wiring guide for a total noob?

[js09 10+ year member]

i'm wiring my 99 taurus tomorrow with this kit.

I'm new to this and any basic guides out there would be great. thanks.

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[js09 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[blimblam 10+ year member]

you don't use that to hook up your headunit like i said in the other thread. you need a wire harness.

go to crutchfield and look for the harness you need. easiest way would just be adding a random HU and see what harness you need.

 

[js09 10+ year member]

I meant I was wiring my subs with that kit.

Do I need a wire harness just because I'm working with a ford taurus? Because I have lots of friends who have gotten new HU's and they never had to mess around with a wire harness.

thx

 

[blimblam 10+ year member]

you always need a wire harness //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

harnesses are good to have but with a qwick install they are not always around so u settle for splicing.... to me its qwick and ez if u know wat ur doing but if u dont u can screw up biggtime..

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

1999 Ford Taurus Stereo Information

Constant 12V+ Green/Yellow

Switched 12V+ Yellow/Black

Ground Black/Light Green

Illumination Light Blue/Red

Dimmer n/a

Antenna Left Rear

Front Speakers 5" x 7" Doors

Left Front (+) Orange/Light Green

Left Front (-) Light Blue/White

Right Front (+) White/Light Green

Right Front (-) Dark Green/Orange

Rear Speakers 5" x 7" Rear Deck

Left Rear (+) Gray/Light Blue

Left Rear (-) Tan/Yellow

Right Rear (+) Orange/Red

Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink

 

[js09 10+ year member]

I'm surprised the HU's don't come with one, or do you need a specific harness for most cars?

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

each car varies. but installing the h/u is mainly the same concept each time

hooking up the constant12v , accessory12v, ground, antenna and remote wires out to the amps...

 

[aznfunkyflip 10+ year member]

I'm surprised the HU's don't come with one, or do you need a specific harness for most cars?

the headunits are universal ... that's why you should buy the wire harness specifically for your car. it's not a mandatory thing, but it's recomended to have a clean and safe install. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

your friends are telling you that you don't need to buy wire harness ... maybe because they just did the splice method, which is what shops usually do to get the job done quickly and messy. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/suicide.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

 

[jmoreno150 10+ year member]

when the harness is not around i splice it up and make it very neat solder the wire and shrink tubing to wrap the solder. the wire tie and some tape to neat tuck it. as for shops u must be thinking of best buy or circuit city jobs most custom shops are real neat with that.

 

[js09 10+ year member]

ah, thanks guys. I will check out the local stores to see how much I can get a harness kit for. If not, I'll just do the splicing method.