radio install

[bronco2323 10+ year member]

my other car does not have a radio or a hook up for it so would i just run a power wire to the fuse box and put a fuse in and then ground the ground wire from the head unit???..

ill worry about the other wire later

thanx

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[statikuz 10+ year member]

I'm not sure about wiring a deck without factory wiring, but I'd assume a power wire from the deck to the + terminal on your battery, and the ground wire to some bare metal, just like installing an amp... you'll need both cables the same gauge, and your fuse will be on your power wire, as close as possible (no more than 18" from the battery).

Good luck...

 

[bronco2323 10+ year member]

wouldnt i have to have some kind of switch on the wire so i dont drain the bat.?

 

[statikuz 10+ year member]

I'm not really sure how a deck connected to factory wiring overcomes this problem... I couldn't really tell you. =) Never really seen someone try to put a system in a vehicle that never had even a radio in it. =)

 

[rco8786 10+ year member]

Originally posted by bronco2323 wouldnt i have to have some kind of switch on the wire so i dont drain the bat.?

You'll have to run a remote turn on wire to somewhere in your ignition probably

 

[bronco2323 10+ year member]

ya thats some hard ****

 

[Trixter 10+ year member]

Originally posted by bronco2323 ya thats some hard ****

Not really...

Just find an empty terminal in your fuse box that turns on and off with the ignition. If you can't find one you can tap into something else that powers up with the ignition. If you still can't, then connect it to your battery with a switch. Your yellow will be your constant power wire, the red your "switched" (or ignition) wire, and the black is your ground.

 

[bronco2323 10+ year member]

hmm i kinda get it now