Radio wire color meanings

[AcuraLover89]

i'm trying to install a cd player. lol i'm broke and need my tunes!! instead of buying the wiring harness i was wondering if i could just cut off the main adapter to the radio and use those wires directly to the harness supplied with my aftermarket cd player? ANy help is appreciated.

 

[DailyDB8]

yes you can, however i'd jus buy the harness. its only $15. it make the job easier and cleaner.

 

[heykosal]

Go to Best Buy or Circuit City, get the Metra harness and it'll plug right up.

 

[TegSox]

You can cut off the OEM harness, and then spend hours trying to figure out what wire does what....do you even have the proper testing tools to do this?
If you buy a harness, all you need to do is match the colors, can't get any easier than that. And trust me, someday you'll need to remove the radio for whatever reason, and it 1000X easier to just unplug a harness than to cut all the wires, then reattatch them all over again. Then the money you'll need to spend on butt connectors could've gone towards a harness, and you'll have many hours of your life back.
It's a good investment. If you don't want to spring for a Metra harness (the best), they may have a cheaper one at WalMart, they carry Scosche harnesses.

 

[AcuraLover89]

Lol yeah i went to best buy and just got the harness. I said screw all that bull. lets get real lol. Thanks