How To Install Car Stereo and Identify What Wires Go Where

Ever want to know some easy tricks when installing your car stereo
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[@ohyeahyeahyeahyeahyeah4248]

This man putting on for us young men out here without fathers💯

[@Antoniolopezjimon]

Ok lmfao

[@leavemyrightsalone]

Kind of true sadly.

[@SueDohman]

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[@franktrack6332]

My god this man is a super hero why is he not KZbin famous 😂

[@katrinaperez5976]

I’ve been searching KZbin for the last few days trying to find somebody to explain the wiring for my Malibu and nobody explained it better than you did so your speech is fine lol thank you so much cause I seriously didn’t know what to do. They kept talking about them, but they didn’t talk about the difference between the colors and stock wires. They just kept talking about whether they were harnessed or not and what tools to use.😊

[@ghettohillbilly1]

glad i could help

[@rodneyjolly979]

My man.... NICE!!! THAT BATTERY TRICK never seen nor heard! U r a pioneer. Fuckin brilliant. Salute

[@leogonzalez5232]

Thank you I couldn't find a diagram for my wires and this was a lifesaver for me.

[@fr9456]

PLEASE do it in the same order he did. Find all your power wires first !! With your car off, car on, even try with lights on an off. You don’t wanna start searching for speaker wires until you identify the power inputs to your stereo headunit.

[@lissacook4259]

I'm so glad I saw this video I had no idea on where to begin to retrace the wiring of my system should be able to fix it not to mention I'm having to get into it trunk that doesn't even have a lock so this really really helped me out and I will be tune in to see who comes the rest of those speakers cuz I got about $8,000 worth in mind I can't wait to get it back working thanks for your help man

[@dubonbonceleste17]

Thank you so much….. can’t wait for tomorrow after work and follow and do what you said. Thank you

[@leehudson3597]

Thanks for the info

[@DavidRivera-gf2gb]

Thanks for doing your video. It helped me out really appreciate you

[@ljjl6458]

Wow thank you so much.........

[@calvindaniels6267]

Thanks man

[@Nasscarboskie]

All the vids I watched and this one helped me thanks alot great job 👍

[@ghettohillbilly1]

Glad I can help

[@craigphipps2176]

this just saved me. best video ever, definitely getting a like!

[@ghettohillbilly1]

glad i can help

[@robertcampbell7363]

How to reset my car radio

[@blasebarrett8397]

Thank You

[@donearl6675]

👍👍👍....thanks....the way me and my brother did was all the same you did.but i had and old transistor radio..took out the old speaker..strip those wires and connected them to those wires in the dash.its battery power radio..but when we heard sound.... 👍😆

[@robson-jt2kg]

would be a little difficult with the battery disconnected like you suggested

[@colelangford6369]

Dude this is so smart. I’m about to try this. My thunderbirds wiring colors make no sense.

[@motorcycooltv6831]

I started doing that when I was kid. How I figured it out I couldn’t tell ya. Works well

[@fosty.]

Can I do this with the multimeter to find my reverse light wire? I need to install some. If I probe around while the car is in reverse it should work, yeah? UPDATE: It worked. Thanks!

[@PlaneNose]

Thanks for sharing But what if I connected the speaker to AA battery vice versa From polarity perspective I mean

[@joeandrewgarcia7304]

Goat🐐

[@chriswittstruck282]

How can you do this from the speaker side. I removed the factory door amp but want to use the factory wiring to connect my speakers. There are 8 wires for each door and want to make sure I connect the right wires to the speakers. Thanks.

[@jasondevost3976]

So I'm trying to hook up A new DVD/CD deck. My last deck was just CD. Extra wires, Brake, Neutral, and front / rear cameras. I'm having a bit of trouble. I've got the speakers connected but Im not getting any power. Not sure which wires on my Tracker are the brake, Neutral, power, memory, any help would be appreciated. Thanks Bubba

[@mikeharris8365]

What can you tell me about my 96 Ford Explorer? I have no speaker sound, it has an onboard amp or it may be an aftermarket amp, looks pretty shady the way it's hooked up, but how can I get sound?

[@onetruesoldiervt3686]

What do I do with the black wires ??? Do I hook them up together ? One says chassy on it that’s coming from harness

[@lilmiller1108]

When I’m connecting the speaker wires do I connect the positive and negative or just one of them

[@newlinbrown1]

I have a 92 chevy caprice classic. And I not getting any sound outta my speakers.i have a Bose system and the amp is wired ,I think through all the speakers.how do I by pass the amp and get sound out of the speakers?

[@izellpearson7707]

I have a 2005 Saturn relay and i cut my wire harness off so when i hook up my radio it stays on without the key on and then my radio displays security basically saying its hooked wrong but i tried everything but still does the same

[@rubinthedog621]

Great video! Your methods should work for the colorblind, like myself lol

[@ghettohillbilly1]

geez never thought of that

[@colelangford6369]

Oh wow that’s awesome. I bet this made it a lot easier.

[@grvdggr53]

Thank you, I'm motivated to go at it again. =) Impossible to find wiring diagrams for my car to figure out what my wires does...

[@juanmcardenas6148]

Where does solid Orange reverse light go,??

[@ghettohillbilly1]

You can do it!

[@ghettohillbilly1]

dunno

[@z7198]

@@juanmcardenas6148 some people connect it with there red wire

[@christineharder2466]

My harness for my stock stereo was cit off and i am trying to install a JVC but the colors arent the same so what do i do

[@jasonspelts2983]

I have a 1999 caddilac deville and can’t figure out how to wire my alpine to it. There is a bunch of wires and some are the same color?

[@zx8401ztv]

Yep ive been there cleaning up other peoples chopped up wiring too many times. The speaker wires can be non related colours, so out comes the multimeter in ohms mode, it quickly finds the pairs. But (and there always is one) if someone has one of those old fashioned external rear/front control pots, it can confuse the readings. I use the 1.5v battery also to find which speaker is connected to what wires. The memory power / main power / illumination power/ antenna power trip people up sometimes, depending on if the radio wants them. Correct speaker phase is a good thing to get right too. Can you tell i've done too many bloody car radios LOL :-D

[@codycameron5654]

What's color is the memory wire

[@zx8401ztv]

@@codycameron5654 connect a small 12v bulb to the car body and touch it on each of the spare wires from the car untill it lights with the ignition fully off. There is no standard for colour :-(

[@layakalathahmawanimadahmat7655]

My question is using a DOUBLE DEN abs getting it to put sound to the speakers. All the wires and power, ground have been voltage meter verified . Either ohm, consanguinity and residence. This blue wire and in my Ford Expedition that supposedly blue base casting with a black strip. Is supposedly the fix to let the stereo sound to go . However it’s mot working. Everything is wired correctly because I use harness no butt spiking and the factory amp works. I put the factory stereo back in and everything works including sound. Plug my DD IN And it comes on but no sound . ??????? 2008 Ford Expedition XLT AILPINE DDEN STEREO WITH THE $134 FACTORY PLUG HARNESS WITH ORANGE Orange red strip BLUE POWER ANT BACK UP CAMER REVERSE WIRE BLUE WIRE those are the only wires not linked to the harness.

[@kissimmee244]

Where does your red white wire hook to?

[@z7198]

I didn’t know what i was doing and still don’t now the wires are a MESS

[@groovygringo3747]

My constant only reads 5-7v sometimes even 3v with the car on and off what do I do?

[@meechy0789]

Did the battery test but now of my speakers maybe a sound

[@YT-glockstreamer]

I got a dodge charger pursuit with 2 constant wires with the same color what to do

[@chosenocutz3233]

I've been having difficult problems looking for my ground and battery for a Toyota Matrix 2004

[@ghettohillbilly1]

ok

[@monicadavis5454]

I am installing an aftermarket stereo in my car... I was able to match up all the colored wires on the harness to the corresponding wires on the stereo, but one of the harnesses has a solid blue wire that doesn't match up with any other wire. My understanding is that this is the wire for a power antenna. I don't have a power antenna, so can I just seal the end of the wire off and leave it unconnected?

[@ghettohillbilly1]

yep its also the remote line to an amp

[@brandonbruce1742]

I'm trying to figure out which wire behind the radio in a 2000 Ford Ranger would control the power to my power windows my four-wheel drive and my dashboard lights but all the fuses are good but I can separate all the wires and everything works

[@paulcannings2816]

I’ve got a question I’m old school with car radios and all the new wires in cars and vans now are so confusing to me anyway. How can I identify the speaker wires with out any brakes in the wires behind the radio.

[@ghettohillbilly1]

trace them out

[@markanthony5007]

Okay well I know what my speaker wires are but I don't know what the two wires are that are next to the red wire on a 2007 Jeep Wrangler one is white one is white with an orange stripe

[@brandonlucas1640]

I don't know if your still on but I'm actually tying to hook mine up right now but I'm still not sure what is next

[@ghettohillbilly1]

i am still here

[@RichyBleed360]

Hey I have a question

[@luisjcamacho816]

If you recomend disconnecting the battery , then how would you find the power wire and ground ?🤔

[@JackieMorgan-jm8pv]

Reaĺly😂

[@legendarygamerzz2281]

How do I find my ignition wire?

[@eddierivers4426]

Do you connect the accessory and content wire together

[@ghettohillbilly1]

i usually do

[@rubenbraekman4515]

What if I dont want to cut my head unit wires to find the right wires to the speakers? My new unit came with a connector that connects to the OEM old connector

[@ghettohillbilly1]

then its all figured out for you?

[@rubenbraekman4515]

@@ghettohillbilly1 I only have front speakers and tweeters right now but I want to add rears so maybe is there a way to find out what pins do what?

[@stumpsteph2153]

@@rubenbraekman4515 buy a harness

[@heartstringsofficialVR]

I came for dimmer wire and ignition wire to turn key and get radio to turn off and on by key

[@onlylexus]

Unfortunately you failed to tell us which of the speaker wires was positive and negative, you did show us how to pair them but not how to identify polarity

[@everythingis2495]

Does this work with internal amplified speakers?

[@ghettohillbilly1]

yes

[@themaskedmusician4846]

This is gonna be helpful I’m sure but gotta say one thing and that’s get a better mic lol. Got a fishbowl sound

[@ghettohillbilly1]

i have no mic

[@churchmatthew11602outlook]

I got a touchscreen radio and the lights come on on acctual buttons but the screen itself won’t come on can’t figure out the power

[@ghettohillbilly1]

some of the wiring diagrams they give are wrong

[@MalikShabazz00]

I have multiple ground wires in my 2000 expedition...I don’t know where what goes

[@ghettohillbilly1]

you only need 1

[@omerbayrak1808]

SOMETIMES YOUR POWER WIRE IS RED BROWN YELLOW GREEN BLACK WHITE PURPLE AND ANY OTHER COLOR :))))) MAN I HAVE TWO WIRES ONE IS BROWN AND ONE IS YELLOW ANT ACCORDING TO UR SUGGESTION BOTH OF THEM MIGHT BE THE POWER WIRE :)). THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TESTING :)) THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

[@juanmcardenas6148]

Where does solid Orange wire connect, its marked reverse positive

[@ghettohillbilly1]

i have no idea every car is different they all have different color codes/ colours, this is about how to test and find out

[@giantkilla_]

I need help big time.

[@ghettohillbilly1]

ok

[@dareason7581]

did you purposely cut the wire harness off to show us what wire is what? lmfao

[@ghettohillbilly1]

of course

[@reggiesmith7702]

I’m not getting no sound at all new stereo what to do???

[@ghettohillbilly1]

double check your wiring, it can be different with some old cars the ground multiple speakers together or use a chassis ground

[@user-pz6hh3xs5z]

And don't wash it with the hose .

[@25ttaylor]

Are you a Pisces

[@ghettohillbilly1]

nope

[@renedejesusortiz6769]

Stereo harness have all gray wires no fun

[@marcsauter6848]

Ippp

[@zeez9053]

International standard for a live wire Color for 12 voltvradio is a sick f-ckin joke

[@ghettohillbilly1]

sure is

[@rynelefler8721]

HUH HUH HUH

[@dshaw8185]

Z@

[@layakalathahmawanimadahmat7655]

My god man just do the dam thing. Like all these self proclaimed do it yourself technicians. I appreciate the information but mot all t other bull shit.

[@ghettohillbilly1]

go make your own videos then

[@michaelfulton6662]

Man you guys talk too much