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bronigs

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Posted: May 04, 2004 at 10:54 PM / IP Logged

I bought a new sony cdx-r3300. I removed all the stuff to explose the wires for the stereo and casette deck (in this car it is separate from the stereo itself). Thes is a black box I think it has the wires for the speakers but im not sure. I'm confused im not sure what to connect with what.

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Posted: May 04, 2004 at 11:32 PM / IP Logged

Follow the wires from the cassette deck up to a metal box in the center of the dash. That box is the radio control box. It will have a standard GM wiring plug going to it, as well as the antenna.

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Posted: May 04, 2004 at 11:41 PM / IP Logged

Do yourself a favor and get a wire harness for that car. It will save you some headaches

bronigs

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 12:21 AM / IP Logged

The standard GM wiring plug is on the left side or right side of the metall box? Also can I detach the metal box somehow? and when its installed I must leave the original radio detached?

bronigs

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 1:01 AM / IP Logged

Also when I connect the new stereo, do I connect into the radio control box.

Ex: stereo ----- wires ----- box

or do i connect the stereo to the wires and elimintae the box

stereo ---- wires

bronigs

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 9:02 AM / IP Logged

alright, i figured must of it out, but i wanted to know can i disconnect that whole metal box or it controls other things besides the radio.

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 9:54 AM / IP Logged

no, the CDM unit is the tuner/audio stage for the radio only... just unplug it

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bronigs

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the CDM unit???? the metal box that is behind the radio can I unplug both sides?

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 1:14 PM / IP Logged

YES actually just unplug the 21 pin connector that contains the power and speaker wiring and then plug that into a Metra 70-1858 which you will have wired up to whatever you are putting in and away you go.... no muss, no fuss

BTW, you'll also need an antenna adapter

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bronigs

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Posted: May 05, 2004 at 6:45 PM / IP Logged

yeah i got it thanx, it was the blue wire on the right side of the box, thanks for the help. It was confusing cause the box had 3 different sets of wires, and only one is needed for the new stereo.

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