How to Install a Car Audio System

By Marc Howe on Dec 17, 2010 with Comments 0

Installing a car audio system is a little bit tiresome task, but yet you can install a car audio system on your own and save a lot of money. Follow the directions given below:

Required Items

Electrical Tape
Screwdriver
Stereo System
Wire Cutters
Wire Strippers

Car Audio System How to Install a Car Audio System

Directions

First you have to remove your old stereo system. Make sure that you have disconnected the negative cable from the negative terminal of the battery.

Next, take away the front paneling of the dashboard. Take screwdriver and unfasten the screws holding the old stereo system. Undo each wiring connection.

Now you need to place the connector in your wiring harness at the rear end of the stereo. Now connect the wiring manually and carefully.

You have to attach each wire individually, if you are not using a harness.

Attach the positive and negative wires to the connector on their respective positions. You may need to have a speaker wiring as well to attach the speakers with stereo system.

Attach the black wire to the stereo system. Use the screwdriver to fasten the screw close to the radio.

Now you have to attach the red ignition and 12 constant wiring to the stereo system. It is better to take help from the stereo manual to make secure connections. After all the connections have been done, you can now put stereo system in the car stereo system.

Make sure that the connector is housing all the wiring in the harness. You can purchase it separately or you may have got it with the new stereo system.

Now fix the new stereo system into the mounting brackets.

Now you are left with only one cable to attach to the stereo system and that is your antenna cable. Some stereo systems have power antenna cable as well. Attach both the cables in this case.

Place the stereo in the dashboard at its respective place. Don’t apply any screw to fix it, rather check it whether all the connections are joined properly or not.