1981 C3 radio question
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From: south of tulsa north of the great state of Texas
1981 C3 radio question
I bought an after market digital radio that looks like the original. I thought it would be a simple swap out (red wire to fuse that shuts off with key, orange to fuse that remains on, and black wire to ground) Plus speaker wires (yellow to auto antenna, but my vette was replaced with a stationary antenna)
But the original has different plug ins with different wires.
Should I just start with fresh wire?
But the original has different plug ins with different wires.
Should I just start with fresh wire?
Safety Car
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From: Mundelein Illinois
If the car has factory wiring Here are your color codes for the car. Cut the plugs off and wire direct. Leave enough wire on the plugs incase you decide to put the factory radio back in.
Yellow 12 Volts power with key
Black Ground
Gray Illumination for radio/most aftermarket radios you don't use this wire
Orange hot al the time
Dark Green RF+
Light Green RF -
Gray LF+
Brown LF-
Yellow LR-
Brown LR+
Light Blue RR-
Dark Blue RR+
Yellow 12 Volts power with key
Black Ground
Gray Illumination for radio/most aftermarket radios you don't use this wire
Orange hot al the time
Dark Green RF+
Light Green RF -
Gray LF+
Brown LF-
Yellow LR-
Brown LR+
Light Blue RR-
Dark Blue RR+
5th Gear
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a lot of your murrys and stuff will sell plugs that connect right to origianl plugs look in to it or like a best buy. may be able to find something to work rater than cutting everything up
Last edited by dabod99; May 24, 2008 at 04:23 PM.
