CanadianRX7

i cant seem to get any power can some one please tell me thw wire colors and which r which if u can
so far we thought the black plug in wire of the left was the power wire because it went to the fuse box and then next we though the thick blue wire was ground so we hooked that up but we still have no power

can anyone help please??

Wicked7

Heres the color code from the best kits wiring diagram.

12 volt power - Red
Memory - Yellow
Ground - Black
Power Antenna - Blue
AmP Remote - Blue/White
Illumination - Orange
Dimmer - Orange/white
Grounding Dimmer - Orange/black
Amp Ground - Black/White

CanadianRX7

i meant liek what r the colors on the stock wires for a 87'
i think the 4 greens r the front and the blue and browns r the back
i have power to my deck but i get nothing from the speakers
is it because of those amp's arent getting power anymore or what??
hours and hours of time wasted haha

CanadianRX7

bump

Flobb

I never managed to get power through the factory amps either. I just ran new wires to each speaker. Kinda sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

CanadianRX7

ya right??!! damn that makes things soo much harder and longer
oh well
i know some ppl have there stock amps still and new decks
how did they do this?

ianbell

Check the archives guys - I posted a fairly detailed explanation of the wiring about 3 months ago - what most people miss is the power wire for the speakers (both front and back are power speakers) I don't remember the colour code now, but it is in my previous post - the speakers are powered from the stock stereo, not from the car - that's where most people go wrong - they think the speakers are dead when they are simply not getting power because the stereo has been removed and a replacement misses the hook up for the speakers.

CanadianRX7

okay thanx

flubyux2

i sure hope you arent cutting the plugs off your stock stero wiring and splicing your new radio into it. that is a HORRIBLE mistake.

i installed my own stereo perfectly in about an hour w/ my buddy, the fit and finish took an extra hour tho, cuz the install kit was pretty generic, it covers 2nd and 3rd gens, for din-and-a-half, double dins, single dins...etc.

but, what you ARE SUPPOSED to do, is go to ur local stereo shop, and ask for a Wiring harness for your car. what they give you, for about $15 usd, is 3 plugs, w/ pig tails. one for the power and grounding, one for the fronts, one for the rears. 2 blue plugs, and the power harness is white. they plug RIGHT into the factory stereo wiring that used to plug into ur old deck.

not to mention, i am using my stock amp for the front speakers. i managed to install a pair of rare panasonice 3way coaxial 2.5"s. tight yo. in the back, ive got a pair of Eclipse 6.5"s 3way. i didnt have an amp for the rear speakers.

but, there are connnectors for it. 3 12ga wires, that are constant hot, 1 is 12 ga (i think) key-on. wire the constant hott wires all together, and u can run ur OWN amp, up to about 300 watt peak. after that, youll keep blowing ur radio fuse.

right now, my car is wired for a 500 watt amp w/ the kit, the stock amp wiring is good for 300 watt, and my Clarion 6675z is good for 180 watts... 980 watts of total power aint bad, Eh? hehe

anywho, youll regret cutting into ur original stereo harness. belive you me, i tried that w/ my very First install, and smoked my stereo. GET THE HARNESS, all u have to do is splice the harness w/ ur new stereos harness, and itll plug RIGHT into the orignal stereo wiring.

good luck
chris

CanadianRX7

haha too late i already did it
it will be all good i will just unhook my amps and run new wire
thanx anyways i will warn my friends about that