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<blockquote data-quote="jrwalte" data-source="post: 4492844" data-attributes="member: 584454">So you&#039;re saying her car already has an aftermarket radio in the vehicle with a dash kit? If that&#039;s the case, you don&#039;t need a dash kit and probably not a wire harness.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need to remove the existing metal casing that&#039;s in the dash kit with the metal casing from your new HU. Then the current aftermarket radio should already have a factory wiring harness adapter installed.&nbsp; All you should have to do is snip all the wires the other radio is currently connected to and then match wire for wire to connect to your new radio wire harness. Pay close attention to the wire colors from the factory wiring to the old HU wiring so you know how to properly connect to your new HU wiring. It&#039;s also possible the old HU and new HU use different wire colors so this may not work.If the factory radio is still in the vehicle, then you&#039;ll need to buy a factory wiring harness adapter.&nbsp; Most audio shops should have one in stock.Worst case, you can buy the master datasheet and stereo removal instructions from Crutchfield for about 5 bucks including shipping. This will give you detailed information on what each factory wire is for and also give you detailed instructions on how to take your dash apart to remove your radio. Can be very helpful with some of today&#039;s difficult vehicles to figure out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jrwalte, post: 4492844, member: 584454"] So you're saying her car already has an aftermarket radio in the vehicle with a dash kit? If that's the case, you don't need a dash kit and probably not a wire harness. You'll need to remove the existing metal casing that's in the dash kit with the metal casing from your new HU. Then the current aftermarket radio should already have a factory wiring harness adapter installed. All you should have to do is snip all the wires the other radio is currently connected to and then match wire for wire to connect to your new radio wire harness. Pay close attention to the wire colors from the factory wiring to the old HU wiring so you know how to properly connect to your new HU wiring. It's also possible the old HU and new HU use different wire colors so this may not work. If the factory radio is still in the vehicle, then you'll need to buy a factory wiring harness adapter. Most audio shops should have one in stock. Worst case, you can buy the master datasheet and stereo removal instructions from Crutchfield for about 5 bucks including shipping. This will give you detailed information on what each factory wire is for and also give you detailed instructions on how to take your dash apart to remove your radio. Can be very helpful with some of today's difficult vehicles to figure out. [/QUOTE]

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