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Receiver Wire Harness

For select 1992-up vehicles

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This vehicle-specific wiring harness makes connections between your new car stereo and your car's electrical system.

First, attach the color-coded wires on your Crutchfield harness to the wires from your new stereo. If you don't know how to use a soldering iron, we recommend that you purchase some wire connectors that you'll use to attach the Crutchfield harness to your factory harness.

Now, once this harness is connected to your new stereo, you'll be able to plug right into your car's factory radio connector. This harness makes installing your new stereo easier, and allows you to put the factory radio back when you sell your vehicle or return it at the end of the lease. A detailed instruction sheet comes with the harness. Warranty: 60 days.

Please read this important note: This harness may not contain provisions for every wire needed to complete your installation, and it will not accommodate special navigation, video, or factory steering wheel control connections. You will need a special adapter if you want your factory steering wheel audio controls to work with your new stereo.

Connections:

  • 12V constant power
  • 12V switched power
  • chassis ground
  • dimmer
  • left front speaker +/-
  • right front speaker +/-
  • left rear speaker +/-
  • right rear speaker +/-
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Note: Most vehicles will require additional installation parts — please identify your vehicle if you haven’t done so, then check here for a list of parts. You can also call an Advisor for more information.

 

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Features

Crutchfield Wiring Harness: Crutchfield wiring harnesses prevent you from having to cut your vehicle's factory radio plug when replacing your factory radio with an aftermarket head unit. Simply solder or crimp the Crutchfield wiring harness to your aftermarket head unit's harness (solder & crimps not included), plug the aftermarket head unit's plug into the rear chassis of the aftermarket head unit, and plug the Crutchfield wiring harness into your vehicle's factory radio plug.

Note: Installation tools, hardware, & accessories are not included & sold separately. Please see the Accessories tab for recommendations & availability.

Wiring Notes: If the Crutchfield wiring harness is not equipped with a ground wire, you will need to ground the aftermarket head unit's ground wire to the metal chassis of your vehicle. Some vehicle's may require you to bypass the vehicle's factory amplifier (in another location from factory radio) or hardwire certain connections. If your vehicle is equipped with factory steering wheel controls, an additional adapter is required & sold separately.

Wire Code Chart:

Wire Color Function
Red +12 Volt Accessory
Yellow +12 Volt Constant
Black Chassis Ground
Orange/White Dimmer
Pink Amp Turn-On/Amp Booster (for select vehicles)
White/Red Not Used (tape off)
White Left Front Speaker +
White/Black Left Front Speaker -
Gray Right Front Speaker +
Gray/Black Right Front Speaker -
Green Left Rear Speaker +
Green/Black Left Rear Speaker -
Violet Right Rear Speaker +
Violet/Black Right Rear Speaker -

The Crutchfield Car Selector: Please visit the Crutchfield Car Selector for your specific type of vehicle.

 

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5 out of 5

Works as advertised

Written By Rick T., Pen Argyl, PA on Monday, April 29, 2013
Installed in a 2002 Volkswagen Beetle
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Good product. Worked as advertised. Saved a ton of time on the install.
Pros:
Good quality and documentation.
Cons:
Nothing bad to say.
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5 out of 5

Free stuff is cool!

Written By Rob K., Kingsport, TN on Monday, April 15, 2013
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I had a friend who bought the same receiver at a stereo shop and they charged her about 100 dollars for a wiring harness. Crutchfield's the only stereo shop I deal with.
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5 out of 5

Wire Harness

Written By John, Vermilion Ohio on Saturday, April 06, 2013
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worked perfectly
Pros:
simple to install
Cons:
none
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5 out of 5

Ford Focus with factory Blaupunkt adapter

Written By Gene, Salem Oregon on Friday, January 25, 2013
Installed in a 2003 Ford Focus
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
 
This wiring adapter worked great for adapting my Ford Focus 2003 factory Blaupunkt unit to my Pioneer stereo. There were only two wires to switch and the instructions I got with my purchase it told me which wires and for which cars. I soldered this adapter to my plug for my Pioneer unit and then just plugged it into my cars harness.I then just plugged in my Pioneer unit and every thing works great. The Pioneer unit I have does not have any the auto volume control for vehicle speed like my Blaupunkt had, but if it did, you would need another adapter for this feature. I understand it also is available from Crutchfield.
Pros:
No need to cut up cars wiring harness. Easier to connect or solder wires at the table rather than in the dash. You can always easily plug the old stereo back into the car.
Cons:
None
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2 out of 5

Winnebago Rialta VW Eurovan Wire Harness Won't Work

Written By squagle, St. Louis, MO on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Installed in a 2003 Volkswagen Eurovan
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The Winnebago Rialta is based off of the 2003 VW Eurovan but has a different harness then the one provided by Crutchfield. It looks like this is due to the different 12v setup of the motorhome (runs of the coach batteries instead of the car battery.) This adapter will not work in the Winnebago Rialta.
Cons:
Does not work in the 2003 Winnebago Rialta
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5 out of 5

Best costumer service system EVER

Written By Grizzle, MD on Saturday, January 19, 2013
Installed in a 2005 Pontiac GTO
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I went to replace my stock head unit in my 2005 GTO only to find out that in order to do this I needed a Voltwagon wire harness. A friend lead me to crutchfield and I was having an issue finding a metra part number on the website so I gave them a call. I called as I was viewing their website and the representative told me to go to the bottom of the page and read her the number, I hit the refresh button and BOOM all three parts I needed for my car were right there on my screen. My mind was blown! This was the first time I swapped a head unit so I made some phone calls during the swap and they had an answer to every one of my many questions. Best customer service, hands down!
Pros:
Everything
Cons:
Can't think of one thing.
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5 out of 5

Excellent VW Beetle Harness

Written By 1trkpny, Salt Lake city, UT on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Installed in a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle
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nice, heavy gauge wire. Matched the Pioneer stereo I put in color-for-color.
Cons:
Wiring block takes up a lot of space behind the head unit. There is a small hole toward the back of the opening where the bllock will be out of the way.
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5 out of 5

Wire Harness

Written By Anonymous, Birmingham, AL on Thursday, January 03, 2013
Installed in a 1999 Volkswagen Eurovan
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The crutchfield wiring harnesses always do the job.
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4 out of 5

Easy to use

Written By John_M, Austin, TX on Thursday, January 03, 2013
Installed in a 1998 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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Thank you CrutchField for including this item with my deck. Made the installation a snap. I gave it a 4 as the directions could be a little clearer. A quick phone call to tech support solved my problem (pink Amp On wire connection was not clear, at least to me). Switching the Yellow and Red wires for my application was a bit unclear as well. Yes, switching the wires is the right thing to do, but the instructions define the wire connections as to which one goes to ignition and which one to constant 12V. Following that after testing with my multimeter leads to incorrect connection.
Pros:
Free with purchase. Easy to install.
Cons:
Directions a bit unclear for a total novice.
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5 out of 5

Wire Harness worked perfectly

Written By Mark, Moorestown, NJ on Monday, December 31, 2012
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The wire harness was used on a 1998 Mercedes ML320. I am always a bit apprehensive about finding compatible aftermarket products for Mercedes because it seems there really aren't too many out there. But this wire harness was absolutely perfect. The instructions provided by Crutchfield provided easy-to-follow and detailed directions on how to correctly connect the wires in the harness to the wire harness of the radio I purchased (Sony MEX-BT3100P). The only flaw I found was that the directions incorrectly stated that the factory connector in the Mercedes needed to be cut in half in order to properly mate with the connector on the wire harness. I happily found that this wasn't necessary - perhaps the wire harness has been updated since the instructions were written. I was worried that the installation of my stereo would be complicated and take hours but it only took me an hour and a half including the time it took to solder the wires in the harness to the wires from the radio.
Pros:
Great instructions by Crutchfield made using this harness easy and fast!
Cons:
None
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5 out of 5

Jetta receiver wire harness

Written By BillW, West Central Ohio on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
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Easy to match up and solder wires together.
Pros:
Exact fit. wire colors matched.
Cons:
Plug could be one piece, or marked as to the side of the one piece connector in the car.
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5 out of 5

Receiver Wire Harness

Written By Anonymous, Indianapolis, IN on Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Installed in a 2000 Volkswagen Golf
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Made install easy!
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5 out of 5

awesome

Written By frank, omaha ne on Monday, July 16, 2012
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The one I needed. A perfect fit. Easy to hookup.
Pros:
Colors were easy to match to the stereo.
Cons:
Nothing
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Crutchfield wire harness

Written By Bruce, Mathews,VA on Sunday, June 24, 2012
Installed in a 1994 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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The wire harnesses from Crutchfield never disappoint. They are one of the reasons I shop here. They make the job fun rather than painful, while maintaining your factory harness. If you still can't figure it out, Cruchfield support will blow you away with their knowledge. I bought a used car and a hacker had chewed up the factory harness. The Crutchfield tech told me what to look for and got me through it.
Pros:
If your vehicle has special wire requirements or differ from a normal install, they'll include specific instructions telling you exactly what to do.
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5 out of 5

Volkswagen Wire Harness

Written By GST, Carlsbad, CA on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Installed in a 1995 Mercedes-Benz E320
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I used this on my 1995 Mercedes to install a new Pioneer head unit. Made the installation neat and clean, leaving the factory harness intact.
Pros:
Makes installation easy and leaves factory wiring intact.
Cons:
None.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful
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5 out of 5

Simple

Written By Joe P, Cleveland, OH on Thursday, June 07, 2012
Installed in a 2004 Ford Focus
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I wouldn't normally use something like this as I prefer to directly attach the new harness bundled with the receiver to the car's existing wiring. It was so much nicer to be able to do the soldering outside of the dash and in doing so, installation was a breeze. I would definitely use a harness adapter like this again.
Pros:
Easy to use, permits soldering/ splicing to be done outside of the vehicle. Works with multiple makes/ models.
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5 out of 5

Necessity

Written By jay_r, Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, June 06, 2012
Installed in a 2000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
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Followed the instructions on connecting harness to new stereo wires, soldered them up and worked fine. I should have cut the wires shorter so it was not as bulky. I had to squeeze all the wires in to make the stereo fit.
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3 out of 5

Receiver Wire Harness

Written By bill, east mtns, nm on Monday, May 28, 2012
Installed in a 2005 Dodge Sprinter
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Bulky connector made it VERY difficult to get head unit in.
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5 out of 5

Perfect fit

Written By mark, Jamesport, NY on Monday, April 30, 2012
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Replaced stock radio in sons ME/BE. Called Crutchfield. Sent out items needed for the harness. Had new radio working in one hour. Son was down the road showing off to his friends.Thanks Crutchfield!
Pros:
Paperwork well written, easy install. Pictures also helped.
Cons:
None
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3 out of 5

VW Wiring Kit Tight

Written By Munchiniwa, Orlando, FL on Friday, April 27, 2012
Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
 
The kit fits but its not easy. You may have to break out the "adjustment tools" like a hacksaw, hammer, chisels, etc.
Pros:
Connects easily
Cons:
There is not enough space in the compartment for the large head. Its about 1/8" to 1/4" too thick. You CAN force it in but its scary. Feels like you are bending the radio to get it in.
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