Rep Power: 564

Way back when I first got my 2k1 my friend installed a Clarion deck in it for me. Problem was that the wiring harness wasn't easy to come by so he just wired it in directly without one....

well, now the CD player doesn't work anymore (misaligned lazer) so I want to replace it. How hard will it be to get a new one wired in? I may just get it done professionally to avoid the hassle...hehe.

 
Rep Power: 321

i did the same thing with my moms car. after the cd player stopped working, i went to the junkyard to get a stock HU harness, wired that back on and got an adaptor harness. IMO thats the easiest way to do it.

 
Rep Power: 388

I would have to agree try getting a stock harness put back in then install a aftermarket adapter kit for future . hey I might have a spare even.

 
Rep Power: 786

Mike bring your car to me I'll make it all better

 
Rep Power: 564

Deal! I think the g.f is gettin me a new HU for x-mas so I want to get this one ready to come out and be able to use a harness on the new one

 
Rep Power: 786

any time after xmas is good, im not going away for the holiday

 
Rep Power: 286

If you can't find a harness for the junk yard. All you have to do is simply look at which wires are connected to the decks harness and label them with tape.

So use the decks harness, and follow the wires until it connects to the wires on your car. Label each wire with a piece of tape.

That takes all the guess work out of which wire does what. I mean its not hard figuring out what wires does what, but why make it harder than it is.

For eg. Look on the decks harness, follow the yellow wire until you reach the tape. Label the wire that's connect to your car with "Battery". Do that for every single wire that you have, or even just label it by the colour of the wire on the decks harness.

I'm not sure if I'm making any sense, but if you don't understand. I can do a simple drawing on photoshop and explain a little better.

 
Rep Power: 0

best buy or future shop for you guys up north will have a reverse harness, it doesnt have oem colors on it, it has the industry standard colors. The clarion should have the same colors.

 
Rep Power: 300

heh, i'll give you my spare stock harness connector if you give me the broken deck

 
Rep Power: 331

was the stock plug cut off?

 
Rep Power: 564

I the other end of the harness is still in the OEM deck...but that's back at my dad's place in Ontario.

 
Rep Power: 331

ok, then scratch that idea. When I do radios and I don't have the plug, I hardwire it to the factory wires, but leave the factory plug there. So that way, if I ever have to replace the radio or use a different brand, the option of using the OEM plug is always there.