Are you using a new harness? If so the colors should match up or be close.
All wires from the harness might not be used.
Mark
>From: "Robert C Pruyne Jr." <rpruyne@rnetworx.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: Car Stereo Install
>Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 17:56:58 -0500
>
>Alright, Kinda scary a few hours later and I am the first one to respond to
>my own post. Anyways, I have installed a stereo in the truck b4 with no
>problems. I have done a bunch of others. But this one didn't go right. I
>have all the speakers hooked up ok. now for the power kinda stuff I have 4
>wires.
>A Pink, Black w/ yellow,orange, and red w/white.
>
>My first try was:
>Black w/ yellow=ground
>pink=Switched power
>red w/ white= constant power
>and I put the orange as illumination with the switched power
>this worked but I noticed it kept my dash lights on constantly.
>
>So then I yanks the orange out of the switched power. this blew my Stereo
>and dash lights fuse.
>
>So now I pull out my multimeter. It appears, Orange is negative...
>Any clues here??
>thanks
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert C Pruyne Jr." <rpruyne@rnetworx.com>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 1:52 PM
>Subject: DML: Car Stereo Install
>
>
> > Alright I know it out there somewhere... But I just bought a new head
>unit
> > and I need to find what all of the colors of the factory wires are. I
>don't
> > want to do the try each one system. Thanks for any help finding this
>info
> > Bubba
> > P.S. 1990 Dak
> >
> >
>
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