Need help on FD Bose radio wire colors
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From: BaY^aReA
need help on radio wire colors
ok guys i need help on the radio wire colors since the colors doesn't match up to the new deck. i have the stock bose system. there are 2 white clips for the stock radio. the large white clip has 10 colored wires and the small clip has 4.
(looking from the wires view, o = wire, x = empty space)
large clip:
ooxxooo = red, green, x, x, red/black, red/blue, blue/black
oooxoox = yellow, blue, lime/black, red/green, x, orange/green, x
small clip:
xxxxo = x, x, x, x, yellow/green
xooxo = x, unknown, unknown, x, yellow/blue
what color is what?
(looking from the wires view, o = wire, x = empty space)
large clip:
ooxxooo = red, green, x, x, red/black, red/blue, blue/black
oooxoox = yellow, blue, lime/black, red/green, x, orange/green, x
small clip:
xxxxo = x, x, x, x, yellow/green
xooxo = x, unknown, unknown, x, yellow/blue
what color is what?
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Well I'm not one for butchering harness' so maybe I'm weird.. ifyou have yet to cut it you may want to try this.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0CcVQ6z...sp?i=120707901
Simple plug and play.. and then paint by number (well color). I don't have my manual here with me at work so I can' t give you the info you need.
What I'd do or what I DID do to track down what speaker is what... use a "D" battery tape a wire to the top and one to the bottom..
Then with your fancy new tool on each pair connect the + and the - to the set and you should hear the speaker crackel... that should tell you which speaker is which.
Also there is a center speaker that is powered by an amp located in the dash. The left and right speakers pass through that amp. If you upgraded your speakers and don't think your getting enough juice to the ones located in the doors keep that in mind. There is an unseen part of the radio in the dash.
I'll post the wire color information tomorrow. Also do a search you may find this already posted. I find it hard to belive that this has yet to be discused. =)
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0CcVQ6z...sp?i=120707901
Simple plug and play.. and then paint by number (well color). I don't have my manual here with me at work so I can' t give you the info you need.
What I'd do or what I DID do to track down what speaker is what... use a "D" battery tape a wire to the top and one to the bottom..
Then with your fancy new tool on each pair connect the + and the - to the set and you should hear the speaker crackel... that should tell you which speaker is which.
Also there is a center speaker that is powered by an amp located in the dash. The left and right speakers pass through that amp. If you upgraded your speakers and don't think your getting enough juice to the ones located in the doors keep that in mind. There is an unseen part of the radio in the dash.
I'll post the wire color information tomorrow. Also do a search you may find this already posted. I find it hard to belive that this has yet to be discused. =)
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From: BaY^aReA
the FSM wiring diagram is too complicated for the average folk trying to install a new radio. i've simplified some of the stuff here although there are some unknown wires probably for the center speaker, amplifier or bose system. there is also a cd player connector, middle black wire, and corner black wire from the stock radio i'm not sure what it does.
large clip:
ooxxooo = red, green, x, x, red/black, red/blue, blue/black
oooxoox = yellow, blue, lime/black, red/green, x, orange/green, x
small clip:
xxxxo = x, x, x, x, yellow/green
xooxo = x, wire, wire, x, yellow/blue
large clip:
stock color = purpose = aftermarket wiring color
red = front right speaker (+) = gray
green = front left speaker (+) = white
x
x
red/black = unknown = unknown
red/blue = (+) 12 volt battery wire = yellow
blue/black = (+) 12 volt ignition wire = red
yellow = right front speaker (-) = gray w/ black stripe
blue = left front speaker (-) = white w/ black stripe
lime/black = unknown = unknown
x
red/green = unknown = unknown
orange/green = power antenna on = blue
x
small clip:
x
x
x
x
yellow/green = left rear speaker (+) = green
x
wire = right rear speaker (-) = purple w/ black stripe
wire = right rear speaker (+) = purple
x
yellow/blue = left rear speaker (-) = green w/ black stripe
post formerly known as 04 HOW-I radio wiring colors
large clip:
ooxxooo = red, green, x, x, red/black, red/blue, blue/black
oooxoox = yellow, blue, lime/black, red/green, x, orange/green, x
small clip:
xxxxo = x, x, x, x, yellow/green
xooxo = x, wire, wire, x, yellow/blue
large clip:
stock color = purpose = aftermarket wiring color
red = front right speaker (+) = gray
green = front left speaker (+) = white
x
x
red/black = unknown = unknown
red/blue = (+) 12 volt battery wire = yellow
blue/black = (+) 12 volt ignition wire = red
yellow = right front speaker (-) = gray w/ black stripe
blue = left front speaker (-) = white w/ black stripe
lime/black = unknown = unknown
x
red/green = unknown = unknown
orange/green = power antenna on = blue
x
small clip:
x
x
x
x
yellow/green = left rear speaker (+) = green
x
wire = right rear speaker (-) = purple w/ black stripe
wire = right rear speaker (+) = purple
x
yellow/blue = left rear speaker (-) = green w/ black stripe
post formerly known as 04 HOW-I radio wiring colors
