I bought a JVC cd reciever and I'm dissatisfied with the product, so I've ordered a Pioneer cd reciever and I wanted to know if the wiring harness that hooks into the back of the cd reciever will hook into the back of the Pioneer reciever. I've already hard wired the stereo harness to the factory wiring harness and I want to know if I will have to cut all the connectors to install the new cd player or if I can just plug it in and go.Thanks
Your first mistake was cutting off the stock harness. You never do this. They make harnesses that plug into your stock car harness that you wire the new radio harness to to make a jumper harness so when you want to change out the radio, it's easier, or if you want to put your stock radio back in to sell the car it's easy too.
The JVC receiver harness will not interchange with a Pioneer receiver harness. Some Pioneers will interchange with other Pioneers and some JVCs with other JVCs but they will not interchange cross brands. (And remember i before e except after c.)
nope, but you can buy an adapter that will plug straight into your old plug into your new cd player, no cutting of wires
Many stereo installation centers have patch kits for just such instances where the previous stereo was stolen and the harness is damaged. See if you can find one of those first. Or try a wrecking yard for a factory hookup. If you cannot find one, then just wire it straight to the harness. Remember, even if you replace the factory wiring, you will still have to get the adapter to hook the new stereo into the factory harness. If you are not worried about removing the stereo later when you plan to upgrade or sell the car, just wire it to the harness and don't worry about the factory connectors. Just make sure you wire it correctly.
