NAKAMICHI wiring help!!
11-25-10, 06:23 PM
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NAKAMICHI wiring help!!
hey guys, i got my 95 sc400 with the nakamichi system. well, its time to upgrade the stuff that doesnt work witch is pretty much the whole thing lol.
i got my new headunit installed in the fit kit and everythings ready to go. I am already to put everything in but one thing stopped me short on my tracks. the wiring harness i got from crutchfield is either missing a couple of cables, or possibly they sent me the wrong one (i already called and checked and according to them its correct but idk).
what im trying to do:
trying to be able to send power to my new headunit so i need help in finding the power (red), ground (black), 12 volt? (yellow). im going to eventually rewire the whole thing so the speaker wires i can do/find myself. one step at a time right? lol. but yea, this is how my setup is right now:
HEADUNIT+HEADUNIT HARNESS--> CRUTCHFIELD HARNESS-->OEM HARNESS
it doesnt matter to me whether or not i use the crutchfield harness or not, like i said, if i can find the main power wires from the OEM harness i can soder them to the pioneer headunit harness and i'll be happy with that.
thanks for any help!!
i got my new headunit installed in the fit kit and everythings ready to go. I am already to put everything in but one thing stopped me short on my tracks. the wiring harness i got from crutchfield is either missing a couple of cables, or possibly they sent me the wrong one (i already called and checked and according to them its correct but idk).
what im trying to do:
trying to be able to send power to my new headunit so i need help in finding the power (red), ground (black), 12 volt? (yellow). im going to eventually rewire the whole thing so the speaker wires i can do/find myself. one step at a time right? lol. but yea, this is how my setup is right now:
HEADUNIT+HEADUNIT HARNESS--> CRUTCHFIELD HARNESS-->OEM HARNESS
it doesnt matter to me whether or not i use the crutchfield harness or not, like i said, if i can find the main power wires from the OEM harness i can soder them to the pioneer headunit harness and i'll be happy with that.
thanks for any help!!
11-25-10, 08:05 PM
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use the appropriate harness. done too many head units in cars to wanna f*** around in a tight space with a solder iron and heat shrink.
with the harness, you lay them on the table, match colors, and work with plenty of free space. then just drop it all in the car.
with the harness, you lay them on the table, match colors, and work with plenty of free space. then just drop it all in the car.
11-25-10, 08:49 PM
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The only wires I used from the metra kit was the positive, negative, remote, illumination and antena. As far as speaker wires go, you will have to run those separately straight from your head unit wiring kit instead of 4 rca outputs that were part of the metra kit. (This will solve all your headaches trust me)
So with that said I had to run all the 8 speaker wires to the trunk through center console under the carpet and the rear seat to the stock amp location.
Then using the Nakamichi wiring diagram, I located the 4 front speaker wires that were going from the stock amp(color coded), and connected the the fr+fr-, and fl+fl- from the hu to them.
The rear 4 wires were connected straight to the back speakers.
I hope that'll help you a little.
Your aftermarket hu is enough to push all 4 of your stock or upgraded speakers in factory location without an amp.(sub excluded)
Happy Thanksgiving!
So with that said I had to run all the 8 speaker wires to the trunk through center console under the carpet and the rear seat to the stock amp location.
Then using the Nakamichi wiring diagram, I located the 4 front speaker wires that were going from the stock amp(color coded), and connected the the fr+fr-, and fl+fl- from the hu to them.
The rear 4 wires were connected straight to the back speakers.
I hope that'll help you a little.
Your aftermarket hu is enough to push all 4 of your stock or upgraded speakers in factory location without an amp.(sub excluded)
Happy Thanksgiving!
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11-26-10, 03:25 PM
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The only wires I used from the metra kit was the positive, negative, remote, illumination and antena. As far as speaker wires go, you will have to run those separately straight from your head unit wiring kit instead of 4 rca outputs that were part of the metra kit. (This will solve all your headaches trust me)
So with that said I had to run all the 8 speaker wires to the trunk through center console under the carpet and the rear seat to the stock amp location.
Then using the Nakamichi wiring diagram, I located the 4 front speaker wires that were going from the stock amp(color coded), and connected the the fr+fr-, and fl+fl- from the hu to them.
The rear 4 wires were connected straight to the back speakers.
I hope that'll help you a little.
Your aftermarket hu is enough to push all 4 of your stock or upgraded speakers in factory location without an amp.(sub excluded)
Happy Thanksgiving!
So with that said I had to run all the 8 speaker wires to the trunk through center console under the carpet and the rear seat to the stock amp location.
Then using the Nakamichi wiring diagram, I located the 4 front speaker wires that were going from the stock amp(color coded), and connected the the fr+fr-, and fl+fl- from the hu to them.
The rear 4 wires were connected straight to the back speakers.
I hope that'll help you a little.
Your aftermarket hu is enough to push all 4 of your stock or upgraded speakers in factory location without an amp.(sub excluded)
Happy Thanksgiving!
11-27-10, 08:58 AM
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Check out, www.lextreme.com. they the complete wiring harness for nakamachi and pioneer sound system. Thats what i used for my install.
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