Stereo Illumination Wire Connection Necessary?

Alright out of different curcumtances previous stereo has been stolen the connector is cut off something. The point is being able to do any job without being dependant on one thing. Stop writing to me use the harness ok i know its good and faster but I want to know what to check for and shhh when your connector is missing for whatever reason other then the main connections speakers, amps, attenas, power, key switch and ground.  Please i just want to know how to do it without it in case of emergency.the duce

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How come I Connect the wiring to my camry 96 to an after market Cd player....but it won't work....It shows that there is power and its running, but there is no sound to it.....I know that i connected the speakers wires the right way...but i am not sure of the power wiring process??? can someone please help me......I connected the ground wire, the two 12volt wires...but on my cd player, there is a orange cable left....and on my car cables....there is the Illuminator wire, and a small balck wire thats not for grounding.......thanks

Look for the factory amplifier either under the radio, or behind the glove box and see if the harness is the same.  If it is- connect to that harness to bypass the factory amp.  If it's different, be sure to connect the amp turn on lead in the harness to power up the factory amp.  No, the illuminatio wire is not necessary for sound.My ex once told me I have a perfect face for radio.