wiring harness.

[imsolost]

So i have a '98 Rodeo, i'm trying to put an after market cd/mp3/radio in the dash....problem is i don't know what wires are power from the vehicle....any suggestions on where to find this info?????

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[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

red = power wire when your car is running or /accessory position.

yellow= full time power to keep your station settings

black = ground

solid blue = anntena or amp power-up.. remote signal

the rest are speakers.. usually the color that the 2 speaker wires are are the same.. but the negitive has a black line on it.. so get a battery and put the purple one on the positive, and the purple with the black line on the negitive.. if you hear the driver side front door speaker pop, thats what it is, and remember it or write it down.

then just match em up with the new head unit.

good luck, post some pics.

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

dp you a wire harness? i doesnt sound like you do

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

From a '98 Passport electrical troubleshooting manual: Red/wht:hot all times, red/yel: acc, blu:lf + speaker, yel:lf - speaker, grn: rf + speaker, gry:rf- speaker orn:lr +, wht:lr-, orn/blue:rr+, orn/wht: rr -, and black is ground. That should help a bit.

 

[MisterE 10+ year member]

http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/detail.asp?info=alarm&year=1998&make=Isuzu&model=Rodeo&ID=18088&type=Stereo

 

[imsolost]

Thanks for replying...(for all who did) but i know what the colors are from the stereo...just not from the car....i had to run power from the battery, and then from the fuse box.....but now when i turn the car off, and then back on, it's like the radio memory gets wiped out? any ideas?

 

[mikescanlon 10+ year member]

run the yellow wire to the battery, or just tie it into the red wire.

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

run the yellow wire to the battery, or just tie it into the red wire.

no no no. Dont tie it in. Find the acc. wire and tie the red wire in with it.

 

[Alpineinstaller 10+ year member]

^....and tie the yellow to the battery

 

[MisterE 10+ year member]

the link i gave you are all the wires coming from your wire harness in your car TO your radio, those are the wires you use