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Subject:Re: new radio installation advice
From:Mark Mages
Date:Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:35:07 -0700

Don't have a schematic, but.....

The best way to figure out what goes to who, is to
test all your wire ends... get a 9v battery, and put
one wire to each set to determine where the speaker
is.  You will hear static when you have a pair.  The
ground is always the brown wire with X color stripe.

The power / ACC / ground you will have to find with a
volt-o-meter.

HTH

Mark

--- Michelle Pesavento <michellepesavento@HOTMAIL.COM>
wrote:
> Thinking I was being smart, I ordered a new stereo
> from Crutchfield to
> replace the existing stereo.  Now after pulling the
> old one out but not
> disconnecting anything, I see that it was not a
> factory installation.  I've
> managed to figure out that two of the wires are for
> the back speakers but
> the rest is a head scratcher.  When I called
> Crutchfield, the guy had no
> information on the wiring and wanted to go through
> them all with a voltage
> meter (which I did not have at the time).  So my
> questions are:  does anyone
> know, roughly or specifically, what the wiring
> schematic is for the radio
> (i.e. color=function) and does the Bentley manual
> have said information
> (though the price is a little chunky I know I'll
> have to get it at some
> point)?
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle
> '85 GL "Chicken Bus"
>
>
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