What is the easiest way to switch wiring harnesses? I've got to switch from stock to aftermarket company. Is there any easier way than simply rewiring EVERYTHING?

thanks

 

sorry if i didnt completley understand, but... buy a harness from like scoshe? or crutchfield for that matter? no rewiring needed, just plug crimp and go.

 

I have a harness from crutchfield, but the plug into the HU is different than the stock accord, and it seems there are more wires in the new one than the stock accord one....... What do I do. (Audio is my most noob-ish area...)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Orpheus1985 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a harness from crutchfield, but the plug into the HU is different than the stock accord, and it seems there are more wires in the new one than the stock accord one....... What do I do. (Audio is my most noob-ish area...)</TD></TR></TABLE>I am not sure I understand, if the stock radio plug, [the one that plugged into the stock unit] is still intact in the car, and you have the adpt. harness/plug, as ekcivic9 mentioned, [ this adpt. harness should plug into the stock radio plug, leaving you with 5 or 6 inchs of wire, about 12 of them] the aftermarket HU you want to install should have a wiring harness that plugs into the back of it, [also with 12 or more wires coming from it] connect the wires from the aftermarket HU to the adpt. harness, [ should be color for color] there may be a wire or two that do not get connected from the HU harness and the adpt. harness, or the other way around, probably orange, blue, blue/white maybe a pink or brown, it depends on the aftermarket HU and what car you have. 94

 

Oh I didn't realize I could get an adapter...... where do I get one of those?

 

At crutchfield 94

 

or best buy, circuit city, or any real car audio shop. online too.

if you dont have any intention of putting the stock head unit back in, there really isnt any advantage to getting the harness. u r still going to have to strip and crimp wires...

and it just makes it tougher to shove all those wires back behind the cd player and make it fit. civics leave very little room for extra wires back there, not sure about other hondas tho.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P95 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or best buy, circuit city, or any real car audio shop. online too.

if you dont have any intention of putting the stock head unit back in, there really isnt any advantage to getting the harness. u r still going to have to strip and crimp wires...

and it just makes it tougher to shove all those wires back behind the cd player and make it fit. civics leave very little room for extra wires back there, not sure about other hondas tho. </TD></TR></TABLE> There is more then enough room, and it is a hell of a lot easier to put the harness and adpt. together on a bench, then doing it in the car, also, he may never reinstall the oem HU, but he just may replace the aftermarket one. 94

 

i think he was trying to say that there will always be crimping involed, whether u have the adapter or not. there is still going to be work involved.

i bought one tho, its definately a back saver

 

Yeah, as most of you can relate to, its well over 100 degrees outside, and I just rather wire the harness and adapter together inside rather than crimping outside behind my dash. There's plenty of room in the Accord. Probably because Accords own Civics. j/m Also, with the right tools, there's no need to manually strip the wires. Just crimp 'em

 

you can get "smart" harnesses from circuit city...they have "universal adapters" so you don't have to crimp/solder. but they only car certain HU harnesses (sony, jvc, sony, pioneer (non-premier) and panasonic). that way you just plug the radio harness into the radio, then into the car adapter harness into the factory harness. you cutting, splicing, crimping or soldering.

 

whatever you do pleaes use a harness. Its just getto riging it by cutting wire. With harness adapters at least you can get all the wires connected right without aproblem.