tomorrow I have to install a deck into a brand new Mack Truck...I was just wondering if anyone has done this yet and if they have any diagrams as far as wiring colors?
thanx...
Big Purds
Not hard. Do you know if the rig has a radio in it already? If it does then it will be easy just test the wires and wire accordingly. Unfortunataly larger vehicles like rigs and other heavy duty vehicles use a numbered wires ( all the same color with two different numbers on them, one will be the wire number and the other will be the length in feet of the wire) instead of colored wires. If not then 12V constant and acc are on bolt outputs in the glovebox area ( take a quarter and twist the dial on the dash ) and the rest is just running wiring. I might be wrong but I think macks come with a jensen or an alpine radio ( might be kenworth though)
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Watch out for the ground as well. These trucks are infamous for having poorly grounded electrical systems for stereos. Make sure that after you have everything installed, you start the truck up and do the gas pedal test to hear for engine whine.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
it is a panasonic stock hu...
I guess only the dealership would have a book which detailed the wire numbers as to where they all go and what they control...
any other info would be appreciated...the truck arrives in about 4 or 5 hours...
thanx for the input guys!
Big Purds
The Panasonic radio has the same plug as normal panasonic player have except the weather band harness ( if applicable ). Find the wire colors for a normal Panasonic deck and you'll have the wire colors as well.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
I drove for about a year and a 1/2. I installed a kenwood deck two amps and two twelves in my frieghtliner. I also installed a pioneer set up in a peter built. I thought it was easier to install in the trucks. keeping the stock radio in place, I just marked the acc,ground and constant 12+ before starting. I grounded the head unit to the frame just behind the radio. used a tester to check for any other hot wires before connecting the speakers. Make sure you connect the speaker wires correctly, if you don't connect R+ from the h/u to R+ to speaker R- from h/u to R- to speaker you will get very agravating engine whine. If the mack you're driving has a volume control by the bunk by pass it, cut the input wires going into the volume control and connect them to the rear speakers. that volume cotrol gave me a lot of problems. i don't know if it was common ground or hat but the rear speakers wouldn't work while this was hooked up. because all of your batteries sit right under the bunk i had no problem running amp wires to the batteries. there are circular cut outs already there so i pushed the wires through. in a nut shell it worked out well for me, my box fit under my bunk so nothing in the floor.
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