radio question.

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1986b2000 avatar
1986b2000
+1y
Was wondering where to connect aftermarket radio power wire labeled +to battery. Have to go to positive terminal? Or do I have to wire into back of fuse box under dash?
sincitylocal avatar
sincitylocal
+1y
You should have a constant hot in the factory wiring. It's provided to let the radio keep your station presets... It should be blue with a red stripe.
1986b2000 avatar
1986b2000
+1y
Okay thank you. I'll just have to find it. It looks like the previous owner cut the connection off and tucked the wires up under the dash. Is there a ground wire I have to use in the factory harness? Or just ground to floor?
Cusser avatar
Cusser
+1y
Hmmm - I wired my new cassette stereo in back in 1994, soon after buying my '88.

I soldered the wiring harness in to the existing wires, stripped off some insulation and soldered the new wires to the existing ones. I believe that I did run a new yellow wire back to an "always hot" wire in the fuse box, and ran that wire under/through the dash over to the radio opening, wasn't difficult. You'll need the red "switched on" positive wire as well. I used one of the stereo mounts and ran a black ground wire directly to a B2200 frame metal screw that was close by.

I'm a pretty big believer in the installation kits for the stereos, I got one for the console, and a wiring one, for both my Frontiers and daughter's Pathfinder. I got just a console kit for the B200 then. Autozone or Metra online.