radio wiring

can someone explain to me how to wire in a radio? i dont have the stock wiring anymore as some a-hole cut it all off. i'm wantin to know where i can git the power, lighting, all that good stuff...

oh yeah, i know the ground hasta go to the body on clean metal! do i git a point?

okay just get you a volt meter and find your constant power and your switch 12 volt and your ground. then you can take a double a battery and start touchin a wire to each end of it. two at a time until you hear a speaker make a little pop noise(wont hurt it) and then you know those two wires are for that speaker and then label them and then start wiring the radio in.





-justin

Battery BLUE/RED
Accesory RED/BLACK
Ground DUH
Illumination BLUE/WHITE
LF Speaker (+) BLUE/RED
LF Speaker (-) BLUE/YELLOW
RF Speaker (+) BLUE
RF Speaker (-) BLUE/WHITE
LR Speaker (+) BLUE/RED
LR Speaker (-) BLUE/GREEN
RR Speaker (+) BLUE/WHITE
RR Speaker (-) BLUE/GREEN

yeah but i dont have any of the wiring left in my truck. i was wondering how to do it just startin with the aftermarket cd player harness. where would i run hot and all that?

12V BLACK (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
IGNITION BLACK/RED (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS
GROUND anywhere
then run new speaker wires

cool thanks. excuse me for bein an idiot... but are them up in the column?

you can take the shroud around the column off and follow them down till you find a good spot to catch them. they are in a white plastic coily loom.

awesome! now i wont be bored tomorrow! thanks guys.

Depending on what head unit you are running may not hurt to run a larger 16gauge or so straight from the fuse box to supply more power. Then make sure you hit an ignition wire like Mazdawg said... other wise it will drive you nuts if you leave your radio on.

Its a sony xplod. got it from my sisters boyfriend. i think i do got 16 g. out in my garage.