the car to serve as a ground.
I go over a standard 16 pin harness and tell you all the functions in it.
Always test wires to make sure they are correct.
You do not want to end up screwing the entire electric setup.
Iirc either sony or jvc can t remember which 2 separate blue wires.