Need help installing stereo to 1996 caddy deville

[suave89]

I wired up the wiring harness in the 96 deville but nothing worked, for some reason there is a red wire coming directly from the battery, seperate from the harness. Need help to install kenwood to my car.

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[Silver 10+ year member]

sounds like 12 volt if its coming from the battery. so wire the 12volt to..well the 12volt on the harness.

 

[KaeZoo 10+ year member]

Most likely someone blew the constant wire fuse, couldn't figure it out, and ran a new wire instead. If your head unit just won't power up, check all your vehicle fuses. I wouldn't use the other wire except as a last resort. Whether you use it or not, check at the battery to see if it's fused; and if it isn't, disconnect it from the battery.