Car Audio - Aftermarket Radio Color Codes
There might be different colors in your
harness since radios vary from model to model. If you are not sure about color
codes, contact your nearest dealer or manufacturer. Fortunately, most manufacturer's
are trying to use the same wire codes. With minor variations, the second table
applies to most aftermarket head units. The first table covers older Pioneer radios
(up to 1998).
[ Pioneer
(up to 98) | Sony/Alpine, Pioneer (99 & up),
Kenwood, Eclipse, JVC, etc ]
PIONEER (models before 1999)
P o w e r |
Memory (+12v Constant) |
Orange |
Ignition (+12v Switched) |
Red |
Ground (-) |
Black |
Illumination |
Yellow |
Phone Mute |
Yellow/Black |
Power Antenna |
Blue |
S p e a k e r s |
Right Front (+) |
Gray |
Right Front (-) |
Gray/Black |
Left Front (+) |
Green |
Left Front (-) |
Green/Black |
Right Rear (+) |
Gray/Red |
Right Rear (-) |
Black/Gray |
Left Rear (+) |
Green/Red |
Left Rear (-) |
Black/Green |
Sony, Alpine,
Pioneer (1999 and up), Eclipse, Kenwood, JVC,
etc
P o w e r |
Memory (+12v Constant) |
Yellow |
Ignition (+12v Switched) |
Red |
Ground (-) |
Black |
Dimmer |
Pink/White (Alpine only) |
Power Antenna |
Blue |
Amplifier Turn-on |
Blue/White |
Phone Mute |
Light Blue (Sony only) |
S p e a k e r s |
Right Front (+) |
Gray |
Right Front (-) |
Gray/Black |
Left Front (+) |
White |
Left Front (-) |
White/Black |
Right Rear (+) |
Violet |
Right Rear (-) |
Violet/Black |
Left Rear (+) |
Green |
Left Rear (-) |
Green/Black |
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