After Market Headunit Installation Help

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Jan 17, 2016 | 11:29 AM
  #1  
Hey Guys,
So I bought a pioneer double din head unit, and I'm completely lost. I extended and connected the metra 1761 clips with the 2 clips found on the amp. I connected the red wire to the gray wire found behind the factory stereo. I've soldered everything together, but the unit doesn't turn on at all.

Am I missing something?? Did I do it all wrong?

Also when I was trying to put the climate control and clock back on so I can come back later to do the head unit, they don't seem to be working also. All clips are on tight.

I'm really in need of some help. Thank you
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Jan 18, 2016 | 03:00 PM
  #2  
Did you use one of the Metra harness adapter to connect to the factory plug that provides power to the stereo? If I remember correctly, you need to relocate one of the pins in the Metra harness, but I'm not sure that was the power wire.

If everything is connected properly, I would check your fuses. The fact that the climate controls and clock quit working make me think it's a fuse issue as well.

Pictures of what you did would be extremely helpful in this situation.
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Jan 18, 2016 | 08:00 PM
  #3  
Quote: Did you use one of the Metra harness adapter to connect to the factory plug that provides power to the stereo? If I remember correctly, you need to relocate one of the pins in the Metra harness, but I'm not sure that was the power wire.

If everything is connected properly, I would check your fuses. The fact that the climate controls and clock quit working make me think it's a fuse issue as well.

Pictures of what you did would be extremely helpful in this situation.
Yeah I checked my fuses and only the radio no.2 was blown. My climate control works now, and I might just redo the whole wiring. Do you have any idea which wire it is that I have to repin on the metra harness?
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Jan 18, 2016 | 10:00 PM
  #4  
I ended up using a multimeter on mine, cant remember which ones it was though, but I needed to move at least 2
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Jan 19, 2016 | 04:32 PM
  #5  
Quote: Yeah I checked my fuses and only the radio no.2 was blown. My climate control works now, and I might just redo the whole wiring. Do you have any idea which wire it is that I have to repin on the metra harness?
I used three DIY guides to bypass the amp and install the new head unit, and it was a very straightforward process. These three:

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/for...-300-amplifie/

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...ration-gs.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...iy-add-on.html
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Jan 20, 2016 | 06:57 AM
  #6  
Quote: I used three DIY guides to bypass the amp and install the new head unit, and it was a very straightforward process. These three:

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/for...-300-amplifie/

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...ration-gs.html

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...iy-add-on.html
So pretty much I should connect the red wire (acc) to the gray wire behind the factory unit and the yellow wire (constant 12v) to the blue/yellow wire behind the glove box. Then ground the black wire to the chassis. I should get power and everything else will plug in and work. Correct?
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Jan 21, 2016 | 09:19 AM
  #7  
Quote: So pretty much I should connect the red wire (acc) to the gray wire behind the factory unit and the yellow wire (constant 12v) to the blue/yellow wire behind the glove box. Then ground the black wire to the chassis. I should get power and everything else will plug in and work. Correct?
I don't recall off the top of my head and, unfortunately, I don't have time to double check the guides right now to confirm. But I can tell you that I followed those guides exactly and mine worked on the first try.

However, I believe I connected the ground wire to the ground wire in the factory harness and did not ground it directly to the chassis.
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Jan 21, 2016 | 01:33 PM
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I got it now. I did red to gray, yellow to blue/yellow behind the factory unit, and my ground to the chassis. Everything else plugs in to the amp and works! Thanks guys!
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