i recently bought a JVC head unit for my cavalier and it came with free instalation gear that included a wiring harness (Scosche GM02B / GM02) am i just supposed to connect the matcing wires from my recievers wiring harness to this one? what should i use for the connection?
color codedm just match the color
Usually, the colors of the wires will match up. You should check the manual for the deck, as well as the diagram included with the wiring harness to make sure the wires match by function. The ideal way to connect the wires is with solder. You could use crimpers also. What I've done in the past is strip the wires about 1/2 and twist them together real tight, works best with a pair of needle-nose pliers, and cover each connection with electrical tape. It's worked on 5 installs I've done, so it must hold up pretty welll.
Connect the harness to the stereo, now the one thats in there from the orig stereo has to be cut off. Disconnect the battery 1st. Cut the wires pretty close to the base of harness so you have long wires then strip the end bout 1/2 an inch to all. match the basic colors, black is ground (do this one 1st) , Red is 12v, then might be a yellow and orange do those to if available. then do speaker wires those should easy. 2 of same color but one of each has a white stripe. Then twist them good and elec tape around each one then to keep it clean tape them all together or use a cable tie
