Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Aurora, CO on 11/7/2020
1995 Volkswagen Jetta III
The Metra harness made it a breeze to connect my new radio to my car's factory harness. The instructions are very clear and easy to follow.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Scott from Philadelphia, PA on 11/3/2020
1997 Volkswagen Cabrio
The Metra 70-1758 does exactly what a wiring harness is supposed to do - plug in and work. Good work, Metra!
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Port Townsend, WA on 6/17/2020
1991 Volkswagen Vanagon
Simple to use. Nice to have the proper fit to the vehicle.
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Doesn't fit
Nick from Albuquerque, NM on 10/23/2019
1995 Saab 9000
Doesn't fit my 1995 Saab 9000 Aero. The plugs are completely different from the Metra 70-1758. Look at the photo of the factory radio and the adapter.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Woodville, VA on 7/21/2019
Easy to connect
Pros: Easy to connect to existing harness and vehicle internal connectors Good directions for making connections
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Lake Oswego, OR on 7/4/2019
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
Perfect fit. Bring your pliers and crimp-on connectors
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Yakima, WA on 5/29/2019
Adapted with ease to my vehicles wiring.
Pros: Matched perfectly.
Cons: Would liked it to adapt with a snap to the radios wiring but needed to wire tie all the wires together.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Bronx, NY on 5/26/2019
The harness was great fit perfectly in my vehicle. I own a 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo. Only one complaint, the power wire for my vehicle was a different color from the harness. Otherwise was a great fit.
Pros: Fit to my factory plugs perfectly.
Cons: For a 1997 Saab 900 SE Turbo the the12volt live lead in my car was a different color from the harness. After some troubleshooting the problem was remedied.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Adrian, GA on 3/4/2018
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
Made the installation of my new stereo into my existing harness a piece of cake!
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
John from Seattle, WA on 9/7/2017
1991 Volkswagen Vanagon
worked out great along with the detailed instructions.
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Don't be cheap. Buy the harness.
Crutchfield customer from Annapolis, MD on 8/4/2017
1995 Saab 900SE
These things are great. A couple minutes with a wire stripper and solder iron, and you're in business, and you keep the factory wiring! Instructions are great and they even spelled out the differences for my oddball saab.
Pros: Quick, easy, reliable, able to revert to factory when you need.
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Great product
Chad from Pennsburg, Pa on 7/28/2017
1996 Volkswagen Passat
Not much to say. It's labeled well and does the job right. Easy peasy!
Pros: Standard color coded and labeling.
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Didn't fit
Alex from San Diego, CA on 7/2/2017
1996 Saab 9000
Didn't fit my 1996 Saab 9000 at all.
Pros: N/A
Cons: Did not fit my car.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Roanoke, Va on 6/25/2017
1995 Volkswagen Jetta III
Beautifully crafted audio harness.. truly a blessing in disguise!
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Vancouver, WA on 6/19/2017
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
Perfecct companion for my VW Jetta OEM harness to JVC receiver. The wiring colors matched the JVC pigtail colors perfectly - no guessing. THANKS!
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No muss, no fuss
Chris from Denver, PA on 12/27/2016
1991 Volkswagen Golf
No muss, no fuss. This wiring harness adapter made the install of my son's new head unit in his 2002 GTI a snap.
Pros: This wiring harness adapter made the installation of the the new head unit I put in my son's 2002 GTI a snap.
Cons: The online advisor tool specified a different and incorrect harness. I called tech support and they sent out two different replacements just to be safe.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Orange Park, FL on 11/14/2016
1995 Porsche 911 Carrera
While this would fit my car if I cut off the 12 speaker wires at the amplifier and extended them to under the dash as recommended by your tech dept I found a harness (Metra 70-1785) that would allow me to plug directly to the car wires without cutting any. Your tech dept should have known this. Very disappointed.
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Excellent wiring harness
shockwavecs from owings mills, MD on 2/29/2016
This harness fits very easily into the factory wiring. The clip to release the harness is not sharp or hard to activate when disconnecting the wiring. Sufficient cabling provided to ensure you could reuse the harness a few times in the event that you change your aftermarket radio again. It worked well on my 1997 VW GTI
Pros: - Cable length is good - Sturdy construction
Cons: None.
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Wiring Adapter
Dan from Tri-cities, Washington on 12/31/2015
1992 Volkswagen Jetta
Super easy to use and provided free with the radio a plus!
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Worked perfectly
Nb from Texas on 5/31/2015
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
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Does not fit 1996 Saab 9000
DenCon from Ellensburg, WA on 4/12/2015
1996 Saab 9000
Does not fit my 1996 Saab 9000 factory harness connectors. I was forced to cut off my connectors.
Pros: For this application, none
Cons: Does not fit
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Fredericksburg, Va on 1/11/2015
1996 Saab 900SE
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Drew from New Jersey on 12/20/2014
1995 Saab 900S
Diagram and instructions were perfect. Worked first time.
Pros: Easy to connect to car and radio.
Cons: none
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Customer service is the best!!
Jd from Kirkland on 9/19/2014
2000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Oh my. Crutchfield customer service is knowledgeable and incredibly helpful. I was blown away. This harness worked perfect on my 2000 e class wagon without Bose audio.
Pros: Customer service
Cons: Non
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Good product
Rob from Spring Hill, TN on 8/17/2014
2002 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Good product. Does what it says...
Pros: Does what it says
Cons: none
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Worked as described
Ray from New Holland Pa on 7/28/2014
1996 Volkswagen Jetta III
Very detailed info concerning hookup for my Jetta
Pros: easy to follow instructions
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Sorry wrong product for my application
saabsuperaero1 from Butler, PA on 4/21/2014
1995 Saab 9000
I imagine that if it were the correct produce it would have worked. Looks great out of the package. Unfortunately, this was the second wrong product I bought due to an error by the Crutchfield fitment department. Don't trust it, know what your application is before purchasing.
Pros: Looks good out of the package.
Cons: Wrong product due to Crutchfield fitment guide.
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Nice Wiring Harness!
Harvey from Orem, UT on 4/9/2014
Excellent! I wired my car stereo ALL by myself! I showed it to a prof installation shop while checking on speaker wiring issues and they thought it was excellent! They asked me where I got the harness. I said Crutchfield. He then said that is where they got them as well!
Pros: Very easy just take your time, one wire at a time. Make sure to get the correct sized connectors and I added a small piece of electrical tape around each connector.
Cons: None
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Wire Harness
al from Sanrafael, Ca on 3/18/2014
I received the product on time, the sales person that helped me was very patient and knowledgeable. I told him I wish, I would know about them a long time ago. Their professional advice and support, anytime you need it,is matchless. I thank you and the wonderful staff.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
RonM from Franklinville, NJ on 3/17/2014
1996 Volkswagen Golf III
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
geo j from watertown,ct on 10/24/2013
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Great product
Crutchfield customer from Chalfont, PA on 9/8/2013
1997 Saab 900S
It was perfect it fit great and works well! So hard to find for these model cars and they had it, also got here in 1 day!
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PERFECT!!! Vanagon 91
Paul N from Indian Orchard, MA on 8/4/2013
1991 Volkswagen Vanagon
Made installation a snap. Highly recommend the adapter. I used to hard wire in but this is perfect.
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putting an aftermarket radio in a while 1996 saab.
Thomas from New Haven, MI on 6/22/2013
Thank you for this wire harness it made my job so much easier. I was ready to pay someone to do it for me until you told me about this wire harness. It was very easy to do with your help. Thanks for saving me $150.00, that I can now use to buy new speakers from you.
Pros: Everything
Cons: Nothing
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Headache reducer
Alex from Moline, Il. on 6/16/2013
If you are lucky enough of having the factory wiring of the original stereo in your car, this harness is a headache reducer, it allowed me to connect a newer stereo without the mess. The instructions sheet included made it very easy to identify all wires.
Pros: Makes installation very easy and fast
Cons: It's useful only if your car has the original stereo warning, which is very rare.
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Harness was perfect!
MichaelE from Orlando,FL on 4/15/2013
1997 Volkswagen Cabrio
Not a big DIYer but Crutchfield made it easier.... definately the right part, the perfect harness for a 97 Cabrio. Fit right into the already in there harnesses. They could include (and charge) for the end caps of connecting wires to wires but those were easy to get at local shop.
Pros: Perfectly the right harness to my Cabiro!
Cons: Could have included the end caps for connecting wires of the harness to the wires of my new stereo unit. Wires were not an exact "color" match but were close enough that I got it right.
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Wire harness
Gary from Holstein, Ia on 4/14/2013
Did not work , I have the factory Harmon Kardon system and could not get my Dual HD radio to play.
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Perfect wire harness
S. Hunt from Bardstown, KY on 11/14/2012
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
This worked seamlessly with my VW. Made installation extremely easy.
Pros: Perfect fit and for my vehicle. Easy to connect to new head unit.
Cons: None.
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almost but not quite...
jim325ix from Newmarket NH on 10/16/2012
1987 Volkswagen Scirocco
Good enough quality and I appreciate the effort, but it does not fit my car (1987 VW Scirocco 16V). The wiring colors were completely different. Being an antique, I was not surprised and just spliced into the harness as it had been cut in the past.Thanks anyways!
Pros: Probably workswell when it fits your application, no needto cut the harness connector off.
Cons: Didn't work on my vehicle.
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Almost perfect
Steve Y from Niantic, CT on 6/24/2012
2000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
The only problem was I had to call 4 times to get the correct alternate wiring configuration for my car. But otherwise it was a Perfect fit.
Pros: Plugged right in
Cons: It just needed a little bit better way of saying some car might need to use alternate wires.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
TommyG from San Jose on 5/29/2012
1992 Volkswagen Jetta
Makes things alot easier when you do it yourself :)
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1994 Land Rover Defender D90
RobM from Phoenix, AZ on 5/21/2012
1994 Land Rover Defender
A previous review stated that it didn't fit a 1995 Defender and I almost didn't purchase the harness. I can't speak for the '95 model year, but it fit my 1994 D90 perfectly once the amp was removed.
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Works fine
Lou from Italy on 4/2/2012
2003 Land Rover Discovery
This works just fine. Not great but just fine. Before installing the head unit harness make sure all of the tabs are secure and the wires are not loose. Also, for those with factory amps, don't forget to connect the blue wire to the trigger
Pros: The wires are long enough
Cons: The directions barely cover the basics, completely missing out on some important details
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Worked after some fiddling
fch from Palo Alto on 1/17/2012
1996 Porsche 911 Carrera
It worked as it is supposed to. However, it was noted that certain cars need to change the red and yellow wire. Mine needed that, but was not listed, so it took some trial and error.
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Harness for 1997 SL Benz
jack from Greencastle, PA on 11/10/2011
This proved to be the missing link in an involved installation
Pros: Was able to get the radio working
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Does not fit 95 Defender
Crutchfield customer from Meridian MS on 7/6/2011
1995 Land Rover Defender
the harness does not fit a 1995 land rover defender
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Crutchfield customer from Salem, NH on 4/17/2011
Wire harness worked fine though the master sheet said I had to cut my vehicles original harness into 2 pieces, good thing I didn't and checked to see if it fit beforehand.
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Plug and Play
Alcetus from Spring Green Wi on 2/2/2011
1997 Volkswagen Jetta III
Made my install go in minutes. I prewired my stereo plug to this one and it was as easy as just plugging it in. It saved me hours of work.
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1996 Saab 900 SE Factory Radio
Al from New York, NY on 10/7/2010
1996 Saab 900SE
The instructions were clear and the harness was a match for my 1996 Saab 900 SE fatctory radio.
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Fits Lotus Exige
Troop from NOVA, VA on 6/30/2010
1993 Volkswagen Passat
This harness also fits the Lotus Elise/Exige 2005+ cars which use the VW DIN harness.
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1990 VW corrado
Igorek from CA on 1/27/2010
1990 Volkswagen Corrado
I contacted Crutchfield and told sales rep that the wire harness i need should be black and red connectors. Red connector was larger then a black connector. He said rest assured I will get you the right kit. And what do you know? I received a wrong kit. I bought another wire harness kit locally and those guys will not replace it with the correct kit. At least Cratchfield is trying to replace it with the correct kit. Then again i cant say correct until i try it on my car.
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worked great
jason from Atglen, PA on 2/17/2009
1992 Volkswagen Jetta
I was very pleased with this product. I just matched the colors of the wires with the wires from my radio, soldered them together and it worked. Thank You Crutchfield for all the great things you offer!!
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Easy!
Michael from Attleboro, Ma on 2/7/2009
1995 Volkswagen Jetta III
Color coded wiring made connecting the harness kit foolproof. I really liked the fact that I could pre-wire the harness before bringing the radio out to the car. I just had to pop the old radio out. Plug the connectors in. and slide the new radio in place.
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not for Harmon Kardon system
David from Cape May County, NJ on 1/17/2009
1999 Land Rover Discovery
I specified that i had the HK factory system, and this does not work with it. instead, i had to take the speaker wires coming from the back of it and solder RCA's on them to plug into my aftermarket deck. using just the speaker wires will fry the factory amp.
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wrong wiring harness!
Brian from Portland, OR on 9/18/2008
This harness was shipped with a JVC head unit. Unfortunately, it does NOT work with a 993 Porsche (1996) with the 8 speaker HI FI stereo option as it does not support the proper speaker connections. Crutchfield had to ship another wiring harness which I had to modify to work.
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Does what it is suppose to do
Alexander from Northern Burbs, IL on 2/10/2008
This harness was easy to hook up and the instructions were straight forward. Anyone who is uneasy about installing their new stereo themselves (like I was) rest assure that this harness made it so easy...I actually couldn't believe how easy it was. I stalled 2 stereos that I bought from Crutchfield with no issues and I knew that if I got stuck the Crutchfield Technical Support Advisors were there for me. This harness gets 4 out of 5 stars because the "Orange" (lighting) wire on one of the harness's was loose. I was able to get a small flathead screwdriver into the small wire connector space and "crimp" the wire back in, not ideal, but it has been working for a month. If it were not for the loose wire issue it would have received 5 stars.
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Metra 70-1758 Receiver Wiring Harness
Joe from Illinois on 11/21/2007
Easy to use, wires are pre cut at the ends, so there's no need for stripping. Wires are a quite bit longer than they really need to be, but I guess that's better than too short.
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