Anyone Can Do It
Jan 09 '01
Anyone can install a car stereo because it actually is a very easy task to accomplish. I have installed many CD players, tape decks, factory receivers, and CD changers. The materials needed are as follows:
-hot wire tester
-butt connectors
-wire strippers/cutters
CAUTION!! TO AVOID SHOCK AND/OR FUSES, DISCONNECT NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF BATTERY!
Step 1: Getting power to the CD player/tape deck/receiver
There are 3 wires that are needed to be connected from the ECM of the car to the stereo, which are the constant power wire, power lead wire, and ground wire. To find the constant power wire, you must take a hot wire tester and, with the ignition totally off, touch every wire that was connected to the stereo being removed (usually 11 of them). The constant power wire will light up the hot wire tester because this wire is the only wire that is hot at all times. Mark the wire "constant". This wire serves the purpose keeping the memory stored on the stereo. (If the constant power wire is not connected, the stereo will still have power and work, but anything that is stored on the stereo like the time or station presets will be erased as soon as the car is shut off. The constant power wire that comes off of the stereo is usually yellow, but always check in the owner's manual of the stereo in which you are hooking up which wire it is. Hook the 2 wires together by using butt connectors.
The next wire to be connected is the power lead wire. This wire can be located by turning the key in the ignition to ACC, touching every wire with the hot wire tester but the constant power wire, and observing which wire lights up the tester. This wire is only hot or has power flowing through it when the key is turned to ACC. The power wire that usually comes off of the stereo is red, but, again, you might want to check in the owner's manual.
The next wire to hook up is the ground wire, which is always black. This wire should be hooked up to the black wire coming from the ECM, or, if anything, a piece of metal. If this wire is not grounded properly, the stereo that you are installing will not work.
Step 2: Connecting the Speakers
There should be at least 8 wires left now, which are for the 4 speakers:
front left/front right/rear right/rear left. Every car has different color coded wires, but the most common are:
Blue and White or Grey: Front Speakers
Green and Purple: Rear Speakers
Connect the positive and negative wires of each speaker properly and you should have sound. If the wires are not connected properly, you might have to play around with the wires and use the fade and balance controls on the stereo to get the speakers hooked up right.
OBVIOUSLY, RECONNECT NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BEFORE TESTING!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHAT SO EVER ON HOOKING YOUR STEREO UP PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AT ad_024@hotmail.com and I will more than likely be able to answer any of your questions.
NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DUE TO IMPROPER HOOKING UP. I AM NOT SAYING THAT THESE DIRECTIONS ARE WRONG, BUT I AM SAYING TO DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE EVERY CAR IS DIFFERENT, BE CAREFUL.
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