need help with oem stereo
 

i have two quick questions...hopefully.
first, i have the non-bose oem stereo setup and am wanting to replace the cd player with a din pocket to put my boost controller in. will the radio headunit work without the cd player part?
my second question is when i took my cd player out there was a wire with a black clip not connected to anything. i can't seem to figure out where it plugs in to. i couldn't find a place on the cdplayer or on the radio unit for it to plug in to. sorry i don't have a pic.
i ran a search but couldn't find what i was looking for. if there is a thread on this could someone hook me up with a link? thanks.

victor