Pioneer Car Stereo Wire Harness

[TheRiju]

Hey everyone, I'm in a bit of a situation here and was hoping for some help. I have a a Pioneer DEH-1600 already installed in my 99 accord which my dad paid to have installed professionally at pepboys. I recently just purchased a Pioneer DEH-1300mp to replace my old one because I wanted an aux input but I really don't wan't to fork out that much money to have it installed. So I was thinking of doing it myself. The problem is that I know little to nothing about wiring. I can take things apart and install things but I have never tried wiring. The stereo I purchased came with a wire harness as well and I was wondering if I have to completely rewire the harness or if I could just unhook the old stereo and plug the new one in. Especially since the two pioneer stereos are the same model line, I would think that they would use the same wire harness. But unfortunately I do not know. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[PaulD]

compare the harness of the old Pioneer already installed with the new one, if the wire colors and shape of the plug atre the same you should be able to just plug the new one into the old harness.

[TheRiju]

Thanks for replying! Sounds easy enough haha. Do you know of anyway I could compare the harnesses without completely taking apart the dash of my car?

[PaulD]

you only need take the radio out and compare the one already wired up to the the one that came with the new one.