hey, i goot a 92 camaro. does anyone know what type of wire harness i need to get to change the factory radio? like how many pins are needed? e-mail dozer80464@aol.com

 

I don't know the part numbers for specific brands, but any car stereo store in your area will have them in stock. I prefer American International harnesses, but any brand will work. They usually cost about $15 and are color coded the same as all aftermarket wiring harnesses, so it's a simple matter of matching colors. I cut all wires to equal length. I prefer to use butt-connectors when I make my harnesses, then I tie-wrap the bundles of wires on both sides of the butt connectors to relieve any bending stress from them. Some people prefer to solder, which is a very good method, except that in the tight confines of GM dashes, they have a tendancy to crack when bent. Wire-twists are decent but I never reccomend them because they could always come apart. Hand twisting the wire should never be done. Take your time and do it outside of the car on a work bench with quality crimpers, and if you don't do it all the time, use a multimeter to do a continuity check on each wire before you install it. Once you're sure it's working fine, it's a simple matter of plugging into the stock wiring, then plugging it into the back of the radio.

Don't forget that your car is going to need an antenna adapter too.

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I got a harness tha was colered coded to EIA or EJA spec. It cost $9 as I bought it with the Alpine D852 HU.

Only problem is the HU doesn't have enough juice though the power antenna lead (blue) to raise it. I'm gonna do the relay thingy (stereo shop through one in after I went back) and see what happens.

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93 Civic 1.6L
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For a 1992, the merta part # is 70-1858 or schoche part # is gm02. you will also need an adapter to fir the dash unlesas the new stero is 1.5 DIN, which is the size of the factory deck. metra part # 99-4500 or schoche part #gm1500b