Total newbie, need help installing CD player.

[wasr10]

I have an 1989 S-10 Blazer and I need to get rid of the tape player that came with it. I have a crappy JVC KD-S670 from another car that I'm not using, and I plan to throw it in the Blazer. Unfortunately, I have no idea what I'm doing. I have absolutely no experience with car audio at all. The stock setup has 3 separate wiring harnesses (I think that's what they are, again I really know nothing about this kind of thing) that connect to the back of the approximately 80-pound, microwave sized tape player. Can I just chop off the harnesses, strip the wires, and splice them to a GM wiring harness? The vehicle has all the stock speakers and no aftermarket equipment installed. Also, I realize that the head unit will be much smaller than the massive hole left by the tape player. I'm not concerned with looks, just so I can listen to my crappy music while I'm driving. Another thing to note is that the head unit has 16 pins in the back, but the stock wiring provides a mere 11 wires. I cannot stress enough that I'm basically flying blind here, so if my question makes no sense, or I'm oversimplifying, I'll gladly attempt to elaborate or provide pictures.

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[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

metra should make harnesses for your car

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

go to a car audio shop and ask for all the stuff you need to install the deck

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

ill try to help ya

you will need to buy a wiring harrness adapter, and mounting kit. walmart, best buy ect. should have them

unbolt your factory tape player, unplug it and take it out

wire up YOUR CD players wiring harness to the wiring adapter you bought. most of the time you will just match the colors of the wires together, but you should follow the guide that comes with the adapter you bought.

mount your cd player into the mounting kit

plug the adapter that you wired to your cd players harness into the factory wiring harness

test to see if it all worked out.

bolt your cd player into your truck and enjoy

these are just some general guidelines, but should help. ask more questions when needed.

btw: you should not cut off the OEM wiring harrness. all you need to buy is a wiring harness adapter. hell i may have an extra one i can give you.

 

[Innovative:Cory 10+ year member]

Make sure you install the flux capacitor correctly...very important!!!! If you can't find it ...please ask...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[wasr10]

Thanks for the advice, I stopped at a store and got the adapter, and I am now in the process of splicing the adapter and the old harness together. All of the wires match except for 2. On the adapter there is an orange wire with a white line and a solid blue wire. On the harness there is a yellow wire and a blue wire with a white line. Am I correct to assume that these go together?

As for the flux capacitor, I got a guy helping me with that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the advice, I stopped at a store and got the adapter, and I am now in the process of splicing the adapter and the old harness together. All of the wires match except for 2. On the adapter there is an orange wire with a white line and a solid blue wire. On the harness there is a yellow wire and a blue wire with a white line. Am I correct to assume that these go together?
As for the flux capacitor, I got a guy helping me with that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I believe the solid blue is for the power antenna and the blue/whit is the remote. They go together though i believe

 

[wasr10]

Thanks for all your help, the CD player is in and works great! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

sweeeeet