stereo

[gman]

:banghead: I am trying to install a alpine in my 87 accord .I got all the speaker wires connected and all I need to figure out is which wire does these three colors go to red,black and w/y in the car and yellew with a fuse , red and black on the stereo.

[dj99]

function ............................color/stripe

12v constant .....................white/yellow
12v accesory .....................yellow/red
12v ground ........................black
dimmer (lights) ...................red/black

Left front (+) .................... Blue/Green
Left front (-) .................... Grey/Black
Right front (+) .................. Red/Green
Right front (-) .................. Brown/Black
Left rear (+) ..................... Blue/Yellow
Left rear (-) ..................... Grey/White
Right rear (+) ................... Red/Yellow
Right rear (-) ................... Brown/White

[catalin]

Originally posted by dj99
function ............................color/stripe

12v constant .....................white/yellow


Also sometimes white/blue.

[DBMaster]

Those $10 wiring harnesses make doing this SO much easier.

I used to do the old cut and splice on cars in the 80's, but now I just do all the wiring at the kitchen table and simply plug 'er into the car.