CD player connection confusions
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: CD player connection confusions
Posted By: bobbiff
Subject: CD player connection confusions
Date Posted: December 01, 2005 at 7:22 PM
Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and I was wondering: I am installing a Pioneer CD player in my truck, I bought a wiring harness and hooked it all up, all was fine except there was no sound, power worked and everything, just no sound. I found out that the harness was messed up, so I am planning on hard wiring now, but only one thing, I have a 1995 Ford Ranger and I have a premium audio system, and the wiring harness for my speakers has 16 wires with 4 wires per speaker? I was wondering why there were 2 wires per connection for one terminal? Would I have a factory amp? I don't know very much about amps. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: December 01, 2005 at 7:49 PM
It sounds like you have a factory amp and did not hook up the amp turn on lead on the harness, should have been the decks blue/white lead to the harnesses blue lead.
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Posted By: bobbiff
Date Posted: December 01, 2005 at 9:43 PM
hey thanks, but where do I wire the blue/white wire to?
Posted By: drvnbysound
Date Posted: December 01, 2005 at 10:45 PM
The remote turn-on lead from the Pioneer CD player harness .. will turn on the factory amp when connected.
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Posted By: bobbiff
Date Posted: December 02, 2005 at 3:00 PM
Thanks a BUNCH goin to go try it now, ill tell ya the results
Posted By: bobbiff
Date Posted: December 02, 2005 at 3:07 PM
One quick last question before I try, the there are two harnesses one for the speakers and one for power, on the power harness there is a blue wire and a blue/white wire, and my deck wire is blue/white also. I know you told me how to hook it up but I just wanted to be certain so I don't short anything out. So are you positive that the solid blue wire from the harness goes to the blue/white wire of my deck. This last question and i'll stop bothering, lol
Posted By: Tight_dbz
Date Posted: December 02, 2005 at 3:14 PM
It's different on some harnesses but the safe bet is to hook up all three together. You won't short anything. that other blue wire is provided for vehicles with a power antenna but i have seen it used to turn on the factroy amp. I alwasy make it a note to hook them both up just in case that way if you do have a power antenna it will also work like factory.
Posted By: bobbiff
Date Posted: December 02, 2005 at 3:30 PM
Thanks for all the help guys, Im definetly gonna go try it right away!
Posted By: bobbiff
Date Posted: December 03, 2005 at 9:12 AM
WOW, the new player works great! There was a factory amp in there, it just needed a little power, i cant even turn my stereo up half way without the woofers rattling like crazy, again thanks for all the help, the new stereo works like a charm.
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