cicelyak Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hey -- I'm working on this project right now around 1:30pm mountain time. If you're looking at the forum, I could use your help. I'm replacing the factory radio with a Pioneer radio. I can see which wires are the eight speaker wires. Unfortunately, I don't know how to match up the power wires on the old radio with the power wires on the new radio. Can you help? On the old radio, I see a connector with six power wires of some sort: 1x blue, 1x, gray, 1x orange with white stripe, 1x pink, 1x black, 1x purple with white stripe. On the new radio, I see four power wires: 1x black, 1x yellow, 1x red, 1x blue. The blue is marked "system remote control", and the yellow is marked "battery positive". Can someone help me decide which of the new four wires to connect to which of the old six wires? THANKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleag89 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 You will only need two power wires, 1 for constant batt power(saves presets/clock) and 1 switched power that turns radio on when car is started. The blue wire is a remote power that turns on an amp if you install one. You can use a test light to determine which wire is which in the truck for power. Go to crutchfield and see their wiring diagrams also. Your black is ground, yellow is constant (batt)power, red is switched and blue is not used unless you have an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicelyak Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Thanks, Kyle! I used a light from a model train set to test for the power wires. It looks to me like the pink wire is the constant positive power, and purple is the switched positive power. I'll give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 That's correct. Shoot me a PM with your email address and I can send a wiring diagram if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy21669 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 My 3 jeeps, all were wired different. My wife's radio stays on if the headlights are on....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddzz1 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Theres a site http://www.the12volt.com/Default.asp? that has diagrams for almost all cars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostissues Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 My 3 jeeps, all were wired different. My wife's radio stays on if the headlights are on....lol you probably used the illumination wire as the switched power wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cicelyak Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 The radio works well. Thanks, everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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