radio

[playboy]

ok i got a new radio for my 08 z28 but none of the colors match up...any one know what colors are for whay

[zeetwentyeight]

I would have to see it to tell ya but ill take a guess from memory for ya

Red=power
Black=ground
blue=remote
blue with white line is power antenna
orange= dimmer
And the rest should just be speakers and those depend on the car

[playboy]

98 z my bad

[zeetwentyeight]

You just need to color match the speaker wires.
And you do have a harness for it right?
Is it a aftermarket stereo?

[FullBlack4thGen]

Did you cut the wire harness yet? God pleas say no. . .

[zeetwentyeight]

The harness that is into the car no you do NOT want to cut.
You dont really need to cut any thing
We will start from scratch here.
1st take stock radio out up clip the harnesses
then with the new harness connect the wires with the new radio with the new harness
then plug into car and play.

[playboy]

there was never one on her..when i bought the car there a new radio in but they cut the harnes and wired it them self

[zeetwentyeight]

Thats poor lazy craftsmanship, when i bought my z the wires were connected with electrical tape.
I wigged out and took it out and spent about 2 hours rewiring it to make it perfect

[playboy]

thats what im going to to do...thats what was in mine...shit was just jamed in there

[zeetwentyeight]

I hate that so bad

[playboy]

ok well i got it hooked up..but the sound is faint and one of the speakers is just making a loud pitched noise..any ideas??

[zeetwentyeight]

Check the wiring again make sure there are no bare wires.
And make sure they are connected right

[playboy]

haha see thats the problem..i got the wireing diagram off line..and its good..but there are 2 yellow wires...2 grey wires..and like 3 different green..so i just kinda guessed...but i guess ill just have to mess around with it more...thanks for the help tho

[stew215]

If you look at all the wires that are the same color, one of them should have a white or black stripe down it. Usualy only the speaker wires do this, the black stripe should go to the negitive side of your speaker. Keep looking for a new diagram there should be one out there with the correct wire labels.

[stew215]

I believe the color code with the harness i have is.....

white- front left speaker positive
White/black- front left negative

gray- front right speaker positive
gray/black- front right negative

purple- rear right speaker positive
purple/black- rear right negative

green- rear right speaker positive
green/black- rear right negative

blue- remote line

blue/white- power ant

black- ground

red- ignition

yellow- battery+

orange- lamp

I dont know what harness this is but it was in the car when i got it ..

[playboy]

what do those colors go to in the car

[bigrondownhiller]

Yellow-12v constant
orange-acc, switched 12v
dk blue-amp. Only if you have monsoon.
gray-left front speaker
tan-left front speaker
dk green-rt front speaker
lt green-rt front speaker

brown-lights on. Shouldnt need this. Just tape it up if it is bare
gray-illumination. Shouldnt need this either.

lt blue-rt rear speaker
dk blue-rt rear speaker
yellow-left rear speaker
brown-rt rear speaker
black-ground.
The speaker wires should be grouped together. No mention in my haynes as to what is pos and neg for the speakers though.