What is the Orange Wire on a car stereo for?

What is the Orange Wire on a car stereo for?

Connect the orange wire on the new radio harness to the orange wire with the white stripe on the aftermarket harness that clips onto your factory harness.

How do you install an aftermarket radio harness?

This process is done along with the wiring of your aftermarket stereo. Connect the orange wire on the new radio harness to the orange wire with the white stripe on the aftermarket harness that clips onto your factory harness.

Where is the illumination wire on a car stereo for?

To do that, a little trick we do is to clip on your aftermarket harness to your factory harness. After its snapped on find the orange wire with the white strip. Follow that wire to the factory harness and see if there is wire in that same pin location.

Is it possible to repair a cut wire?

If you have a wire, cord or cable that has been cut, frayed or otherwise made difficult, it’s fairly easy to fix. You’ll just need some scissors or a blade and some electrical tape. Best of luck and feel free to ask any questions you might have. Loading…

Connect the orange wire on the new radio harness to the orange wire with the white stripe on the aftermarket harness that clips onto your factory harness.

How do you disconnect a stereo from a car?

You’ll see a series of wires connected to the back of the stereo, and you’ll need to disconnect each of them. First unplug the antenna wire, which will typically be a thicker wire plugged in separately from the rest. Once it’s unplugged, you should be able to move the stereo around more freely.

This process is done along with the wiring of your aftermarket stereo. Connect the orange wire on the new radio harness to the orange wire with the white stripe on the aftermarket harness that clips onto your factory harness.

Where do you cut the wire for a car stereo?

Without an adaptor, you will need to cut the wires on the back of the car’s harness clip, but do so one at a time as you connect them to their corresponding wire on the stereo to prevent confusion. Use the repair manual for your car or locate a wiring diagram for your car online to aid in your efforts to identify each wire.

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