lets play... NAME THAT WIRE!!!!
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lets play... NAME THAT WIRE!!!!
ok guys i need help identifying my radio harness wires...
its a 88 TII, ok here we go.. theres 2 sections of wires, with a total of 16, and i believe it was the cd player option but i could be wrong.
FIRST SECTION...
Solid Blue -
Blue w/ Black Stripe -
NORMAL Blue w/ White Stripe -
Blue w/ Brown Stripe -
Brown w/ Red Stripe -
Brown w/ White Stripe -
Solid Brown -
SECOND SECTION...
Yellow w/ Green Stripe -
Yellow w/ Blue Stripe -
Green w/ Blue Stripe -
Green w/ Red Stripe -
Blue w/ Red Stripe -
Blue w/ Yellow Stripe -
Blue w/ Black Stripe -
THICK Blue w/ White Stripe -
Red w/ Black Stripe -
its a 88 TII, ok here we go.. theres 2 sections of wires, with a total of 16, and i believe it was the cd player option but i could be wrong.
FIRST SECTION...
Solid Blue -
Blue w/ Black Stripe -
NORMAL Blue w/ White Stripe -
Blue w/ Brown Stripe -
Brown w/ Red Stripe -
Brown w/ White Stripe -
Solid Brown -
SECOND SECTION...
Yellow w/ Green Stripe -
Yellow w/ Blue Stripe -
Green w/ Blue Stripe -
Green w/ Red Stripe -
Blue w/ Red Stripe -
Blue w/ Yellow Stripe -
Blue w/ Black Stripe -
THICK Blue w/ White Stripe -
Red w/ Black Stripe -
Last edited by deltr0n`; Mar 12, 2004 at 10:48 PM.
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posted too many times to even answer... maybe a search under "radio wires" would help?
Oh, look it did:
are you happy I search for you???
Maybe next time you will search???
Oh, look it did:
are you happy I search for you???
here's the radio wires again... 
LTBlue/Red= 12v+
LtBlue/White= +Accessory
LtBlue/Yellow= - power ant trigger (not positive like all aftermarket radios- you must use a relay to invert the signal)
Red/Black= + Lumination
White=Factory Amp Turn on
Ground to the body, use the 10mm bolt behind the center console front drivers access panel. Do not use the Red/Black as ground it will damage the interior light circuit and dimmer in the car
Front Speakers (maximum of a 15 watt peak from the radio):
LtGreen/Red= Left
LtGreen/Black= Left
LtGreen= Right
LtGreen/Yellow=Right
Rear Speakers (if applicable, if you have the amplified rear speakers again the Maximum of 15 watts peak is all the stock speaker amp input can handle):
Brown= Left rear
Brown/White= Left Rear
LtBlue= Right Rear
LtBlue/Orange=Right Rear
LTBlue/Red= 12v+
LtBlue/White= +Accessory
LtBlue/Yellow= - power ant trigger (not positive like all aftermarket radios- you must use a relay to invert the signal)
Red/Black= + Lumination
White=Factory Amp Turn on
Ground to the body, use the 10mm bolt behind the center console front drivers access panel. Do not use the Red/Black as ground it will damage the interior light circuit and dimmer in the car
Front Speakers (maximum of a 15 watt peak from the radio):
LtGreen/Red= Left
LtGreen/Black= Left
LtGreen= Right
LtGreen/Yellow=Right
Rear Speakers (if applicable, if you have the amplified rear speakers again the Maximum of 15 watts peak is all the stock speaker amp input can handle):
Brown= Left rear
Brown/White= Left Rear
LtBlue= Right Rear
LtBlue/Orange=Right Rear
Last edited by Icemark; Mar 13, 2004 at 12:05 AM.
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ive searched many times, but ive been searching for wiring harness, or diagram.... and THAT definitely DOESNT help... WOW you showed me the speaker wires... something i already knew... im more concerned with the power wire and the others that have no explanation....
and hailers i have that printed out with me already however i dont know how to read it exactly...
and hailers i have that printed out with me already however i dont know how to read it exactly...
Last edited by deltr0n`; Mar 13, 2004 at 12:31 AM.
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i also typed everything out for a CLEAR and easy future reference for everyone... but i guess thats not going to happen because all they have to do is SEARCH right? give me a ******* break...
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Frankly speaking.........radio and audio leaves me cold. No interest at all in that. It was hard enough to post what little I did. Keep staring at the schematics and it'll all come to you. You'll figure it out.
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I think we need to have these guys go through "Search 101".
Come one people, use your brains to figure this out.
Don't tell me you can navigate on using a computer, but you're stumped on a search engine???
Get away from the GENERIC KEYWORDS and try and use terms that are specific for your search.
I mean I would've used "radio color wire" at the very least.
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Come one people, use your brains to figure this out.
Don't tell me you can navigate on using a computer, but you're stumped on a search engine???
Get away from the GENERIC KEYWORDS and try and use terms that are specific for your search.
I mean I would've used "radio color wire" at the very least.
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
im more concerned with the power wire and the others that have no explanation....
im more concerned with the power wire and the others that have no explanation....
The power wires are as posted:
Blue/Red= 12v+
Blue/White= +Accessory
Blue/Yellow= - power ant trigger (not positive like all aftermarket radios- you must use a relay to invert the signal)
Red/Black= + Lumination
White=Factory Amp Turn on
Blue/Red= 12v+
Blue/White= +Accessory
Blue/Yellow= - power ant trigger (not positive like all aftermarket radios- you must use a relay to invert the signal)
Red/Black= + Lumination
White=Factory Amp Turn on
And you might want to check for color blindness if you are seeing the blue/red as blue/brown and the light green wires as yellows.
Of course, if you wanted to do it right, you would get your digital multi-meter out and figure out what wire is what, instead.
Last edited by Icemark; Mar 13, 2004 at 10:26 AM.
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whatever, im not going to argue about it any longer, i'll try to figure it out myself, no sence in asking for help when nobody wants to give it. if worst comes to worst ill pay for the ****.
thanks hailers for not having a sarcastic bitchy attitude like everyone else.
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
thanks hailers for not having a sarcastic bitchy attitude like everyone else.
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
whatever, im not going to argue about it any longer, i'll try to figure it out myself, no sence in asking for help when nobody wants to give it. if worst comes to worst ill pay for the ****.
thanks hailers for not having a sarcastic bitchy attitude like everyone else.
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
whatever, im not going to argue about it any longer, i'll try to figure it out myself, no sence in asking for help when nobody wants to give it. if worst comes to worst ill pay for the ****.
thanks hailers for not having a sarcastic bitchy attitude like everyone else.
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
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does a headunit need to have anything else hooked up to it in order to turn on besides the battery lead and the ground? because i hooked those 2 up and it wont even turn on... but i know it works because i had it in my other car...
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
and a comment about the "search" response, 50% of the time (or MORE) people dont even know what the hell they are talking about, and just want you to think they do. people simply make new threads to attract the more knowlegdeable people to help them. you seem to know about the wiring icemark but your a dick about it. so thanks for the help.
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
does a headunit need to have anything else hooked up to it in order to turn on besides the battery lead and the ground? because i hooked those 2 up and it wont even turn on... but i know it works because i had it in my other car...
does a headunit need to have anything else hooked up to it in order to turn on besides the battery lead and the ground? because i hooked those 2 up and it wont even turn on... but i know it works because i had it in my other car...
same thing happened to me when i was putting in my mp3 player.. i tried the stuff that icemark posted and it never worked, hooked everything up just like that said.. i ended up taking it to a car toys and having them wire a harness for me (no installation just get all the right wires hooked to a plug i could plug in) and i paid them like 23 dollars for that. They told me that the reason it wasnt working is that the wiring was totally screwed up from whoever had the last car and they had to test a bunch of crap to figure out which wires really corresponded to what
I know thats not some of the info you wanted, but just letting you know what happened to me and if you'd rather just give up trying to figure it out car toys is a cheap way to get the harness for you
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i dont think theres any car toys around my area but i DO think thats what im going to have to do, because it seems like mine is pretty screwed up too... it actually had S5 plugs crimped onto the harness when i first got it so obviously someone messed with it...
sweet thanks, thats the best info yet!
sweet thanks, thats the best info yet!
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OK well i said what i said because i don't know what else you want to know you listed wires and icemark told you what they did. If its not working maybe you have a bad wire or sumthing, I don't know about what kind of audio options rx7s had but if it has a stock amp you will need to supply that with a 12volt signal to turn on too
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I've posted stereo wiring info nearly as many times as Mark, so if you searched and couldn't find what you needed then you need a lesson in how to search. Also, nearly all of the info I've posted is straight out of the FSM (which is all I used to install my head unit), so you obviously haven't looked there either.
There is no excuse for not being able to find this info, and there's no excuse for getting pissed at the people who've given you exactly what you asked for. You'll get much more help if it at least looks like you've tried...
There is no excuse for not being able to find this info, and there's no excuse for getting pissed at the people who've given you exactly what you asked for. You'll get much more help if it at least looks like you've tried...
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who said i never searched? i did search and found all the crappy info you guys have given, which is stuff i already know... thats why i posted to begin with...
i took ddubs advice and i took it to goodguys, they charged me 20 bucks to get the wiring straightend out... it took him forever and he said he had to check everything... replaced the ignition wire, power wire and ground wire, my interior lights didnt work before and now they do!!!
so yeah i can handle the rest.
i took ddubs advice and i took it to goodguys, they charged me 20 bucks to get the wiring straightend out... it took him forever and he said he had to check everything... replaced the ignition wire, power wire and ground wire, my interior lights didnt work before and now they do!!!
so yeah i can handle the rest.
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
who said i never searched? i did search and found all the crappy info you guys have given, which is stuff i already know... thats why i posted to begin with...
i took ddubs advice and i took it to goodguys, they charged me 20 bucks to get the wiring straightend out... it took him forever and he said he had to check everything... replaced the ignition wire, power wire and ground wire, my interior lights didnt work before and now they do!!!
so yeah i can handle the rest.
who said i never searched? i did search and found all the crappy info you guys have given, which is stuff i already know... thats why i posted to begin with...
i took ddubs advice and i took it to goodguys, they charged me 20 bucks to get the wiring straightend out... it took him forever and he said he had to check everything... replaced the ignition wire, power wire and ground wire, my interior lights didnt work before and now they do!!!
so yeah i can handle the rest.
yep, when i went to cartoys they had to check the speaker wires in the rear cuz it was really screwed up
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mine are all screwed up, one of the previous owners cut big *** holes in the door panels for a 6.5", hacked into the door framing as well... what i did was just wired the speakers directly into the headunit, ill probably do the same for the rears when i pick up some 6.5's
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I dunno what your problem is. You asked for help with the wiring, and several members have offered advice. How are we to know your whole wiring was all fucked up cause of some dumbass previous owner? Maybe if you told is in the first place, we could've gave you better advice like go pay someone else to take care of it.
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Originally posted by deltr0n`
who said i never searched? i did search and found all the crappy info you guys have given, which is stuff i already know...
who said i never searched? i did search and found all the crappy info you guys have given, which is stuff i already know...
The "crappy info" I've previously posted is exactly what I used to install my head unit (in an 88 just like yours) and it worked perfectly first time.
Don't knock the info or the provider just because you don't know what you're doing.
...what i did was just wired the speakers directly into the headunit...