Dodge Ram radio install (step by step)

[@gavinwise9935]

Please buy a separate harness so you don't have to cut the factory harness if you do this. Also never use wire nuts, crimping or soldering is the way to go if you want a nicer install that will last

[@MrClockRocket]

Can people get over the fact that she cut her harness, it’s her rig. The rig I bought had the radio stolen in it and this vid helped a ton. If y’all want to use a harness go ahead, but stop wasting her time with these useless comments. She did this to help folks like me out

[@tightflightproductions]

By no means am I a professional radio installer but clearly by making this video it has helped many hard wire their stereos because let's me honest not everyone has the luxury of a factory harness not being sliced. This is why I made this video. Thanks

[@anoceanbetweenus89]

Any advice on installing the dash adapter kit? I have the wires all hooked up but my dash kit doesn’t really explain how to install it. I put it on and reassembled the dash but the stereo isn’t secure at all. Did I miss a step? Are there tabs or something on the metal sleeve that have to be pulled back?

[@MrThefighter38]

Thank you very much. Your video was extremely helpful. Just picked up a truck that had the radial stolen out of it and all they left me with was the bear wires inside the - and for the life of me, I could not find the 12 V constant. I never thought it would be that little pink wire.

[@user-jc1id2kb3e]

The minute I saw the wire nuts I started laughing, dead wiring police are going to wake from the grave and clickedy click share their brilliance. The joke that came to mind was what a remarkable power you have to force people to butcher their wiring harness and use wire nuts against their will. Thank you very much for your help. You saved me a LOT of time and hassle. It is hilarious having bluetooth, nav, back-up cam and a big screen hacked into the dash of a 2001 2500 cummins, dash disintegrated 21 years ago.

[@superdwarf]

Finally a video telling what the lime green wire was. There is sound now.Very pleased

[@tightflightproductions]

Glad I could help. You're welcome:)

[@noeljose6897]

@@tightflightproductions I need help for a 2004 dodge coupe r / t I can only turn on the radio but I can't get the horns to sound please

[@ultimopenguin7]

Yesss, Lady, yessss! Cut it! I cut mine waiting for McDonald's with my son so that I am forced this weekend to finish the install :) Thank you for sharing!

[@weightg3284]

This the best video it to learn from I had a little trouble at first ending up doing it right just pay attention to her drawing of the wires

[@joshuajohnson7584]

After 3 months of on and off trying to put it together I finally got it thanks to your video I swear there are no wiring diagrams for a 2001 dodge ram didn’t have the lime green wire anywho thanks

[@MrDonnymize]

Thank you so much!! Nothing else I watched or researched talk about the lime green wire (preamp) and without it connected you know what happens? Radio powers on but NO sound out of speakers. As far as wire nuts and all the "professionals" here saying you shouldn't use them, if it works it WORKS!

[@Justin-yy6qg]

You might have just saved me…

[@RS3KEN]

For anyone confused, I just put mine together. I did use butt connectors and had everything wired together except one thing. The lime green wire. You have to put that with the red-red/white wire as a three way splice. I had no sound but not it works great and everything sounds good. I have a boss 7” single din.

[@alork5517]

For the record brown/yellow (left rear) and blue/white (right rear) are + side you flipped them with pin 1&2 on black connector.

[@damiandelapp5490]

So like me I couldn’t use the adapter kit I had to sort out the actual wires to the doors as I went with a higher end Infinity component system, so I rang them out 1 by 1 as to gain 2 pairs to each door that I doubled up because the single wire gauge was to small for single wire wattage, I abandoned the wires to the rear speakers from front door and ran the direct to amp, I drilled and placed tweeters up high in rear pillar next to belt sling for better sound, and lay off her! Not everyone has a solder gun and shrink tube and knows how to use it, I had every bit of 8 hours installing and well over 1K in components and Ive seen the shitty jobs those butchers do at most Stereo Stores so give har a break for trying and doing a fine job!

[@camdenbullchild]

when i pulled my dash it broke apart lmao but thanks for the video was very useful

[@zackmatheny7920]

same lmfao

[@tightflightproductions]

Very common with these's old Dodges lol

[@Sepukku616]

I always cringe when ppl cut factory harness but im glad you did the work. I installed alot of stereos but the durango is giving me problems.

[@ChrisWard64658]

Great info, Thanks.

[@lucky5wonder]

I believe you did a phenominal job, the harness would been better, but i have also used a harness and the connector did not match wires correctly. Best to know the wire scheme, regardless. Thank you, helped me out figure what wires were not connected correctly.

[@marks7352]

Thanks for the video. Didn't know there was an amp wire and I couldn't get no sound so came here to my school and found this video so thanks teacher....:)

[@tightflightproductions]

Anytime!

[@brucewarren1394]

Great stuff. Problems I'm having with my 05 Ram. I have two hot wires, both gray/red. How do I choose? Also, in addition to the black/green ground, I have a solid black wire. Any ideas? Anyone?

[@hairball98498]

Not sure HOW your wiring went so easy and you had sound right off the bat! I've been installing stereos, amps and speakers since I was 17 back in the 70's and 99% of my installs go as simple as yours did but NOT this 2000 Durango I'm doing now! Oh, and I've NEVER used wire nuts, only butt connectors yet you gave me an idea! Now I might start using wire nuts for temporary hookups until I confirm everything is working as it should, THEN remove them and use a more permanent connector. This way, if I have to disconnect something, I don't have to re-cut any wires. Anyway, I've found probably 10-15 DIFFERENT wiring diagrams for 2000 Dodges online and NONE have the same color wires my friend's has! This was the FIRST car stereo EVER that I've installed and had NO SOUND but the stereo came on. So I googled it and found TONS of other people with the same problem. It seems the factory harness from the back of the radio mostly run to the factory amp, THEN to your speakers! THIS is why nobody gets sound. So, what I'm thinking I'm going to try next is run speaker wires from the new Alpine down to the harness from the factory amp and see if I can get sound from there! Yes, I'll probably have to cut the wires from the harness, but it will never be used again so that doesn't hurt anything. I'm eventually going to install an aftermarket amp in this Durango but for now the owner just wants better sound with the new deck and 4 new door speakers. Again, I was SHOCKED that you got sound from your stereo after the FIRST try! That truck must NOT have a factory amp!

[@daniellewebb7922]

Please tell me you figured it out and remember what you did?? I have a 2000 Durango and I can NOT figure out why I can't get the radio to even power on. Car came with no radio so I bought one and the wiring harness. Nothing is working for me. Please help lol

[@tracyeckels7130]

Never use wire nuts in an automobile! The vibration can cause them to loosen and then you just have another problem. Either use soldering and heat shrink tube to secure any wire splicing. Also acceptable are crimp connectors that can be heated to shrink the insulation.

[@tightflightproductions]

3 years later and yet my radio still works great lol yes soldering is best~!

[@anthonygreer2537]

great job , you're the only one who got it right

[@lilbuck8337]

Topflight I need your help. I'm trying to hook up my pioneer radio I bought from Walmart and I have looked at your video a thousand times and far as i can get is the yellow & pink wire, red& red with white and that's all i Know. What do i hook the ground wire with. Colors i have left is green&black and brown&dark red brown & yellow. I have a 96 dodge ram 1500 btw

[@lgxnation5042]

By any chance did u find a solution I need help with the ground wire too please respond asap if u can

[@drearaujoa6]

Thanks. Had mine installed in a hour.

[@tightflightproductions]

You're welcome, glad I could help!

[@christianramirez96]

@@tightflightproductionswhere did you hook the memory wire, I wired together the red and the yellow wire 😅😅, and btw I bought a harnes adapter and it never turned on so I did what you did and it work lol

[@kelseyevans5110]

I’m so pleased with this and it has helped so so much. I installed a radio in my Dakota using this video and your diagrams. Worked perfectly thank you so much

[@dirtyboy8336]

Love the video I was giving a 99 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2L by my auntie I don't know much about these trucks but it looks simple to fix anything on it. But I know the wiring is grounded out wrong on the back of the radio as I see I'll just follow your steps fix my radio thanks by the way

[@elantran-8395]

In this video you left out super important info that had me at a loss. When you turned the key on then and turned the radio on and said something about that’s what was wrong you were referring to the light green wire in which you didn’t really mention what issue you had off screen nor did you explain after the fact or show up close how you resolved the issue. The light green wire needs to be connected to the acc red white wire in order to get sound. This wire is not mentioned anywhere in instructions or online so it’d be helpful to include this info in the video

[@bronsonrandal]

Thanks this will help when installing my radio

[@jeffreywillis3066]

You could've bought a wiring harness so you wouldn't have had to cut the factory harness in the truck.

[@tightflightproductions]

Im aware lol but I wanted to make this video because so many wiring harnesses are already cut and removed and most videos online were poorly recorded or confusing for the average person :)

[@claytonroberts344]

Ye. Don't aver cut

[@TheQuicklearner75]

Ive had issues with an adapter, splicing was definitely the way to go for me.

[@brian69frmovale76]

@@tightflightproductions YOU ROCK!!!

[@bloodwolf6955]

@@tightflightproductions Thank you!!! This was the MOST helpful video online I have seen so far! You explain things so well :)

[@alonsorequena7210]

I really appreciate this video has honestly helped and it is pretty straight forward

[@shaunandeva32]

Yea just buy a aftermarket wiring harnesses “if you can”.I know we all can’t sometimes and in that case thanks for the video break down.

[@chriscarports3393]

Damn this video made me realize I am married to the wrong person ,

[@shawzymusic]

My girlfriend literally just wired this in for me 😂😂 took her 20 mins

[@gizmojrreyna1155]

Think you for video my factory harness was all clipped thank you for the video

[@719LifeStyle]

Completely awesome you saved me alot of time on google

[@Gabriellariz]

The harness kits are dirt cheap, and can be delivered to your house free with Amazon Optimus prime

[@chrishudson722]

You had like 16 wire's all together but only had like 8 hook up what did you do with the rest

[@grima411]

Could have used the plug and play im just trying to figure out where power antenna goes

[@laroyeason4088]

I think the video would be better if you showed the speaker wire connection.

[@stropcity1666]

Awesome video.. was very helpful. Thanks and have a blessed day

[@johnnyhasslinger3018]

You’re awesome! Thanks for help

[@UnchainedExpert]

What color does the lime green go with

[@dvdmike65]

I hooked everything up but I still don't have no radio sound I have CD sign with no radio sound

[@mntszu]

Uuuuffff this video is so confusing and CONFUSING TO THE CORE! 2 Harnes connectors from the car's harness, the Grey harness is include code colors: Solid Pink, Red with white stripes, solid orange, black with yellow stripes, blue with red stripes, and solid brown. In your video shows the blue and red stripes is Right Front Speaker, and the solid Brown is the Left Front speaker, so, where is the ground wire?( I am talking about the car's harness of the gray connector). The black connector is the speakers(I dont need clarification with it).

[@BenjaminWidener]

My dodge doesn’t have the blue and black wire for the ground

[@myrideautosports9866]

So as someone has already mentioned this is how NOT TO do an install!! You never wanna cut your factory harness out, that's why they make harness adapters that hold into your factory harness and then you wire up your head unit to that harness, again NEVER cut the factory harness unless its absolutely necessary to do so cause your car was made in the 60s or 70s maybe even 80s and there is no adapter harness available for your type vehicle. Also DO NOT use wire caps, use either the female crimp type connectors or use heat shrink, pros will use soldering and heat shrink. If you use the adapter harness you will not have to worry about the amp power wire etc unless running an amp but I always run my own amp turn on wire anyway. But if you do not use adapter harness you will need to run the amp turn on wire to the memory power wire cause that wire is basically the blue wire that comes on most after market head units etc.

[@dirtbikewrecker4475]

This is a great Vijay and hell no I ain’t buying no effn harness!!! Buuut the one thing you may need to know and it may just be us but we found out that having the dimmer wire hooked up it blew the fuse for the tail lights and dash lights. Disconnected it and BAM!! Tail lights all good

[@huntergrindley3005]

Where does the green wire go

[@weightg3284]

I wish you did the speaker wire up

[@dantedasaro7138]

I’m running stock speakers with infinity amp, I have a Alpine double din and I have full working headunit no sound at all, I tried running the green(amp turn on) to the red with white stripe and I still have nothing, speakers worked prior to head unit swap

[@bigdony9857]

You help me so much I just kept blowing fuses The way I had it thank you.

[@martymar77b]

My radio comes on when there is no key in it. All wires are the same as on video.

[@StLaurent305]

Thank you so much for this 🙏🏾

[@charlesbelle4579]

Can anyone help me and show me what wire goes to which one same as in the video just dint know what goes to what

[@Ricky-pi9kk]

Why didn't you buy the right adapter to plug in from your radio to the factory wire harness?

[@mexomar8820]

Thanks for the video.

[@Bigshiest]

My radio isn’t working when I correctly wire them should I do what she and cut my factory grey and blue harness?

[@johnoyler6028]

you should not cut the radio wires in the truck go by a wiring kit if you want to put the stock radio back in you can not put it back in the truck because you runed the truck

[@Murr1can]

How do I hook up the ground wire without cutting off the adapter? The aftermarket one is just a bare end

[@miket5506]

run your own ground for the head unit or just splice it

[@Murr1can]

@@miket5506 Ended up just cutting off a few of the copper strands for the ground wire and clipping it into the ground clip, didn't have to cut the ground wire and it works now so

[@helenwilliams8191]

the stereo works fine on accessories or when ignition is on, but will you start engine the radio starts losing its signal, what could be causing this ? Reply

[@kellyanderson7115]

Second connector diagram is wrong Looking at a Metra 70-1817 adapter your second pin diagram is wrong. Right Rear +- pins are swapped Left Rear +- pins are swapped If you wire it up as per your diagram, it's not going to sound right.

[@StLaurent305]

It worked

[@trevor8063]

Could you make a video replacing the Chrysler turbo encabulator? Thanks

[@chewy5477]

From your aftermarket radio harness there’s a blue and yellow wire what did you hook that up to on the truck radio wire harness you cut

[@chasewoodward2942]

Only thing I would say is don’t cut out your stock harness makes it a huge pain in the ass go to a auto audio store and get the pig tails that plug right into your stock harness but very helpful thank you

[@JorgeTorres-gv6hm]

I hooked up my radio but it works but everytime a turn the key off the radio go back to restart i have to turn it on every time i turn the key off any idea?

[@miket5506]

Great video and very informative--I personally wouldn't have used wire nuts but hey...whatever works. Butt splices at minimum, but the best is solder and heat shrink. Thanks for posting!

[@susanmuro1843]

Can you please show me the speaker+ -

[@joshuatree7264]

My front speaker aren’t turning on but my rear speakers are? Help please.

[@MrThefighter38]

You probably have a broken wire or a bad connection Either where you crimp the wires together or on the speaker side the other possibility is you may just have a blown /damaged speaker

[@MrMagicMike93]

So lime green to red?

[@rudyespinoza6637]

I just have a question did your - lights and your back lights went out brakes work but no

[@I_will_like_to_keep_my_dad]

The guy who took my dash off broke evey hinge on it :/

[@shawzymusic]

Not his fault. They’re brittle from the factory.

[@chrishudson722]

You strip like 16 wire's but only hook up 7 or 8 of them I'm confused

[@leviosa1007]

Wait so is where does the car amp connect to because my radio does not say it has a amp wire

[@carloslarosa1159]

Great explanation video ! Thank you !

[@7008aspen]

Thank you I owe you

[@alidasovic5837]

Hi, great video. Just wondering if the wiring for 1500 is the same as 2500 and if there is a difference in wiring for diesel and gas engines? I have a 1999 dodge ram 2500 diesel. Thanks!

[@tightflightproductions]

I have a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9, not sure on the 2500 diesel's.. does the wiring look similar?

[@tightflightproductions]

Hey there sorry I missed your comment. Im not quite sure, but I did show the wire colors pretty good and im assuming if their not the same then its probably different. Hope that helped.

[@Sean-xt4fn]

You know how to hook subs to the factory wires

[@joseandresavilesmoran8728]

Good Video

[@shaunandeva32]

So does that sound better than factory?

[@gavinchism9383]

didnt help me at all , needed to know about the speaker wires and thats the part you skipped , so more like "step by SKIP a step"

[@E.V.A.N-COProductions]

What Exact Radio Model are you working with?

[@duckhunter0136]

“Step by step” hooks up 3 wires

[@josh_vernon]

fr

[@garredsellers96]

Or better yet, use heat shrink splices instead of wire nuts

[@skullgrinder1627]

Why didn’t you just buy the wireing harness that would have been easier

[@davidordonez852]

So is the gonna be a tree way splice with the lime green wire and the ignition switch

[@gizmojrreyna1155]

I didn’t hook mines up and it woks fine the lime green wire

[@samanthacrosby9780]

What did u use to keep the new radio in place since its smaller than the original

[@danetibbetts6012]

Still tryn to get mine to work. Still doesnt

[@russellrothenthaler555]

What kind of pioneer unit did you use? Did it come with the new bezel?

[@tightflightproductions]

Yes it came with the bezel and it was just a standard pinoneer bought from WALMART.

[@skategod5505]

What wire does the amp wire go too

[@christopwt]

Very educational

[@Th3XC45T]

I got a harness so i didnt have to cut wires but it still never worked 🤔 now my radio never turns on and i cant seem to get any stero to work . any suggestions? My fuse is ok lol both on the fuse box and on the stero. Im so confused lol this was supppse to be easy🤣

[@tightflightproductions]

lol hmmm well i am sorry you're having problems... strange, maybe 86 the harness and wire accordingly as the video shows? Maybe its the amp? No amp, no speakers, which means no sound... Either an amp fuse, or loose wire somewhere?

[@Th3XC45T]

@@tightflightproductions after like 3 days i figured it out. Apparently the last owner cut the speakers out and left the wires bare. So they were grouning and for some reason my while system wouldent turn on. Maybe this will help anyone else. 😅 the wires were in my driver rear door.

[@deadsypadilla]

2 speed bumps later, wire nuts are gone. Tape and sauter only.

[@insane_ravenger1558]

Better yet. Solder and heat shrink

[@jamesestabrook4728]

Why wouldn't you just get the additional wiring harness that connects to the factory harness instead of ruining the original wires...also I wouldn't take any Advice from anybody that says this wire here don't know what that goes through oh well yeah but I goes to something important or wouldn't be there

[@polluxstar8822]

so I wired up my truck a new radio head unit and now the audio sounds worse than it did before could I have wired it wrong or badly or are the speakers blown?

[@tightflightproductions]

Well if all the "speaker wires" are correct and everything was connected correctly etc... your speakers could be blown.. but im not forsure..

[@kellyanderson7115]

The second pin diagram is wrong... Right Rear +- are swapped Left Rear +- are swapped Should sound better if you get that fixed

[@jamesharrison2041]

you want to sell the old radio'''''if u have it'''' james.

[@jamiefultz5937]

Just go to Walmart and get the plug and play harness

[@davidhollis927]

So you have a three way splice at lime green/red/red w white stripe correct?

[@MrOliverAC]

Same question

[@robertmendez6703]

Fuck that’s what I need to know

[@RobertoRodriguez-uc4xz]

My wont turn on can anyone help me ?

[@billytay9506]

Where does the lime green wire go

[@miket5506]

if your head unit has an amp turn-on wire, put it there. use ignition hot ONLY if your head unit does not have a +12v amp turn on lead.

[@knightmareking1342]

The dash will most likely crack because its cheap plastic like hell of cheap