Radio wiring

[f350rebel]

so I just got a new radio and the PO has really made a mess of the wires there... anyways, after hookin up the speaker wires as best i could, the only ones that work are the left front and rear, and i can't find the wires for the right side... there's also four wires that i can't figure out where they run... that being said, anyone know what colors the wires are for all the speakers???

 

[baderic03]

Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Green/Purple
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Yellow/Black
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black/Light Green
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Light Blue/Red
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: Blue
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: 5 1/4″ Speakers
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: Doors
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Orange/Light Green
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue/White
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Green/Orange
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Light Green
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: 6″ x 8″ Speakers
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: Side Panels
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Gray/Light Blue
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Tan/Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Orange/Red
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown/Pink

 

[f350rebel]

Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Green/Purple
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Yellow/Black
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black/Light Green
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Light Blue/Red
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: Blue
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: 5 1/4″ Speakers
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: Doors
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Orange/Light Green
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Light Blue/White
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Green/Orange
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): White/Light Green
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: 6″ x 8″ Speakers
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: Side Panels
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Gray/Light Blue
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Tan/Yellow
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Orange/Red
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown/Pink

OOOHHH, you're good! lol you're awesome! thanks man!

 

[baderic03]

no problem buddy

 

[f350rebel]

well i just pulled the radio out and some of those wires aren't there and others are there but different colors, and i can't tell which is which... this is a nightmare...

 

[baderic03]

oh boy if you pull the door panels off check the wire colors on the speakers along with the rear speakers and try to match them up.. i hate when ppl hack **** together all my trucks all have adapters so factory harness never gets touched

 

[f350rebel]

yeah, i've been trying to restore the truck to factory ever since i bought it... the PO was a pro at hack jobs and half @$$ing things...

 

[baderic03]

thats tough i hate that stuff i knew the guy that owned my truck prior to me and it was far from a hack and got it for $2k and drove it home and still have stock auto in it w tc and make some good power

 

[Patrick Feeley]

You may need to see if the truck had the factory "Premium Sound" option. With this option, there is an amplifier mounted up by the accelerator pedal under the dash. It has it's own separate harness. Usually when putting in an aftermarket head unit, you would remove the amp and its harness and re-route the remaining factory harness back up to the radio opening (at this point it would be the same as a factory truck without the premium sound and you can use the readily available pigtails to adapt the head unit to the factory harness). Cheers!

 

[old man dave]

There are ready made adaptor harnesses for adding aftermarket stereos to trucks with Premium Sound, they do bypass the factory amp. Try Crutchfields among others.

 

[PsRumors]

The local audio shop here carries a ready made harness for the Premium sound and it does NOT bypass the factory amp. Though they have told me when I upgrade my speakers I will get better sound if I do bypass the amp.