car stereo wiring 2

Does anyone know how to run new wires for a head unit. I want to run all new wires because it was recommended to reduce noise. Can someone please tell me how to run new wires. Thanks

Scott

Run new wires to your subs, or to everything?
subs is easy... everything seems like a waste of time...

I want to run new wires to everything. Heres the whole scoop. I tired to install the head unit (AIWA CDC-X317) myself and something happened. Now the head units illumination wont go off whenever I attach the yellow wire. I thought it was the head unit but I bought a new one (JVC KAMELEON) and the same thing occurred. Do you know what could have caused it? Do you know how to run all new wires, which I want to do?

uh... weird.. I have no idea. Maybe talk to Sparq.
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he's our stereo guy... Kicker1_Solo is pretty good too...
sorry

where did subs come in to this ?

To completely rewire your head unit - you will have to duplicate what is in the harness. You will need constant 12 volts, switched 12 volts, ground, lights (possibly) and speakers if you are using the factory wiring. The RCA's and remote turn-on should already be wired seperately. The real question is, why are you going thru this drill ?

Originally posted by PaulD
where did subs come in to this ?


umm.. because I thought he was talking about re-wiring his headunit wires that go to his amp & subs...

:rolleyes:

I dont want to rewire the wires from the head unit you know. Just the ones that come out from my car. I want to tape those up and put them away, While I run fresh new wires. If you know how, holla.

Thanks

Scott

you have obviously hooked the lighting wire to a constant source of 12V (the yellow wire). The description I gave you will work, but it is not car specific.

i agree with PaulD. You dont need to re-wire everything. Unless one of the wires is fried (highly unlikely) they should work just as well as any new ones you put in. The most work you need to do is switch the position of a couple wires so that you dont have a constant power source running into the illumination for the head unit.

One thing that might have happened was that u could have attached the wrong wires to the wrong places. If everything else is working fine except that the lights dont shut off, u might be able to check is to see if your presets get erased when u turn the car off and then back on. If it goes back to its default settings and the lights still stayed on when the car was off, switch the wire leading to the illumination with the constant (hot at all times) wire. it's probably not the problem but its worth it to try before you spend all that time trying to re-wire everything

yeah I would say you have the illumination hooked into the constant on the radio harness.