Car Stereo Wiring Harnesses & Interfaces Explained - What Do The Wire Colors Mean?
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Published 2017-08-13
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Video Chapters:
0:20 Interfaces vs Harnesses
0:35 Interfaces
0:55 Data Bus
1:30 Wiring Harnesses
2:00 What do the Colors and Wires Mean?
3:50 Wiring Harness Color Diagram
4:00 Crimping Connectors vs Soldering Joints
4:30 Using Butt Connectors - How can they fail?
5:55 Should you cut your Harness?
6:50 Solder your Wiring Harness Connections
10:12 Taping/Cleaning up the Harness to look Factory
12:00 Difference between Harness and Interface
13:45 Completed Harness. What Next?
14:00 My Radio Won't Turn on! Voltmeter Check
14:25 Do you even need a Wiring Harness?
15:00 What if you have an Aftermarket Amplifier?
16:10 Alternatives to Soldering Connections?
Parts:
Car Stereo Wiring Harnesses
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Car Stereo Interfaces
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Car Stereos - Single Din and Double DIN
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Klein Tools Crimper
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Tesa 3/4" Cloth Tape
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All Comments (21)
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Finally a video that actually describes this stuff instead of gatekeeping or assuming people just know it
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Dude, I'm a tech dinosaur. The way you explain things is exactly my learning type. I can't believe that you helped me finally wrap my head around this stuff. Thank you!
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It's always a pleasure for me to watch someone who knows what they are doing.
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This was awesome. I just got myself an android touchscreen stereo for my rover 75 and for the life of me, I couldn't wrap my head around the wiring. Your video had it up and running in no time at all. Thanks bud.
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One of the best instructional video's to ever appear on YT! Great job and thanks!
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Very well explained without being over informative. Just nice and simple!.Thank you!
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The Atoto kit I installed was fairly straight forward for the labeling and color coating of wires. It was the 4 sets of speakers + and -, and then the ground, ignition and straight power from the battery. Thank you for your additional information. It gave me confidence and reaffirmed my installation.
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prime example of an exact explination. simple and straight. thanks
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Probably the best car audio video I've seen. Very detailed and helpful! Thank-you!
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This is a GREAT video! Thank you :)
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A thousand videos and finally find one that works .
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So so helpful! I’ve been installing aftermarket stereos since I was a teenager but haven’t done one in about 8 years in any kind modern vehicle. Your explanation of interface finally helped me understand what is going on these days with the wiring. Thank you!
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Informative and well explained. TQ
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Thanks for tips! I was struggling with wires recently during installation of Raspberry PI 4 (single board computer) with OpenAuto Pro software in my car. I decided to install two separated amplifiers for rear and front set of speakers and finally have perfect sound and modern infotainment in my car!
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Replaced everything in my truck audio wise. Didn't think I needed an amp for my component speakers. Now that I want to add one, the info on T-ing in to the harness to add am amp without rewiring was what I needed out of this video. Thank you!
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Great video. Answered a lot of questions in my conversion to a new radio in my truck.
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Super clean work.detail is always the key to a good a job no matter what your doing.
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Excellent video, very helpful, thank you!
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Thank you. I feel much more confident about my stereo install project
