sony xplod wiring issue
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Topic: sony xplod wiring issue
Posted By: addkid
Subject: sony xplod wiring issue
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 2:30 AM
Alright, Thanks in advance for the help, if any is submitted.
I have a Sony Xplod CD - AM/FM CD player. I've wired the speakers, positive and negative, and the ignition power switch. CD Player works fine and wonderfully. My problem is, when I wired it. I never purchased the harness, My rear driving lights & dash lights haven't worked since then, and that was over 4 months ago. My car is a ...
Make: Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
Year: 1991
If you need any more information, don't hesitate to email me. I check my email frequently. I need this help asap! I have till August 1st to get it fixed or the local police and my mom are taking my car away. I'll have to walk to school, if I get pulled over within that time frame and they're not working, it's a $1,500 fine, for the dash lights, and rear driving lights.
Thanks again, I appreciate it. If you can make it to where an idiot understands it, then I'm sure I'll get it. I'm not a verbal guy, diagrams and pictures are the best way to get through to me..
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Posted By: mjwood0
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 5:01 AM
I'd start with the basics first. Double check to ensure you didn't blow a fuse during the installation.
Also, did you cut the wire to the ignition power switch when you wired it up? Or did you use the existing wire (that went to the old stereo)?
I'm sure we can help you, but it may take a few iterations to figure out exactly what's been done.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 6:39 AM
The wire you used for ground is not a ground it is the illumination wire. According to your meter it looked just like a ground, but when you turn your lights on it then becomes a 12 volt wire to power the light bulbs inside your factory radio. You did blow a fuse but you must cut the ground wire of you r radio off of the grey wire of your car and connect it to the black wire of your car. It has been so long i can't remember what the fuse is labeled.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 10:33 AM
And thus, the constant recommendation of a "wiring harness".
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: addkid
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 12:47 PM
haemphyst wrote:
And thus, the constant recommendation of a "wiring harness".
I should've taken the guys advice. But $40 for a harness seemed a bit rediculous to me. If I could get one now, it'd be insane, and I'd totally put the money into getting one. I was sent this diagram from another website, I can't quite remember it now. But it told me the match ups, color to color of my Sony Xplod to my Car's wire coloring.
Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 1:25 PM
$40 bucks, holy doodie. Those are like 9 bucks here, man I gotta raise my prices. When hard wiring if its necessary always verify before connecting, with a meter and a "speaker popper".
Posted By: the12volt
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 1:27 PM
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 4:39 PM
Oh yeah, sorry I forgot to mention a new harness for your next vehicle. I failed to mention it because I KNEW it was a little too late.
Posted By: addkid
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 5:51 PM
Holy god 12volt. That's going to take me awhile to read. My next set of wheels won't have a CD Player. I'm going to be buying a Hayabusa..
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: July 27, 2007 at 11:29 PM
addkid wrote:
Holy god 12volt. That's going to take me awhile to read. My next set of wheels won't have a CD Player. I'm going to be buying a Hayabusa..
Good luck with that... Can I suggest the new B-King, instead?  2G cheaper, and WAY more comfortable! ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: addkid
Date Posted: July 29, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Nahh.. I'm buyin' brand new, and I've got some gear for it already. I'm thinking about NOSing it, and I've already got a turbo for it. I wanna be able to push 250+. Out running cops is what I want to be able to do. Cops in Washington chase, cops in the rest of the country don't. California, depends on the area. LA you'll get screwed if you try and speed. Thanks for the offer those haemphyst.
Back to the topic: So theres no easy way to fix this? I need a picture, a rough sketch if you would, doesn't have to be all exact and doodie, I just need a bit of information, and proper wiring schmatics..
Posted By: addkid
Date Posted: July 29, 2007 at 4:35 PM
The wire you used for ground is not a ground it is the illumination wire. According to your meter it looked just like a ground, but when you turn your lights on it then becomes a 12 volt wire to power the light bulbs inside your factory radio. You did blow a fuse but you must cut the ground wire of you r radio off of the grey wire of your car and connect it to the black wire of your car. It has been so long i can't remember what the fuse is labeled.
I read this again, think you could clairify in a detailed step by step? I've been on pain meds for awhile, I had surgery on my back, they removed 4 discs..
Posted By: addkid
Date Posted: July 30, 2007 at 12:57 AM
addkid wrote:
The wire you used for ground is not a ground it is the illumination wire. According to your meter it looked just like a ground, but when you turn your lights on it then becomes a 12 volt wire to power the light bulbs inside your factory radio. You did blow a fuse but you must cut the ground wire of you r radio off of the grey wire of your car and connect it to the black wire of your car. It has been so long i can't remember what the fuse is labeled.
I read this again, think you could clairify in a detailed step by step? I've been on pain meds for awhile, I had surgery on my back, they removed 4 discs..
Ok, so mull this over. I pulled this from another forums. +12V DC Battery(Constant) Orange CTSY 20 amp Fuse block behind right side of interior panel Switched Accessory Yellow Radio 10 amp Fuse block behind right side of interior panel Ground Black Power Antenna Pink Illumination Brown Dimmer Gray Left Front + Tan Left Front - Gray Right Front + Light green Right Front - Dark green Left Rear + Brown Left Rear - Yellow Right Rear + Dark blue Right Rear - Light blue
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