96 Accord Stereo Wiring Schematics Question
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96 Accord Stereo Wiring Schematics Question
Hello,
It's the middle of the night and I have a road trip planned for tomorrow. The only problem is that earlier this week, my in-dash CD player was stolen. So, I've been trying to install my old CD player with no luck. The difficult part is that I do not have a factory wiring harness. The previous owner installed an after-market CD player and whoever installed it cut out the factory harness. To add a disclaimer, I'm not a car or electrical person, but I get the basic grasp of electrical flow and what most of the wiring is. I know that the red wire is (what I call) the main power wire that provides power when the car is on. The yellow wire is the "persistent" power that provides power for settings and clock time retention when the car is off. My confusion comes in with the black ground wires. I seemingly have two of them. One is coming from the upper-left of the stereo console (it kinda gets lost in the wiring going to the clock and other instrument controls). The other black wire is bundled in with the speaker wires. Also, I have an orange wire for the "dimmer" or "illumination" of the CD player. I can't seem to figure out which factory wire this couples with. Also, I can tell which wires are the speaker wires (by the color combinations), but I don't know which color combination goes with which speaker. I could figure it out by using trial-and-error, but if anyone knows which colors go to which speakers, it would also be very helpful. I have been searching for about 2 hours now and haven't found any helpful information from any web sites. The local Wal-Mart doesn't seem to have any guides in stock, either.
Basically, what I would like to know is what is the difference between the two factory black wires, where should I connect the orange wire from the CD player, and what color combinations go with which speaker? Can anyone help me in this matter?
Thank you very much in advance!
~PhragMunkee
P.S. I didn't know which forum to put this in, but this seemed to be a more technical question about an Accord than car stereo.
P.P.S. I don't think it makes a difference, but, if it does, my car is a 1996 Honda Accord EX Coupe with a 2.2L VTEC engine and manual transmission.
It's the middle of the night and I have a road trip planned for tomorrow. The only problem is that earlier this week, my in-dash CD player was stolen. So, I've been trying to install my old CD player with no luck. The difficult part is that I do not have a factory wiring harness. The previous owner installed an after-market CD player and whoever installed it cut out the factory harness. To add a disclaimer, I'm not a car or electrical person, but I get the basic grasp of electrical flow and what most of the wiring is. I know that the red wire is (what I call) the main power wire that provides power when the car is on. The yellow wire is the "persistent" power that provides power for settings and clock time retention when the car is off. My confusion comes in with the black ground wires. I seemingly have two of them. One is coming from the upper-left of the stereo console (it kinda gets lost in the wiring going to the clock and other instrument controls). The other black wire is bundled in with the speaker wires. Also, I have an orange wire for the "dimmer" or "illumination" of the CD player. I can't seem to figure out which factory wire this couples with. Also, I can tell which wires are the speaker wires (by the color combinations), but I don't know which color combination goes with which speaker. I could figure it out by using trial-and-error, but if anyone knows which colors go to which speakers, it would also be very helpful. I have been searching for about 2 hours now and haven't found any helpful information from any web sites. The local Wal-Mart doesn't seem to have any guides in stock, either.
Basically, what I would like to know is what is the difference between the two factory black wires, where should I connect the orange wire from the CD player, and what color combinations go with which speaker? Can anyone help me in this matter?
Thank you very much in advance!
~PhragMunkee
P.S. I didn't know which forum to put this in, but this seemed to be a more technical question about an Accord than car stereo.
P.P.S. I don't think it makes a difference, but, if it does, my car is a 1996 Honda Accord EX Coupe with a 2.2L VTEC engine and manual transmission.
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