i have a 98 civic dx. when i got the car the radio harness connector was cut. it did have a radio in it, so i know the wires arent cut anywhere else. now i bought a 99 civic radio and the connector for it.

i followed this diagram, i did search

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/HA-Wiring.pdf

im getting power through the harness and the ground is working. however the radio wont turn on, when i put the radio in my friends 99 civic it works perfectly. any ideas? i checked the fuses, they are fine.

shouldn't the radio atleast turn on with just power and ground? im not much of a audio guy so im not sure. i know i should of taken it to someone who is, but i was bored. figured id give it a try

 

Hey I'm sorry no one has replyed. Maybe you'd have better luck in the Technical Forums section under the Audio/ Security / Video. I hope you get it working.

 

You need 12v constant, 12v ignition, and ground. The 12v constant is not mandatory, since it is to preserve settings, but still, a good thing to have.

 

yea, my problem is this. i know my wiring is right for atleast the ground and power. i checked with a test light and it gets power through the harness. checked the ground and it is working.

with power and ground shouldnt the radio atleast turn on/light up?

 

So you are getting + power to 2 wires and - power to the ground wire, correct? And if you're using a test light, make sure you're taking your readings at the radio plug.

 

96-98 Civics had a different plug. The radio you have is 99-00 right? The correct way to wire it is to get a 90-98 plug http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...80092 and connect the wires to your factory harness. Then get an adapter male 90-98 to a 99-04 female Honda radio harness. (I will post a link soon)

 

is the fuse for the always power wire located under the hood?

correct me if im wrong pls, im gonna try and fix it in the morning.

 

The pinouts you refer to from "InstallDR.com" may not be correct. Here are the pinouts from a Honda radio service manual. Your radio may not have all the wires shown, but power and ground wires are in the same slots.

Pin #1 is ACC 12v+, Pin #18 is constant 12v+, and Pin #20 is ground. So that's two + wires and one - wire to make the radio power up. Honda radio plugs changed between 97-98+ depending on the car. *All the info I've given is based upon the assumption that the back of your radio looks like:





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