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I purchased an Alpine CDA-9807 cd player today online. Is there a place where I can buy installation kit trim to go around this headunit? I'm not sure if it comes with it.
uh, not quite. they dont make harnesses that are specific to every stereo on one side, and specific to any car on the other, and every combination. that would be really expensive to manufacture. your stereo will have a wire harness with loose wires. then you go buy a wire harness for your car, which connects to the stock connectors in the dash, and also has loose wires on the other side. then you connect the two by either splicing or soldering the loose wires. its easy. they're color coded, and you only really have power, ground, constant power, dimmer, remote (not always), and + and - for all 4 speakers. you can solder each pair together and insulate with elec. tape, which will give you the best connection. if you cant solder or dont have the tools, then just get some electrical tape (called 'black tape' by non-electricians), twist each pair together, and wrap a few inches of tape to hold it. works fine. you can also use some small wire nuts, which you can buy at walmart.ourformerselves said:no prob. basically all I have to do is unplug the harness from the stock unit, plug the stock harness into one end of the new harness, and plug the other end of the new harness into the new headunit right?
The wiring plug colors match the aftermarket headunits, just follow the colors and crimp together too btw.Jeremy Smolik said:uh, not quite. they dont make harnesses that are specific to every stereo on one side, and specific to any car on the other, and every combination. that would be really expensive to manufacture. your stereo will have a wire harness with loose wires. then you go buy a wire harness for your car, which connects to the stock connectors in the dash, and also has loose wires on the other side. then you connect the two by either splicing or soldering the loose wires. its easy. they're color coded, and you only really have power, ground, constant power, dimmer, remote (not always), and + and - for all 4 speakers. you can solder each pair together and insulate with elec. tape, which will give you the best connection. if you cant solder or dont have the tools, then just get some electrical tape (called 'black tape' by non-electricians), twist each pair together, and wrap a few inches of tape to hold it. works fine. you can also use some small wire nuts, which you can buy at walmart.ourformerselves said:no prob. basically all I have to do is unplug the harness from the stock unit, plug the stock harness into one end of the new harness, and plug the other end of the new harness into the new headunit right?
have fun! if you're confused or need help, lemme know.