QuestionI have a 1986 pontiac 6000 and I bought a duraband cd player from walmart The colors of the old radio wires and the new cd player wires do not match. I do not know how to figure out which color wires go to which wires. Is there any way you might have a color coded wiring diagram or anything else that may help me. I would be soo greatly appreciative.
AnswerO.K. Cherilyn,
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The radio will have a wiring diagrame with it or at best a pair of ISO DIN sockets which are universal but if you just have a bunch of open ended wires, no problem and that's where the connector blocks below come in.
First back down to Walmart (love that place) and buy a strip of 12 SMALL screw connector blocks, a 12v test probe, (looks like a screw driver with a lamp in it and a wire and clip out of the handle) and anything else you don't have on the list below, Oh! And a small screwdriver to fit the connectoer screws.
Below is the standard test and location prodecure if you don't know the car, as in your case. Just follow the stages one at a time and bingo! all done.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE PROCEDURE I FOLLOW IN A CAR I DON'T KNOW,
You will need;
An AA torch battery
Some sticky back paper or labels or masking tape for labels
A pen
Paper to make notes
A 12v test probe, (like a screwdriver with a lead and clip on it and a bulb inside)
(Or a test meter set to 20VDC)
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Speaker wires. These are normally twisted together in pairs if you are lucky and are the same colour for each pair but one with a colour trace on, i.e. blue and blue/white, green and green/white. (but not always) Touch a pair across the battery and you will hear a noise on the corresponding speaker, label it (e.g. left rear), continue until all four are identified and labelled.
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Earth one side of your meter or tester to a metal part of the car, probe each wire until you have a wire that is live all the time with the ignition OFF, label this ‘+30’.
Switch on ignition and redo test until you find another previously dead wire now live, this is ‘+15’ accessory.
Switch off ignition and switch on the side / park lights, repeat test until you find a third live ( NOTE, if fitted, not always there), label this ‘dimmer’. Switch off the lights
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You should now have two or three left. One will be earth, (usually black or brown); one could be to an amp and or electric ariel (usually blue or blue/white) and one for phone mute if fitted, (sometimes white but it would go to a phone holder or hands free unit). Connect your DIN plug to the correct wires, test and jobs a good un’.
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DIN connections are.
Speakers
Right rear -, right front -, left front -, left rear-,
Right rear +, Right front +, left front +, left rear +
Power block viewed from cable side
Phone mute (white),/ n/c, / ariel & amp (blue), /ignition (red)
N/c, / 12vlive, (yellow or orange), / lights, (various colours),/ negative (black)
Best of luck,
Peter
