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Maybe you're incredibly busy. Maybe you just aren't handy with tools. Maybe you don't know that when you buy a car stereo from Crutchfield, we include a vehicle-specific wiring harness that you will have to connect to the wiring harness that comes with your car stereo. Crutchfield now offers a connection service for these harnesses, even for sophisticated wiring interfaces often required to retain important safety and entertainment features. When you purchase our ReadyHarness service, we will open up your new car stereo, remove its wiring harness, then connect it — wire by wire — to the vehicle-specific harness (included with your package) that plugs into your vehicle's wiring. We will wire up every available connection that we can between the wiring interface and radio, and we will make connections for any steering wheel audio control adapter (sold separately) that might be needed — but keep in mind that you may have to make some further connections directly into your vehicle's wiring. The Crutchfield ReadyHarness is then packed back with your car stereo, so you'll be able to plug one end into the car stereo and the other into your vehicle.
Potential crisis...
We use a custom-tooled industrial crimping machine to ensure that your ReadyHarness will stand the test of time... and summertime temperatures inside your car! Our wiring pro consults the wiring diagrams for your car stereo and for your vehicle to make sure that every connection is correct. Of course, we can't make connections from your car stereo to wires in your car that are sometimes needed (like certain connections for a steering wheel control adapter or a parking brake wire for a DVD receiver), so you may have to connect a few wires for more complex applications.
Crisis averted!
A Crutchfield ReadyHarness saves you significant time, effort, and potential heartache. In the past, you'd have to sit down with a crimping tool or soldering iron, match up the two harnesses wire by wire, according to function, and then make secure connections. Now, the ReadyHarness is ready to rock the minute you open up your new car stereo. And you'll avoid the pain of turning on your new radio only to find out that you've wired it incorrectly.
Please remember that it'll take some time for us to build your ReadyHarness, so plan on your new car stereo arriving at least a day later than usual.
"I am absolutely thrilled at finally getting the wiring harness and vehicle adapter connected properly. It certainly significantly reduces the installation time/effort. Not sure why you didn't start this years ago." — Bob M.
"Unless you do this often, why take the time and the chance that a connection is not correct? Then the time to figure out what wire is not working, etc.? You all fixed me up with one wiring harness. I plug into the radio and two plugs on the other end directly into the car. Swap a radio in 15 minutes. How cool is that?" — #crimpinainteasy
"Just wanted to drop you an email and say your adapter/stereo harness worked perfectly! I cut the installation time by at least 1.5 hours enlisting your service! Thanks again for a great job." — Tom L.
"AMAZING!! I was a Crutchfield guy back in the day, installing various car stereos in my cars. There always was chopping, wiring and a fair amount of brain surgery. I just installed a JVC CD player in my wife's Honda Accord in 15 minutes, thanks to your prewired loom and excellent instructions!
Thanks again for a painless process!!!" — Ethan S.
Worth every penny. Saves so much time.
Ryan, Lodi, CA
Average Customer Review(s):
I have an Audi and there are apparently two harnesses that can be used depending on features. Mine came wired with the wrong one so I had to cut it apart and wire it to the right one. Crutchfield was quick to refund my money or offer to do it correct, so I'm not too mad it's just a bummer.
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Excellent service and value. The last time I did a radio install was a single DIN headunit in a car with no steering wheel controls. I didn't even think about all the other modules in a modern car that needed to be wired in when I added this service to my order. I was very surprised when I pulled the harness out of the bag to find all the additional modules wired in and connected, with fabric tape covering all wires and splices. Absolutely worth the extra expense to save the time and headache of finding wiring diagrams and making all the connections yourself.
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Worth every penny. Saves so much time.
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Even though I sent back the harness due to not needing the radio I have previously bought a radio for my sons car and used the ready harness to connect his radio. Made the installation a lot easier.
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The ready harness service is so worth it! Very fair price and all you have to do is plug and play. Even if you are good at splicing and soldering you are still better off having the harness made for you. It will come with the correct interconnect and the correct service loop and makes your install a breeze.
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Love how they wire it for you. Mine worked perfectly. Everything fit and worked. It saved me so much time and work of me trying to wire it myself.
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Perfect plug and play!
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The best money I ever spent! The radio I purchased was even shipped the very same day I ordered it. The harness was professionally crimped and ready to install right out of the box. It was as simple as removing the old radio, installing the new one, plugging it in and DONE! Everything worked perfectly. Thank you Crutchfield!
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Worth it to cut my install time from ~1.5 hours to <30 minutes.
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This thing is such a headache saver. Have some butt connectors handy, sometimes pushing this into the dash can cause one to come loose.
Pros: Easy to install a new radio quicker
Cons: Camera interface was not straight forward.
This is an awesome service and saved me a lot of time!
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This worked perfectly, just plugged it in and everything worked the way it should, it saved me... hours.
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Never installed a stereo so I purchased this and it was very easy. You could not go wrong with this product.
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This service made installing my head unit so much easier. Didn't even add any time to the delivery, awesome service.
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What a bargain for a neophyte. I was worried about the wiring with my install, and this made it as simple as plugging connectors together.
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Awesome service worth the money so I didn't have to deal with it. Thanks!!!
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Definitely worth the money. I wasnt going to purchase this harness because I can wire things myself but this harness saved so much time. The harness was literally a plug and play install and worth the small cost.
Pros: Saved time, good quality, inexpensive
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I had cut items out the harness, had to redo 3-4 of the connections. I called for tech support and they were very helpful. There were "bass blockers" whatever that is wired into wrong place in harness. They walked me through cutting them out. But to cut something out I paid for is kinda wrong.
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If you don't like to wire stuff or you find it difficult for whatever reason, this service is worth EVERY PENNY! It made the installation a snap.
Pros: Worth every penny!
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Super easy hook up.
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If you are not experienced, and even if you are, this service is soooo worth it. The wires are all done for you. All you have to do is plug into the stereo and the other end into the existing car harnesses. There are a few other wires you need to figure out what to do with, but just call Crutchfield installation support and they will talk you through it all.
Pros: Eliminates hours of time for a non experienced installer. Plug and play.
Cons: Minor, but there are few extra wires that for a newbie, might be confusing, like parking break wire.
This was the best part of the installation -- it took about 10 seconds. The hardest part was disconnecting the OEM wiring from the old radio.
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I could not have did this install without this ReadyHarness from Crutchfield!
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This is the only way to go! Will never go back to stripping and crimping on my own. Worth every penny
Pros: So easy, self explanatory
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The service was super convenient and after all was said and done it worked perfectly. My only critique was that they sent two bags of wires one of which were leftovers that weren't needed for my install but the handwritten instructions weren't clear as to what that bag of wires was for, leaving me a bit confused and needing to call into Crutchfield for questions at multiple points of the install.
Pros: Makes everything plug and play with no need to crimps or wire cutters
Cons: Could use better instructions as to what does what.
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Easy peasey
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This service is well worth the money. Our installation literally took minutes to complete, compared to hours for a novice, like myself, would take.
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The ReadyHarness made the install much easier than having to attach all the wires. The couple of questions I had about extra wires were quickly handled by a call to tech support
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Got the ready harness service from Crutchfield. Just didn't want to mess with all of the hassle of figuring out what wires went where. Best decision I ever made. Took less than 30 minutes to put in the radio. Just plug in and go!
Pros: Easy, slick, no problem, no headache.
Cons: A bit pricey but worth it.
This made the installation very easy. It seems very solid.
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This will save SO much time. I've installed three car stereos from Crutchfield and this was the first time using this service. Worth every penny!
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Well worth the money! What's easier than P&P?
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Great service. Saves a ton of time on the install. I would recommend this to everyone!
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Worked perfectly with my 2012 Porsche Boxster! The support provided before and during installation was FANTASTIC!
Pros: Simple to install. No complications!
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The ReadyHarness Service is an excellent choice for those who aren't really "wire savy" or who just doesn't have the time to connect wires. The tech support staff were willing to assist me every time I called with a question about what to plug into where and every agent I spoke with was very professional and caring. I cannot be more grateful for that. My radio is working flawlessly and sounds great because of you all!
Pros: Takes less time to install Professionally connected and harnessed
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Dear Lord look at the picture. I removed an Alpine Unit and this harness saved my mind. Excellent workmanship and everything worked. If you are color blind this is an absolute necessity. They match everything up and you just plug it in. I cannot imagine how anyone that has difficultly seeing colors could approach this job.
Pros: This thing is a time, eye and mind saver.
Cons: You are if you don't buy this.
The part I dreaded the most was having to wire the system. I'm not good at electrical and making connections. I didn't want to cut into the cars wiring so when I was told Crutchfield will prewire everything and all I had to do was unplug my old receiver and plug in the Crutchfield harness I was excited. I highly recommend th small cost associated with this. The harnesses were nice and neat solid connections and zip tied. I could have never done such a professional job myself. The supplied instructions even came with a schematic telling you what each wire was for.
Pros: Made the install go much smoother and faster. It was plug and play and not cutting factory wires.
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Total installation time was less than 90 minutes, thanks in no small part to not having to wank around with matching color codes.
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Made installation a breeze! Highly recommended!
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It worked with the head unit, the harness did not work with my dash controls. I would suggest this if you are inept or in a time crunch otherwise do it yourself
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The harness made it a snap to install the radio. No wires to cut. Just an easy plug and play. The hardest part of the install was getting the latch on the old harness to release.
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Really well done. They do use butt connectors. I usually solder these myself. It that's a preference. Saved time on the bench and that's what I needed.
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Could not have done... would NOT have done it without the help of this step from Crutchfield! Two attempts to get my radio in correctly. Third time is the charm. This was my first radio install EVER and it went pretty well.
Pros: Customer service is spot on with Crutchfield! I called and they walked me through every cable, every input, every connection... to make sure it was ready to go and simply slide in and make final connections with my vehicle!
Cons: Oh so many cables! Very overwhelming!
Well worth the extra money! Made it a super quick install!
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When I received the package, it literally plus & play. Worth for what you paid.
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Saved a bunch of time and frustration. Worth the $$
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Excellent option when installing a head unit! Easy plug and play option, I highly recommend this option
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I loved the ease of this service! Would absolutely do it again.
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Its worth every dollar!
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This is the most awesome service. Makes plugging in your equipment, literally, a snap. Totally worth the price.
Pros: No wasting time and energy splicing wires.
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True plug and play. Simple and quick as well as professional looking.
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Made the install a breeze- there is no way I could have made all these connections so secure- or even correctly. I will always use this service.
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Great pre-wired and built harness makes life much quicker and easier for an install. Only complaint which isn't much and was easily resolved was the length of the ground wire, it was a bit short and i had to cut and extend it a bit
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Wow emailed install literally plug and play!!
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The Crutchfueld ReadyHarness made installing the new car stereo a breeze!
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Worth the cost. A real time saver.
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No doubt about it, this is a time saver and a game changer. Well worth the few bucks it costs. Thanks crutchfield
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Plug and go made easy
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well worth the 25 bucks just plug it in and done
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Plug and play great way to install
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Love this service made my installation process so much easier and faster definitely recommend worth the price
Pros: What really great can well put together was easy to connect everything and just go
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well worth the money, it made everything plug n play saved me lots of time.
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Great fits perfect
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This thing was worth every penny and I appreciate how easy it may the installation work thanks Crutchfield
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I can't recommend this enough! This service is an immense time and frustration saver!
Pros: Saves a ton of time, blood, sweat and tears!
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The harness had loose connections so could not get audio out of the left channel
Pros: Convenient - can save a lot of work
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QUICK EASY A NO BRAINER
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This really helps preserve your stock wiring and makes for a faster hookup.
Pros: Quick and easy
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Put together perfectly. great time saver.
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Absolutely worth it. This was not the first one I ordered. In the past I have done without it, but this makes the job so much quicker. Remember that without the premade wiring harness, you also need to solder wires together and tape them or buy a bunch of crimps. Then you have to line up all the colors correctly. This is plug and play and saves you 20 minutes to an hour of work, plus the time and money to buy connectors. I would always recommend this option.
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Such a time saver highly recommend!
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Best money I've spent in a long time
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makes installation *much* easier. well worth the modest expense.
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Well worth the money unless you like splicing/connecting wires....
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Perfect connections! Just like factory. Maybe a bit bulky for the available space in my application, but with a little tucking all fitted ok.
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Great harness wiring service. Quality connections and splicing. No complaints at all. Was able to connect my receiver in no time.
Pros: Great connections/splicing.
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Professional job. Won't buy a deck without this in the future.
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It was literally a snap to install. Far better connections than I would have achieved.
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Tag each strand. I had 3 that werent used. It would have cut my time in half if I had known.
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It made it easier to install. I had to call tech for some additional help and they made my install easy. Thanks for the great work and assistance.
Pros: Easy plug and play. Great customer service.
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Plug n Play??
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Worked perfectly. It was plug and play. Very neat.
Pros: No stripping and soldering/crimping wires, guess work, easily worth the 25 dollars with time it saves.
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I'll never wite my own radio harness again. This service is perfectly priced and convient. Harness wired up to my new receiver and the trucks harness perfectly.
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Perfect. Plug n play!
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I've installed several car stereos over the years and this is the first time I've used the ReadyHarness service. This made life so much easier it's unbelievable! Rather than identifying and crimping wires (and then going back to see which ones you messed up on when something doesn't work!) this was literally plug and play. It certainly cut the amount of swearing I usually do when installing a car stereo by about 90%. Thanks Crutchfield!!
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Absolutely awesome. Especially if you are colorblind. This is a ten second wiring job.
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If you don't want to do the wiring yourself this is the way to go. Come to you all ready to go, just plug it in.
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Amazing service! From someone who's colorblind... lol wiring a headunit is a nightmare of guessing. CF Ready Harness makes it a no brainer. You guys are the best in the biz.
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Saved hassle of trying to figure it alll out.
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This service was worth its weight in gold! it took all of the headache out of trying to splice the old wiring harness into the new one. Easily saved me hours of time. I highly recommend!
Pros: Save you hours of trimming and stripping wires.
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crazy easy to install
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Ready Harness makes the installation soooooo much easier. Sure, I can make all these connections myself, but with 20 to do, maybe one will fail, and who wants to spend 3 hours soldering and heat shrinking. I need to have my truck available to use. Ready harness makes it a breeze. Install only took about an hour on my truck
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This was a huge time saver and I recommend this as part of your installation.
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The ReadyHarness was incorrectly wired for my car. I called tech support to tell them what was happening and was told my car must be malfunctioning, that they knew what they were doing.... So after getting out my multimeter, consulting the Pioneer site and re-wiring the harness to the correct wires from the car, the radio works perfectly. I would not have even posted a review if the tech support staff had not been incredibly rude when I reached out for help.
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Crutchfield response on 1/28/2019 We were sorry to hear about this customer's experience with Tech Support team. We're forwarding this on to our Tech Support supervisors, so they can look into it. We strive to provide the best service, before, during, and after your purchase, and it looks like we missed the mark this time. We hope they will give us another chance to prove we're the best in the business.
perfect
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Worth every cent. Makes install so easy, even a caveman could do it.
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This is a great service! It made installation practically plug & play! Flawless!
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Great option! Rather spend my time installing than splicing wires!
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Plug and play
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What an amazing service and huge time saver all the hard work is done for you worth every penny.
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Very easy. Plug and play
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Great time saver. It's not hard to crimp a few wires together, but being able to plug it in and go was well worth it!
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I recommend, saved me some time and time is money
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Worth every penny! Made all my factory "stuff" work.
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Glad I purchased this. Saved me a lot of time.
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don't put a radio in a car without their adaptor harness, well worth the money
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Made install super easy! Worth the money to make the install quick and easy.
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Y'all just make it so darned easy, even a caveman can do it.
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Definitely worth it saved a lot of time
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fastest install I have ever done. Worked with the support staff and retained my steering wheel controls. The only wire I had to figure out what to do with was the parking break wire for the DVD player. Plugged the connectors in at both ends and DONE!
Pros: So simple, worth every penny!
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Made my install literally a snap.
Pros: Easy to use. Snaps in both locations.
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Well worth the extra money, made it a simple plug-n- play installation!
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Saves so much time and effort. Worth every penny. Have used it twice now with no issues. Will use again in the future.
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I have to be honest, when I originally selected this service I didn't think it was going to be worth the money. I mean come on, how hard is it to splice some wires together? Then my stereo arrived and oh Lord am I glad I did. To connect the radio to my legacy and keep my controls was probably 35 wires. Instead I plugged in 3 harnesses, but the radio in and BAM! right the first time! Thank you Crutchfield for this awesome service. I wont buy another stereo without it.
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Do it it's worth ,it turned an hour install into 5 minutes
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While I could have done this myself and have all the tools and connectors in my shop, I feel this service was well worth the cost. I was installing a new stereo in a 06 Porsche 911. The harness has at least a dozen connects that need to be made to mate the stereo side harness to the vehicle side harness. To do this correctly would take at least an hour or two of tedious work. This includes checking all the connects and the fact that a couple would need to be redone. I'd rather have a pro do this part of the install and spend the time on other things. Also, if you don't have a good set of crimpers and the connectors on hand, you're going to spend as much money anyhow. Glad they provide the service and would definitely use it again.
Pros: Saves time and you get a reliable set of connections. Less worry, no hassle.
Cons: If you want to save the $$ have the time and tools it is clearly not a difficult job.
Best 25 dollars I've ever spent
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Worth every penny - made the hookup super easy. I would not buy a stereo without it.
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Everything came connected properly and cleanly with useful labels. Absolutely use this service unless you're super comfortable wiring your harness.
Pros: Great service, worth every penny.
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Highly recommend this saved me hours of time and was literally "plug and play"; in short it was $$ very well spent!
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The ready harness is always worth the money! Makes installation much quicker and easier!
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Well worth the money and makes installation a breeze. Simply plug into the factory harnesses, connect to your head unit and add all the accessories like backup camera, Sirius or steering wheel controls and you're done!
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Built the harness I needed for the installation of a Kenwood head unit in an Audi S4 with Bose. Took an extra day, but they got it right. And the installation took about 15 minutes. Including the test drive. Very cost effective solution.
Pros: Made the installation nearly effortless. Fit perfectly. Required nothing of me to get the job done. Only took a day.
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Turns installation into a mostly plug and play process. Saved me the hours of time and tedium of wiring the harnesses on my own. With today's cars being more complicated, this is an essential service. Can't recommend enough.
Pros: Saves so much time and confusion.
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Well worth it!
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Could it get any easier! Made installation a breeze!!!
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Great product, great quality and awesome service!
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This was a real time saver and made installation a 5 minute job. Steering wheel controls work as they should on a 2006 Mini Cooper GP. It did delay deliver but Crutchfield went the extra step and upgraded me to overnight delivery.
Pros: Creates a seamless and professional installation. A real time saver and convenience.
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My first thought was that I didn't need someone else to wire my HU for me, but I'm snowbirding in Florida and don't have access to my regular tools and supplies so I thought "why not?" When the unit arrived and I installed it in just a few minutes, I gained a lot of appreciation for the prewiring service ! THANKS!
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A very good conversion to assist in the installation of my new radio.
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No brainer
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i purchased a PAC steering wheel interface, and most of the wiring connections between the vehicle and the headunit were already included in PAC's wiring harness. The "ReadyHarness" service was used only a few cables... over priced for what i recieved.
Pros: pre-connected wiring harness
Cons: over-priced if you use a PAC steering wheel interface
Best $$ you will ever spend, its a must.
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The ready harness connected perfectly to my Camry and the pre-wiring service was well worth the extra money in time savings and peace of mind.
Pros: Pre-wired and ready to connect to both the stereo and the car. Well worth the money in time savings and smooth connectivity.
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Disappointed .....Was nearly finished with install and I noticed a frayed wire protruding from one of the crimp connectors. Upon further inspection I noticed several wires had the same thing... see pics..... being that my dash was ripped apart, I had to go to the workbench to and remove all of the crimp connectors and solder and shrink wrap all of the connections. This wire harness is huge, couple that with the addition of the Maestro box and very limited real estate in the dash behind the stereo, it was very difficult to mount the stereo. When eliminating the crimp connectors, I ended up shortening many of the wires to reduce the bulkiness of the harness. Felt as if the ready harness hindered more than helped..... 2015 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 TRD Sport DCLB with steering wheel controls and non-JBL
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Crutchfield response on 1/22/2019 Scott contacted our Customer Support team for help. If you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, it's important to contact our Customer Support or Tech Support teams right away. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase.
I wanted to update my review on this service. Since I submitted this review, Crutchfield contacted me with the news that they had corrected the situation. I am completely satisfied with the way this issue was resolved. ANY company or service can make mistakes especially at the Christmas season rush time. What is rare is that Crutchfield acknowledged it and corrected it. Apparently, this company wants return customers and they have one here.
Pros: Corrected swiftly
Cons: Slight problems
WELL WORTH THE MONEY!! BEST $ EVER SPENT!! WOW SO EASY!!! The last install I did, I had to connect all the wires myself. Not difficult but time-consuming and made the install more difficult. this was sooooo nice, install was much quicker because of the harness service!! Thank you!!
Pros: cheap easy
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Well worth the extra cost. Get wiring customized directly to your vehicle.
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Just get this and spend 1.5 hours doing something else. Excellent work, stout connections, and literally plug and play (using "literally" correctly here).
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Compare the Crutchfield ReadyHarness with the various harnesses and bare wire ends you'd have to splice, crimp, solder, and curse at for better part of a half-day and you'll be convinced the CRH is the way to go with DIY installations like mine. Hint for use: you'll get all the other harnesses that come packaged with your gear and if you're not entirely accustomed to working the car electronics it will take some study and examination to figure out which ones to exclude and which ones may be needed to pair with your CRH and equipment. It's worth the money to get the harness with your purchase.
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Made the installation of my new Pioneer unit a snap. All wires were as they should be, only had to splice in the steering wheel controller, but that took 2 wires and about 2 minutes to eo.
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Worked like a charm and worth the hassle.
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worked great. well worth paying for to save time and effort.
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Great purchase. I was so glad I got this, the wires were all attached and ready for installation. This saved so much time.
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Perfect addition to my radio
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The best deal going. Saved time and worked perfectly, arrived ready to plug in my model car.
Pros: All done for me.
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I paid to have the ready harness wired together by a pro at crutchfield and it was worth the money . plug and play,,, radio is working good
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Should have been plug n play BUT the wires were not connected firmly and started coming undone. Very fustrating as we already had to make our own harness for the back up cam. With these wires coming partially apart, spent added time correcting the problem. This is the first tome I've used this service and because of the problems, probably the last.
Pros: Service idea good
Cons: Reworking wiring because of its hastly done connections caused a lot of time.
This is absolutely worth every penny. Yes you can do this yourself but this saves time and they package the wires very cleanly and tightly.
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The harness was not connected properly for my setup with a factory amp, but Crutchfield was quick to refund the $$. Their customer service is remarkable.
Pros: Nearly bundled, good butt splices.
Cons: Wrong speaker wiring connections
Plug and play, made life easy
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This made the installation really easy. Plug and play is the way to go. I had the radio installed in less than 40 minutes. Well worth the cost.
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Just spend the money and buy it! Makes life so much easier.
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Made the Kenwood we just installed in my son's 2007 Ford Fusion truly plug-n-play!! Thank you!
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HUGE time saver. Will do this with every stereo moving forward.
Pros: Saved a ton of time!
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Save yourself hours of hassle and get a custom made harness conversion. I was skeptical too, I've installed more than a few head units and yes I can use my multimeter to get the wiring right, but this service is totally worth it. This made installing my father in-law's new car stereo quick and easy. This service is worth every penny, GET IT!
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I paid for this service for my 04 Mazda Miata as a way to save time for installation. It was nicely done, except for 2 MAJOR problems. One wire kept coming undone, I ended up having to strip off insulation and re-crimping it. I also with my purchase got the Scosche SLC4 Line Output Converter which they attached to the harness. The issue is they left the wires way too short, and I wasn't able to find any place to put the converter that would fit with the stereo in place! I had to undo all the connections on one side and add more wire to it. TL;DR: Had to redo something that I paid money for someone else to do.
Pros: Half the wires came out fine
Cons: Harness was made with no consideration of use Had to re-do half the wiring\ Waste of money
Crutchfield response on 1/9/2019 Our Customer Support specialist, Bryan, reached out to Stanley for a follow-up. If you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, it's important to contact our Customer Support or Tech Support teams right away. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase.
Remembered wiring replacement car stereos in my youth made this an easy choice, the harness was perfect and made the installation quick and hassle free, well worth the money.
Pros: Plug and play, so quick and easy no guessing involved
Cons: 3 way switch on side of device was in different mode then my car took and no instructions on that, but was easy to figure out
Best $$$ ever spent. Took me 15 minutes to connect the pre-wired harness & test / validate functionality was working.
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Best investment
Pros: There is no reason to not buy this
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Probably the best purchase I made in 2018 - I wouldn't have stood a chance doing the wiring on this by myself.
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Love the custom harness, make the install truly plug & play.
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Well worth the money. Wish it would have included extra wires for steering wheel controls and USB/AUX input in console.
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the only way to go!!
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The Crutchfield ReadyHarness saved me time and worked without a hitch!
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So first of all I got to say, I love Crutchfield. Been buying from them for years and will continue to do so. I choose Crutchfield because of their knowledgeable staff and they have NEVER let me down. That said, I can't give this 5 stars. The ReadyHarness is a great solution to make the customer's installation a breeze, but not with Steering Wheel Control (SWC) in my Mazda 3. All provided radio connections worked as expected. Crutchfield even wired in the Power & Ground leads for the SWC unit, but they did not address 2 additional connections that I had to splice in manually. I understand that the Mazda harness (from Metra) that Crutchfield uses to make the ReadyHarness does not have the 2 pins required to make the connection to SWC harness, those pins only exist in the vehicle. What I don't understand is why Crutchfield; 1) doesn't request that Metra provide a harness with those 2 pin/wires? OR 2) why a company like Crutchfield doesn't stock extra wire/pins in their wire shop that could be inserted into the Metra harness so a complete SWC and head unit harness could be shipped?
Pros: Nice Price Quality harness work Excellent delivery response
Cons: Doesn't not provide all Steering Wheel Control conections
With this awesome service and telephone technical support it will save you a lot of time and headaches
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Big time saver, worth every penny. Made install a breeze!
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Best 25 bucks I've spent in a long time. Saved me hours on the installation.
Pros: Cheap, easy, fast
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Best service ever! Thanks Crutchfield!
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Awesome. Thanks Crutchfield! Installation in my daughter's 98 Jeep took less than an hour thanks to the pre made harness. Definitely worth a couple extra bucks.
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The ready harness is the only way to go. Made the installation super easy!
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This harness made the install so easy. Plug in the antenna ,connect the harness at each end and push in the radio into the bracket.
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The ready harness was well worth the price! I was installing a new stereo in my daughters 2002 Ford focus which had a factory amp and su woofer. The ReadyHarness was perfect and all I had to do was plug the 3 wiring harness into the ready harness and then into the new receiver. Did I mention this was my first time installing a car stereo?
Pros: Huge time saver, Worked perfectly
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A big time saver. You supply correct information, get a perfect solution for your install.
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This is the only way to install a new radio. Crutchfield takes care of all of the pairing of the harness of the radio to the car harness.
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This harness made the installation of my new stereo amazingly easy. Thank you!
Pros: Made installation a dream.
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Absolutely blissful to spare myself the headache of wiring and crimping wires together and risking to get it wrong! They say leave the installation to a certified technician and this is what this is. Don't hesitate, you'll be glad you got this service with your order, even if you know how to wire!
Pros: Reliable, solid connections, clean.
Cons: Cost, but a fair contribution to let Crutchfield continue doing its thing!
Plug and play for install of a HU upgrade to my 2016 Tacoma SR5. I don't mind soldering and shrink wrapping but with all the other holiday projects I just wanted to get this harness and easily plug everything in. Since I was already using a Maestro RR and wiring up a front camera getting this read-made saved me some time and effort for sure!
Pros: Easy
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Great service to simplify installation
Pros: Already connected, no need to buy crimpers or to soldier
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Awesome time saver
Pros: Huge time saver
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OMG! If you don't use the ReadyHarness service, you are seriously brain damaged! It's super cheap, and the time saved is well worth it. I just hope Crutchfield doesn't realize they can raise the price to whatever they want and I would still pay it. Shhh, don't tell anyone!
Pros: Super cheap, super convenient, and the answer to my car stereo installation prayers.
Cons: Now I have to upgrade the audio in all my other cars!
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Wow! Can not get any simpler. Love this option!!!!!
Pros: Got old radio out and just connected these wire connectors. Wow! So simple.
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This made the install a snap. No, I don't miss doing this myself! Plug and play....it was great.
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Worth every penny. Takes all the guesswork it of it
Pros: Easy
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I have used this service 3 times this year and it truly is a game changer when it comes to installing a new device. For me, it shaves 1-2 hours off the install to not have to splice wires.
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Get it! Totally worth the hour time savings. As a technician, I'm pretty critical of cabling and dressing things in so it's clean and orderly. They do a pretty good job.
Pros: Headache? What headache? Clean and orderly Easily tuckable in about any space
Cons: Include instructions with the pre-made when adding steering wheel controls like the metra. I had to look up about one wire that wasn't included with the harness (it was a hot splice) which prevented me from programming the controls
Basically everything was OK except that the crimp connector for subwoofer power was not done correctly. So no power through the connector to subwoofer amp! After more time than I would like to have spent on radio settings, I broke out my voltmeter and found-and fixed- the problem. Fortunately I had the tools and experience to fix it.
Pros: Most connections were correct.
Cons: Subwoofer crimp conection was not one of the good ones.
Don't check out without this
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I am usually a DIY kind of guy, but since my new stereo required the use of one of the Metra GMOS-01 Interfaces to keep factory chimes, onstar etc.. I decided to spend the money and let Crutchfield do the Ready Harness service, So Glad I did, Worth the money. So I bought a new stereo and when it came Via UPS, Inside the box was a seperate bag with the GMOS-01 interface already spliced/connected to the correct wires going to the head units wire harness and vehicle wire harness, all I had to do was plug them in, and it works great. saved me time and hassel.
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It wasn't wired correctly. I had to call tech support, then cut wires. I paid for the convenience of plug and play. It would have been faster to just wire it myself.
Pros: Great concept.
Cons: If it is wired incorrectly then it is more trouble than it's worth.
This option worked out great as it well worth the money for the time it saved wiring up the new radio and steering wheel control interface.
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All I got to say is this option is amazing! I know crimping wires is easy but this saved so much time trying to figure which wires to connect between the adapter and the interface. It is well worth the price. I will use this on my next install.
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PLUG and play! Just doesn't get any better
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This has to Ben the best idea ever in aftermarket stereo installs
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This was amazing! Worth every penny. Let me get things connected super fast.
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Easy and quick. Awesome for the self install. Thanks crutchfield!
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My 15 year old installed the radio easy with this ready harness. Worked awesome and sounds good
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It made install painless
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You would be stupid to not pay for this service. i was able to install my new system quickly, easily, frustration free and in a matter of about an hour. that my friends is pretty cool
Pros: no need to fiddle fart around with figuring out what goes where and splicing, crimping and or etc. this is a no brainer
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easy to use
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They did a great job all I had to do is plug it in
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Saved the time and hassle of trying to splice wires between connectors. Truly plug and play!
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Made installation so easy, will never purchase a radio without it.
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Great service, everything was ready to go out of the box as far as wiring goes
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It fits and has good quality.
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This service saved a huge amount of time sitting at the dining room table going through wiring diagrams. Everything was already set-up so it was almost plug-and-play. Huge thanks to Crutchfield for having this service!
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A must for someone with limited wiring skills or short on install time.
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Only saved me AT LEAST AN HOUR!!! I can't believe no one has thought of this in the past! Money well spent. Plug in and go. Thanks so much for the Readyharness Service!!!!!!!!
Pros: Saves time and makes for a CLEAN install!
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Made the installation much easier. Since Crutchfield knows the vehicle the harness is for, they should automatically include the diagrams/photos of where to connect the wires that are not part of the harness.
Pros: Made the installation much easier.
Cons: A bit pricey.
always solid. always works.
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idiot proof - fantastic
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Works great and saves time!
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: Not much explanation for unusable connections without calling tech support
Made install much easier
Pros: Made installation easy
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Always a smart purchase. I've gotten the ready harness twice now, and it makes for a plug and play experience. BUY THIS.
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Harness looks like it was professionally done. No fuss and everything snaps into place. Test fit went great so waiting for final fit to enjoy the new toys
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Definitely a time saver. Radio was installed in half the time thanks to the readyharness.
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Best decision going with this service. Harness plugged right into VW dash harness and saved a ton of time in the process!
Pros: Great time saver. Can't imagine doing this radio conversion with units bare wires
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Professionally done and made the install of my radio so easy and fast!!
Pros: Easy install
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This service boosted my install
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I didn't have a lot of time for this install, so I decided to try this service. I think it's worth it if you don't want to take the time to match up the wiring harness, but I must have read the description wrong because I thought it said Crutchfield would solder the connections but they arrived crimped with barrel connectors. Had I known this, I probably would've skipped this service and soldered the connections myself. I'm sure crimped connections are perfectly fine, it's just personal preference, I like being secure in the knowledge that the connections are not going to come loose at some point in the future.
Pros: Plug-and-play No reading wiring diagrams
Cons: Connections were made with crimps, I would've preferred solder
Only way to go...money WELL spent
Pros: worry free time saver
Cons: Made it to EASY :)
You should buy this service.
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Great offering allowing easy installation for Plug and Play
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Made my install go so much smoother than the first time since they already knew what went where (my car has a very unconventional radio harness). Plus they even labeled which wires I had to tap into and where they were located.
Pros: So much easier than doing it solo and scanning the internet for wiring diagrams
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Premade harness is the best way to go. I swapped out stereos in 20 minutes flawlessly!!
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Connecting the new radio was the simplest part with the ReadyHarness Service!
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Saved an incredible amount of time in the installation. Great product and works perfectly
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Would not recommend if you have steering wheel control. Those wires are left to you to complete. Still not working for me. Assumed ready harness meant ready
Pros: The connections made were well done
Cons: Did not include steering wheel controller connections
Was not wired correctly, after four calls to Crutchfield and many cold hours in my shop found the mistakes and was able to correct them. Customer service deserves a 5 star rating but irritated I paid for something that did not make this process any faster.
Pros: Customer Service
Cons: Faulty work from Crutchfield
I've had to put all those little wires together before, not fun. Well worth the money.
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One of the best options available, they use quality butt connectors and well wrapped
Pros: makes installation a breeze
Cons: they don't leave a wire open for the amp trigger
This is a great service if you are not super skilled at installing radios. My only issues was they installed a lot of extra pieces that I did not need for my installation. This requires a phone call to support, but better to have the extra pieces and not need them then to not have them.
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Im very satisfy and very impressed with this harness, made installation faster and easier, thank you crutchfield
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Best money I ever spent... I wish they offered this service 30 years ago :-)
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Worked great. Made installation a breeze.
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After several hours of running the new wiring perfectly for a very clean install (OEM Look) only to find out the ready harness wasn't completely wired. So after wasting a day I started to Trouble shoot and Ended up reinstalling the OEM head unit to re-test to make for sure its not a OEM Harness problem. Ended up calling Tech support several times (Great Help) and we started eliminating anything that could be a potential problem only to find out the harness had not been completed. So ended up removing the the new harness to complete all the Non-connections and double checked all the color code's with tech support help and Bingo!! Its Works.. I have done multiple systems before and I was trying to save time but ended up losing more.. Next time I'll just wire it myself and take nothing for granted..
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I would have preferred that the wires where heat shunck , and the wire labeled reverse for the camera is not the right wire to hook to the backup light . Instead you hook the positive wire from the camera itself to the back up light!
Pros: Mostly ok
Cons: Reverse wire is wrong on my application
Well worth the $
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Was very satisfy needed help got very fast
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Harness interfaced with ease, but the labeling of the connectors is insufficient. Connectors can be easily connected incorrectly. Needed to make a call to tech support and email photos back and forth to obtain clarifying installation information
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Was very impressed with this harness, made installation so much faster and easier
Pros: Quick, plug and play
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Awesome service. Well worth the price. Saved a lot of time and made installation super simple.
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thanks for making the install easy, you made the harness very neat, better than I could have done.
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A no brainer...a real time saver. I am more than capable of cutting and splicing wires but I purchased this to save time. I am glad that I did; this made it extremely easy to install this new radio. If you are buying a radio, buy a ReadyHarness, it's that simple!
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Easy to use and ready to go out of the box!
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The quality is amazing! Saved me a ton of time and headaches. It's a no brainer to choose this option!
Pros: Convenience, quality, price
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This is a great service, can't say enough nice things about plug and play. Super easy install. Yes I could have done the wiring but this is way easier.
Pros: EASY Install
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To say it was money well spent would be an understatement. Unless you want to experience the joy of stripping, crimping, and soldering wire and matching wire colors and functions to put together your own harness, let Crutchfield do it.
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Made the wiring hook up very easy with no hassle of splices.
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Ready highness is a must-have if you want a smooth installation it takes the headaches away to looking for wires and matching them up, that way you can concentrate on other stuff. it's a plus for me highly recommended thank you
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Oh how I wish they had this service years ago. If I every buy another aftermarket stereo, it will be from Cructchfield and I will buy the ReadyHarness. The time and stress that this saves is immeasurable. This easily saved me an hour. Great job as always Crutchfield!
Pros: Saves time Connections are perfect No guess work or research needed to match up wires Lifesaver if you are color blind (Like me)
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Made install REALLY easy
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Trimmed at least an hour off the install time, SO GLAD I paid for this service.
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This was literally plug-n-play! Purchased and installed a Boss BVCP9675A into my 2003 Rav4. Although I'm capable of doing the wiring, I really didn't want to. It was well worth the cost to let the Crutchfield techs make the harness connections!
Pros: Like I said in my review - this was a plug-n-play.
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I didn't know about this new service from Crutchfield. I really like how this ready harness installs in just seconds makes radio install a breeze. The new harness wires are very good quality too!
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Probably the most worthwhile service I've ever bought. The harnesses you purchase will be professionally connected. It said that getting the service could add a day to the shipping time, but my order still arrived two days earlier than estimated. Really the only reason not to get this service would be if you have the space and equipment to do it, and wiring is something you enjoy doing, and you are good enough at it to do it correctly. Otherwise, it's a chore that is easily avoided.
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The extra expense is worth it. Save yourself the headache. Pretty much plug and play installation.
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What a time saver. I'm a novice when it comes to stereo installation and this made things very easy. I has 0 splices/connections I had to make myself. This was completely plug and play.
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Folks - I let the technicians at Crutchfield take care of soldering together my wiring interface I needed for my receiver install. The tech did a wonderful job. It cost a little extra, but it will save you a lot of time
Pros: Excellent work
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This product saved me TONS of time. Worth every penny. I also didn't have to worry about screwing up my wiring and shorting our all of my electronics, which is a beautiful thing. I have subwoofers so I had to splice some, which added more tune but still less compared to not having this product. The splicing instructions are a bit hazy, but still doable by all means.
Pros: Saves time. Makes installation easier. Less likely to make a mistake.
Cons: Wire splicing not totally crystal clear.
Worth every penny spent. Did not need to splice or solder anything. Worked flawlessly!!
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Makes set up easy
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Plugged right in and couldn't be easier. Worth the money.
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this was a no brainier:: It made a 2 hour wiring job a 15 min connection exercise. The only thing i would have like to see would be to have the cables better labeled as to where they go. With the factory harness and adding a Kenwood receiver and the Maestro there were a lot of plugs to test fit. :)
Pros: Took a 2 hour job to 15 min..
Cons: The only thing i would have like to see would be to have the cables better labeled as to where they go.
Absolutely with the cost! This service made my install easy and quick!
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Installed on 2005 Impala 3.4 Base. Very easy to use - plug and play. Very clean, professional looking harness. Would probably use again.
Pros: Works Well
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was fast and easy !!
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Great choice for a worry-free installation. A real time saver!
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This is the way to go!! All I had to do was connect the harness to the factory wiring and it worked the VERY first time. I don't have to worry about connections or whether I did it correctly. Wished I had done this sooner!
Pros: Plug and Play, No worries about incorrect connections or bad wiring.
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Totally worth it--made the install so easy!
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So happy for this check out option made the swap a breeze. Professional workmanship
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This is totally awesome this ready wired harness. I never had that chime sound in my truck for a few years now...finally got it back. Fast installation plug and play you're done very convenient Thanks Crutchfeild.
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Tight quality connections, plug n play greatness. Thank you guys!
Pros: I didn't have to do it. Saved me some time.
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Very glad i chose the harness, it made the install extremely quick and easy. Everything was labelled and the whole harness was extremely well kept and clean. Definitely well worth the extra money for a seamless install and professional quality.
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Having crutchfield splice the wires was all worth the extra fee...so much cleaner install.
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Ordered with Steering controls, since not all wires are on the adapter, still required me to connect and solder additional wires to the stock wiring harness.. That defeats the whole purpose of why I ordered pre wired harness
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When I first received the harness I was impressed by the apparent time and care shown in it's creation. I'm only giving 3 stars because when I went to install it, I consider their work to be incomplete. While they did splice in the power wires for the steering wheel controls, 2 wires were left not hooked up. I see no reason why those wires should have been missed. They were just additional pins already in the harness that would have needed to be punched down. The ReadyHarness came with hand written instructions about the parking brake and reverse cam hook-up (+positaps for them), but didn't mention those 2 steering wheel control wires. If those wires were connected to the harness to begin with, my installation would have been truly plug-and-play. Luckily I had a couple extra positaps which allowed me to complete the installation on my own.
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Crutchfield's Readyharness is an unparalleled service and of the highest quality. It turned my 1-hour install process into a quick 5-minute task. Saving a few dollars from an off-name competitor is a waste of your time and your money.
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I have wired several harnesses myself. For the price it was absolutely worth it to not do it. The crimps were solid, and the whole package was tidy.
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Great, made the install so quick and easy.
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I'm glad I got this service as it made the install way easier for me. This was my first car audio installation. My only knock on this is that they crimped off the remote turn on wire and I had to splice into it for my sub. That might be because I have a Volkswagen though, as the remote turn on wire was crimped into my VW adapter. Overall I would really recommend this if you aren't laying awake at night looking forward to connecting 10+ wires.
Pros: Makes install way easier
Cons: They crimped off the remote turn on wire (on Volkswagens at least)
For the price, having the harness come perfectly wired saved time and made installation easier. Highly recommended.
Pros: Saves time. Makes installation easier.
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Awesome.work perfect.
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This was the first time using this service. Having the harness already to go out of the box is fantastic. Makes the installation a breeze and not having to worry about whether or not I made a good connection with the splices and connectors is peace of mind.
Pros: Knowing the harness is right, ease of installation
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Best plug and play
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A terrific time-saver. Made my install much easier.
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The wiring was clean and well done. Their service is basically the same price as the tools I need to do it myself, if I knew what I was doing. Worth much more than they charge.
Pros: Costs the same as tools to do it myself Infinitely cleaner than I could do myself Stress free
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When you are installing the radio, buy this. Worth its weight in gold.
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The Crutchfield ReadyHarness Service is worth every dollar! It essentially takes a day-long splicing process out of the picture and leaves you with a simple plug-n-play installation. This is the exact reason I went to Crutchfield for my head unit and all the accessories. They make it very simple. Next time I need to replace a car head unit or speakers, I'm coming back.
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The ready harness saves a lot of time. It made installation a breeze.
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Made the install very easy. Everything worked perfect. Money well spent.
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Saved me a lot of hassle and time!
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Great Job with the harness, I just had to plug them in and that's it
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The wiring harness and the connection service provided made the installation easy.
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100% worth the extra bucks!!!!
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Best money I've spent in a long time. Well worth it!
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For about 20 bucks you can't beat the convenience of just plugging in your new stereo and going to town. It was as simple as pushing the connectors into each other and screwing in the radio, no soldering gun or crimping tool, just plug and play.
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Could not be happier! saved me a ton of time, great results. Worth every penny. Everything was connected correctly, even the wires I did not need in my installation.
Pros: Substantially reduces the need to splice wires together, takes the guesswork out of the harnesses.
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Love that receiver works flawlessly!!!....would buy again
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Money well spent! Worked flawlessly
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Worth every penny!
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40% of the wires were over crimped and open circuit. this did cause a great deal of extra work and down-time. kudos to tech support. they went the extra 10 yards. also, the gauge of wire to B+ actually reduced in the harness.
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Perfect!!! Simply just Plug-n-Play..... took all the guesswork out of the installation!!!
Pros: All you need for install.
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I purchased the pre made harness so I would not have to cut into my factory wiring. The harness I was sent did not fit so I can not use it. I tried to call customer service but the hold time was extremely long so I tried communicating via email but was just told via email to call customer service. Very frustrating to have the wrong product as well as the run around.
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Crutchfield response on 11/20/2018 Ray contacted our Customer Support and Tech Support teams, and exchanged for another receiver. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.
Totally worth it! Harness was all set and ready to go. Plug and play only the wires and connectors needed for a perfect install.
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Works well, worth every Penney spent.
Pros: Works well
Cons: Too small wire gage. Needs larger and more descriptive instructions.
Works as listed and makes installation much faster! Worth every penny.
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I've installed a number of head units in my life, it's not difficult wiring up harnesses but it is time-consuming. With two kids under 10yo time isn't a luxury I always have. So I opted to get their ReadyHarness service alongside my head unit purchase and boy did it save me a fair amount of time versus my last ADD style harness soldering and heat shrinking, lol.
Pros: It just works, Saves time
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Fantastic product.
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Talk about an easy hook up.Just plug it in.Nobody could do any better than Crutchfield.Thank you.
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Makes the wiring easy. Don't have to squeeze my hands into a small space and try to splice wires. I also ordered the Axxess steering wheel control. There was one wire that needed to be connected that wasn't in the ReadyHarness. I suggested that a wire with the connector pin attached be included for the user to plug into the proper location in the harness for their car. Even if you are going to have the radio installed by a service, I believe the connections will be cleaner and less likely to have future problems if you supply the ReadyHarness for the installer.
Pros: Simplifies. Better splices.
Cons: Adds two or three more instruction manuals.
The ready harness is a game changer. It saved me a lot of time.
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not much to say, but it saved a LOT of time. Worth it.
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Time-savings was well worth money spent. My son was able to install this unit in 30 minutes
Pros: Simplified the installation process tremendously.
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Worked great, huge time saver!
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What a time saver. Plug and play. Installation was quick and easy. Well worth ordering.
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Perfect, well worth the little bit extra to have a professional wire the harness for me. Great service!
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Great option! Time saver
Pros: Time saver, true plug and play!
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Great wiring harness, worth the money to just plug and play!
Pros: Fast and simple
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Worked perfectly. I am not sure how much frustration I avoided by having Crutchfield do the harness for me, but I bet it is a lot. This is a no-brainer.
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This may seem expensive at first, but I get this every time I buy a car stereo from Crutchfield, it is worth every penny!
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No uterus plug-and-play very quick installation
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If you don't have time to wire it up this is the way to go.
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Saved a ton of time and aggravation
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The first harness came and two of the wires weren't connected to the butt connector. After a phone call to Crutchfield, I sent the harness back, free shipping, and a new one was sent. Having this service is awesome and made this process easier for a first time radio installer. Thank you Crutchfield! Awesome customer service too. Harness ready is highly recommended.
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My harness was defective. I spent a lot of time tracing the harness to discover one of the ReadyHarness crimps was bad. Had to cut splice and solder the connection.
Pros: Could save time
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Made a slightly complicated install a lot easier. Do not order a radio without getting the Crutchfield harness.
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Perfection; couldn't have done my project without this service-I didn't have the time or inclination to learn how to wire up a new stereo for my Porsche, Crutchfield handled it all and it was plug and play.
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If you value your time as worth anything, you can't find a better investment than this product. It made the installation so simple, and the controls all work flawlessly.
Pros: Save time...the most valuable commodity we have! Good value for the time and effort saved by this product.
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Worked great everything fit and worked.
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I ordered a radio and a steering wheel control interface for my Honda Element. I wanted a plug-and-play experience that wouldn't require cutting/splicing wires, so I was happy to order ReadyHarness service. I received the wiring kit, plugged it in, and the steering wheel control didn't work. A few calls with Crutchfield revealed the problem: the radio harness connector they used in my kit (Metra 70-7863) only has pins for the radio connections, not the SWC, so they weren't able to finish wiring the SWC to the connector (and they hadn't told me about this anywhere). Their solution: I would have to cut wires behind my car's radio harness and splice them to the SWC. I was very unhappy about this. My solution was to buy a random Metra harness connector, use a pin extractor tool to remove the pins from it, and reuse them in this connector; then use butt splice connectors and a crimping tool to connect them to the SWC. After many more hours and a few more calls to Crutchfield support (because the SWC instructions were confusing), I finally got everything working without having to cut any wires in the Element. Disappointed that I had to figure it out by myself.
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If they threw in a couple of cheap connectors, it would have been plug and play. Unfortunately, I was left to splice in 5 connections. While I was making the harder connections, I just figured I could have done the easier ones and saved myself the money.
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slow down a bit crutchfield, they messed up one wire in the connection, otherwise would of given 5 stars,but it sure beats making all those connections yourself
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The green brake wire was splice to the wrong wire.
Pros: Very convient
Cons: Must be quality checked.
Time is money. The money that I spent on the Ready Harness service was much less expensive than the cost of the time it would have taken for me to do it myself. The harness arrived along with my new Kenwood head unit. All in, it took me less than an hour to remove the old stereo from my 911 and install the new Kenwood.
Pros: Time saving
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Probably the smartest money I spent was having this pre-wired to the stereo I ordered. Worked perfectly. Totally plug and play.
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Makes installs much faster.really good and wOrth extra dollars
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Just plugged together worked fine
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This service is incredible. It makes the installation of your new radio so easy that you will feel ready to open your own radio install company. My install took about 25 minutes from stripping top prong back the last bolt.
Pros: Ease of install and zero hassle.
Cons: Costs a few extra dollars
The idea is fantastic and I'm sure it usually works. Unfortunately mine was wired incorrectly and I needed to redo 75% of the harness. Looking back, I would have saved the $.
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They saved my butt on several phone calls to get it working right. I have a Mazdaspeed-6, which is a one-year-only car. Lots of stuff is slightly different from a normal Mazda-6.
Pros: I would have had my head in that dash for days if it wasn't for this pre-made harness.
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EASY!!!!
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It's the best decision to make, to have them connect all the wires. Simple installation, fast and it was just plug and play.
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Plug &play is worth the money. Makes installation so easy.
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When doing an install I always get the Crutchfield ReadyHarness . It makes the swap a simple plug & play operation .
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Perfect fit to factory plugs
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Made installation a snap. It took no longer to install the new unit than to take out the old factory stereo. Awesome and well worth the money.
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It worked perfectly. It was definitely worth the money not having to splice and monkey with the wires.
Pros: Easy and foolproof.
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Made the install a breeze. Totally worth the money for them making sure all the connections are correct.
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Crutchfields ready harness works perfectly. Saved me a lot of time on the install. I'm very happy with it. Everyone should select this service.
Pros: Time saver. Plug and play.
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Have been wiring my own harnesses for years, this was a MAJOR time saver, only had to make a minor modification fro my specific installation
Pros: Minor cost for a major convenience
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What's 30 dollars when it comes to not having to deal with the aggravation of wiring. Is it hard to spice and connect? No. Do I want to sit there and do it and bother with wiring diagrams? No. And the ready harness works for whatever wires and adapters you got. My radio was ready to be plugged up to the harness and steering wheel adapter right out of the box. Worth every cent to me.
Pros: Time saver Don't have to bother with wiring diagrams
Cons: Nothing.
Worth every dime! what a time saver and flawless connections.
Pros: Time saving
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Paid the extra money for the wiring harness, however 3 of the wires came out of their connectors, had to solder the wires. So did not save anytime, very disappointed with the quality.
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Crutchfield response on 10/23/2018 Our Customer Support specialist, Tylaher, reached out to this customer to resolve the issue with his ReadyHarness. If you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, it's important to contact our Customer Support or Tech Support teams right away. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return within 60 days of purchase.
Major Time Saver! Well worth the cost.
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I have made my own harnesses in the past and it's not hard but, it's very time consuming. I strongly recommend purchasing a pre-assembled radio harness. My harness worked flawlessly and saved me tons of time building my own - well worth the money. Installed a Pioneer AVH-201ex DVD player into a 2006 Tacoma.
Pros: Everything about this product is a "PRO". This absolutely the way to go
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Without them I would have been lost
Pros: I would recommend this to anyone doing an installation
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I was a little reserved to make the purchase but wow it was nice to have this already wired and ready to go
Pros: no additional wiring need
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The ReadyHarness saved me from some very tedious work. It plugged right in and worked perfectly!
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Great product! Well worth the money!
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Do yourself a favor and get the ReadyHarness service. The radio, antenna, and steering wheel control wiring were connected for me. Talk about PlugNPlay. Great time saver. Will make sure to order again on next radio purchase.
Pros: Excellent work Time saver All product wire harnesses integrated Truly PlugNPlay
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Just buy it. Your time is worth more than that if you are going to try to do it yourself. Life is too short.
Pros: It's plug and play
Cons: You don't get to brag that you wired it yourself
Absolutely fantastic service. Radio had about a dozen different wires coming out of it and the Ready Harness had all connectors attached and crimped on, all you have to do is plug in both ends. Great time saver.
Pros: Great time saver No worries about poor connection
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Really just plug it in and play. Thanks for taking care of the harness.
Pros: The hard work by Crutchfield made it easy to install my stereo and speakers
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