The following is a diagram of a typical car stereo head unit wiring harness. The wire colors of the respective functions listed are common throughout the industry and found on most, if not all current name brand head units.

Typical Head Unit Wire Harness
Function	Typical Wire Colors
Memory / Constant 12V(+)	Yellow
Switch / Accessory	Red
Ground	Black
Illumination	Orange/White
Antenna Remote	Blue
Amp Remote	Blue/White
Left Front (+)	White
Left Front (-)	White/Black
Right Front (+)	Grey
Right Front (-)	Grey/Black
Left Rear (+)	Green
Left Rear (-)	Green/Black
Right Rear (+)	Violet
Right Rear (-)	Violet/Black

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