1982 stereo harness question
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1982 stereo harness question
I'm upgrading my sound system (amp, 5 1/4 component speakers and a new head unit), and although I've got the new stereo to work and the amp power up and everything is as it should be........ I want to know if anyone can tell me for sure that the wires I'm touching with my ring finger and middle fingers are indeed the remote wire (light blue) and the + battery wire (yellow).
Obviously I know where the red and black wires go. But when I started going through the wires I realised the previous owner had spliced the red power wire on that harness into a black wire that dissapeared into the main wiring harness.
When I powerd everthing up (without the seats in, although I don't know why that would make a difference). Everything worked and sounded good until I removed the key.......... The warning buzzer sounded, and the new stereo's motorized face unit opened. The buzzer is what's confused me.
It was attached to what i assume would have been the stock Kenwood pictured below. Maybe the problem lies here with the way I've hooked it up, maybe it's just the key warning buzzer acting up and the stereo is supposed to do that............ Anyone got any thoughts??
Thanks
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Obviously I know where the red and black wires go. But when I started going through the wires I realised the previous owner had spliced the red power wire on that harness into a black wire that dissapeared into the main wiring harness.
When I powerd everthing up (without the seats in, although I don't know why that would make a difference). Everything worked and sounded good until I removed the key.......... The warning buzzer sounded, and the new stereo's motorized face unit opened. The buzzer is what's confused me.
It was attached to what i assume would have been the stock Kenwood pictured below. Maybe the problem lies here with the way I've hooked it up, maybe it's just the key warning buzzer acting up and the stereo is supposed to do that............ Anyone got any thoughts??
Thanks
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Le Mans Master
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Can't help with the wiring problem but that is not a stock 82 radio. The previous owner had that Kenwood installed.
I installed one very similar to that one in my 82. Factory radios were Delco not Kenwood.
I installed one very similar to that one in my 82. Factory radios were Delco not Kenwood.
Burning Brakes
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just an FYI - The original GM radio would have "keyed" holes that match the black connectors you are holding so that when installing the connectors, they cannot be installed in the wrong hole. If you are wanting to go back to a stock original radio, you are lucky - most of the time aftermarket installers cut those plugs off and throw them away and then you are cutting and splicing and have a real mess trying to back to original.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: St. Peters MO
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2018 C7 of Year Finalist
just an FYI - The original GM radio would have "keyed" holes that match the black connectors you are holding so that when installing the connectors, they cannot be installed in the wrong hole. If you are wanting to go back to a stock original radio, you are lucky - most of the time aftermarket installers cut those plugs off and throw them away and then you are cutting and splicing and have a real mess trying to back to original.
