JordanSchumaker Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) Okay so today me and a friend went up to bestbuy to buy a new radio for his car. So we took it home and got to installing it and figured out we needed a wiring harness for a 96 Honda Prelude so we went back up to bestbuy and bought the right one but when we got back home it didnt fit into the wiring in the dash so we were kinda stumped and didnt know what to do. He bought the car and it came with an aftermarket stereo but it didnt have the aux jack so that was the purpose of the new radio. When we took out the radio the harness from the dash fit perfectly into the radio it previously had in the car so what i was thinking is that the people who owned the car before him installed the radio without a wiring harness and they just cut off the connector and just used electrical tape which the wires had on it to connect the wires from the radio to the wires from the dash. After all that we went up to Advance auto parts to get some crimpers and ask for a little advice and a guy said up there that we should just hard wire all the wires just like the previous owner did because it would be really hard to find the right connector or whatever to fit into the one that was in the dash. I need some advice on what to do. Thank you The car is a 96 Honda Prelude The radio is a Pioneer 1300 Edit: I can get pictures of what im talking about tomorrow if needed. Edited February 25, 2011 by JordanSchumaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmike Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 i have had this problem befor, my fix was a trip to the junk yard . i found same year and model car as mine and cliped the harness back as far as possible, matched up my wires soldered them and threw some heat shrinks on them, hope that helps you out. Quote 2007 trailblazer lthead unit- pioneer p4300dvd crescendo ft-1 supertweeters pioneer m650 pros audiocontrol 2xs crossover Rockford fosgate p200-2 highsrockford fosgate p400-2 mids1- fi btl 18amps- saz 3500battery- evermax in front, 2 9a31 dekas in rearwires all knuconceptz 1/0 and rcas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 is it this? http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120701720/Honda-Acura-Isuzu-Receiver-Wire-Harness.html?tp=2977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanSchumaker Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 i have had this problem befor, my fix was a trip to the junk yard . i found same year and model car as mine and cliped the harness back as far as possible, matched up my wires soldered them and threw some heat shrinks on them, hope that helps you out. Yeah I know what youre saying but i dont know of any junk yards around my area and i have no idea on how to use a soldering gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanSchumaker Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 is it this? http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120701720/Honda-Acura-Isuzu-Receiver-Wire-Harness.html?tp=2977 I cant see the other pictures of it but yeah that looks like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanSchumaker Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Any help is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 learning to solder is cheap and easy my friend. get to work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 how does that harness not fit? take a picture of the harness that you bought next to the harness in the car, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanSchumaker Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 ill take some pictures tomorrow to show you what I mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Just connect color to color. All aftermarket decks use the same color wiring Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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