YACAT: How to install my new CD deck

[upsciLLion]

Are there any good guides for installing CD decks into 1992 Ford Rangers? I have no idea what I'm doing. Many thanks in advance.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Take it to Circuit City, if you don't know what you're doing. It'll save you time and headaches.

 

[b0mbrman]

Just a deck?

Pull the old one (may need a special tool - Link - but I've pulled Ranger radios without them), buy a wiring harness Link, attach it to your car's plug, and attach the wires on the harness to the wires on the radio (the words and colors will make it easy and use solder if you want but I just use connectors)

Bam! You're done.

 

[spanky]

where did u buy the deck from? i'm not a pro by any means, but i was able to install my head unit with the docs that crutchfield.com gave me. crutchfield is pretty cool becuz they give u docs and pretty much everything else u will need to get the head unit installed. they also provide phone support (which i did use, and was quite happy with).

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Take it to Circuit City, if you don't know what you're doing. It'll save you time and headaches.

You don't want him to have any headaches and you're telling him to go to Circuit City? Nice :thumbsup:

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Just a deck?

Pull the old one (may need a special tool - Link - but I've pulled Ranger radios without them), buy a wiring harness Link, attach it to your car's plug, and attach the wires on the harness to the wires on the radio (the words and colors will make it easy and use solder if you want but I just use connectors)

Bam! You're done.

Booyah. Thanks dude!

 

[rudeguy]

yeah...just borrow some ford keys from a car audio place, wire in the harness (color to color, tape off the wires you don't use) and you are done.

Check out http://www.installdr.com for some really nice walkthroughs.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: spanky
where did u buy the deck from? i'm not a pro by any means, but i was able to install my head unit with the docs that crutchfield.com gave me. crutchfield is pretty cool becuz they give u docs and pretty much everything else u will need to get the head unit installed. they also provide phone support (which i did use, and was quite happy with).

he bought the deck from an awesome place that provides install tips through PM's on AT.

 

[thechinesehero]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Are there any good guides for installing CD decks into 1992 Ford Rangers? I have no idea what I'm doing. Many thanks in advance.

watch ur ford catch on fire

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: spanky
where did u buy the deck from? i'm not a pro by any means, but i was able to install my head unit with the docs that crutchfield.com gave me. crutchfield is pretty cool becuz they give u docs and pretty much everything else u will need to get the head unit installed. they also provide phone support (which i did use, and was quite happy with).

he bought the deck from an awesome place that provides install tips through PM's on AT.

so u sold it to him?

 

[upsciLLion]

Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

then all you have to do is cut the wires after the butt connectors and go color to color. Unless your old deck never worked. that is...

 

[aplefka]

stfu n00b

You're a guitar player, not car audio expert.

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

then all you have to do is cut the wires after the butt connectors and go color to color. Unless your old deck never worked. that is...

Oh, it worked. Believe me you!

Color to color with the connector for the deck itself?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

then all you have to do is cut the wires after the butt connectors and go color to color. Unless your old deck never worked. that is...

Oh, it worked. Believe me you!

Color to color with the connector for the deck itself?

yep...use the one in the CD player box and forget about the other wiring harness.

 

[KokomoGSTmp]

Or you have the option of buying an aftermarket harness for around $15, attaching that to your new radio's wires. Then the final thing to do is to click the aftermarket harness directly into the factory one.

While Cr0tchf33l's docs are probably all good and fine. It's not really neccessary... nowadays it's just "color to color" from your aftermarket radio to your aftermarket harness. The wires are usually labelled as well. As long as your factory wiring harness is in good shape, you're in the clear.

 

[upsciLLion]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

then all you have to do is cut the wires after the butt connectors and go color to color. Unless your old deck never worked. that is...

Oh, it worked. Believe me you!

Color to color with the connector for the deck itself?

yep...use the one in the CD player box and forget about the other wiring harness.

All right, will do. Do you recommend using crimp on connectors, solder with electrical tape, or something else?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: KokomoGSTmp
Or you have the option of buying an aftermarket harness for around $15, attaching that to your new radio's wires. Then the final thing to do is to click the aftermarket harness directly into the factory one.

While Cr0tchf33l's docs are probably all good and fine. It's not really neccessary... nowadays it's just "color to color" from your aftermarket radio to your aftermarket harness. The wires are usually labelled as well. As long as your factory wiring harness is in good shape, you're in the clear.

actually, if you look at his pics you can see that his factory harness is gone.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Here's a couple pictures of the wiring.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Do I need to cut all those connectors and reconnect them with new ones to the new wire harness?

you already have an aftermarket deck in there?

Yeah. I wasn't the one that put it in though.

then all you have to do is cut the wires after the butt connectors and go color to color. Unless your old deck never worked. that is...

Oh, it worked. Believe me you!

Color to color with the connector for the deck itself?

yep...use the one in the CD player box and forget about the other wiring harness.

All right, will do. Do you recommend using crimp on connectors, solder with electrical tape, or something else?

crimp on (butt connectors) is all we use. Tape will work fine if that is all you have handy. Soldering is overkill for cd players.