96’ Ram new cd player

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Topic: 96’ Ram new cd player

Posted By: imthachad67
Subject: 96’ Ram new cd player
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 8:49 PM

I have a 96' Dodge Ram, the original stereos volume button did not work correctly, you could be turning it to the right and the volume would go down or vice versa. So I bought a new CD player, cheap Duramax from Wal-mart. I had to slice and crimp all of the wires, one by one I found which two wires went to which speaker got it all working, mounted it, plugged it in and it does not work. All crimped correctly double.. triple checked. Now when I was testing them the wires were very touchy, if two touched then all of the speakers would turn off. When that happend, I had to disconnect a speaker that worked then reconnect and they would all work. If anyone knows if these Dodges are sensitive about something let me know, open for any suggestions.

Thankyou

Chad

P.S. Maybe a wire diagram would help me if I happen to have these wires wrong.

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Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 9:11 PM

Chad,

The best way to do this is get your self a wiring harness for your car. Something like this.

Then using this wiring diagram.
Match them up.

Get yourself a digital meter and test each wire as you are going along.

If two speakers wire touch and all of the speakers goes off. This means the cd unit is going into protection mode so that it wouldn't damage itself. You have to turn it off and back on to reset it. If the speakers are continuing to going off. Isolate the speaker wire from each other as well as the car chassis or for that matter any metal surface of the car.

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Posted By: customsuburb
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 9:14 PM

You really should have bought a wiring harness instead of cutting and splicing. It saves you from sooo many headaches. Here is the wiring diagram for your truck.

Posted By: imthachad67
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 6:14 AM

Okay that makes sense but, the CD player comes with a wire harness and thats why I had to cut all the wires and connect them to the harness that the cd player comes with. Am I confused and just get that wire harness you said anyways. Will it fit on the cd player? Thankyou very much please reply

Chad

Posted By: thepencil
Date Posted: June 18, 2004 at 9:30 AM

Chad,

"Okay that makes sense but, the CD player comes with a wire harness and thats why I had to cut all the wires and connect them to the harness that the cd player comes with."

I can safely assume that you cut the wire harness on the car side. Which you shouldn't because it makes the job that much harder for yourself if you don't do this for a living. Not a problem. It can be fix.

"Am I confused and just get that wire harness you said anyways. Will it fit on the cd player? "

Ok, here we go. This is the way you should have done it prior to cutting anything. Starting from the beginning.

When you remove the original radio from your car. There was a plug that was attach to it. I assume you must have cut this off from what I've read in your post.

What you should have done was buy thisand insert this to the plug of your original radio.

Now with your new cd player which cames with a wire harness of there own you can now connect them by matching up the colour to the harness of your car.

Does this makes sense now?

To remedy the cut harness. This is what you can do now. Reattach everything that you cut and buy yourself a harness.

Or this don't buy the harness.

Match the new cd player harness wire to cut wiring harness of your car.

Here is a how to guide to car stereo installation that will help you out.

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