OEM Wiring

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Topic: OEM Wiring

Posted By: bdower1183
Subject: OEM Wiring
Date Posted: May 19, 2005 at 1:52 PM

So, I'm still learning electrical stuff and this place is perfect for me! But I had a question about replacement OEM Wiring harnesses. Back in early March I bought a 1989 Volvo 780 coupe, REALLY sweet car but the previous owner had put in a junk CD Player. The car comes with an amp and equalizer that weren’t being used by the CD Player so I wanted to put the tape deck back into the car. Also because I could use my MP3 CD Player though it.

So I pulled the CD Player out and whoever had done the wiring, instead of getting a $5 Crutchfield adapter kit just cut the wires for the connections coming from behind the dash and spliced into that. So being the idiot I am though, I’ll just splice back into it and all will be well. Yeah, well, not so much, like I said, I’m still learning. So to make a long story short, can you buy the connectors that the tape deck would plug into so I can just splice that back together and click in the connectors? And if so, is that something I’d have to go to the dealer for or would a regular place have those.

I hope my question makes sense, any light anyone can shed on this would be most appreciated as I have an hour and 20 minute commute with no radio, at all.

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Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: May 19, 2005 at 2:01 PM

Check here. I think you car may be listed.

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/vehicles.asp

Paul

Posted By: bdower1183
Date Posted: May 19, 2005 at 2:09 PM

Thanks, that'll help, I had hoped I could buy the original plug somewhere to wire back in so everything clicked in instead, it looks a lot like this;

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Posted By: itmdtr
Date Posted: May 20, 2005 at 6:00 AM

Someone cut the harness in my 1989 Toyota pickup, but I was able to get the plug from Metraonline.com.

I did not see one listed for your car. You may try another aftermarket manufacturer, or find the same car in the junk yard and cut the plug from it.

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itmdtr

Posted By: bdower1183
Date Posted: May 20, 2005 at 7:59 AM

Great! Thanks itmdtr, I will definately look into that. unfortunately my car is hard to run across and I haven't seen any in a junk yard around me but I did find a site I can search salvage yards across the US with, that's how I found one of my rims finally.

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