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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 outboard steering wheel audio control adapter that might be needed. 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.
Always a smart purchase. I've gotten the ready harness twice now, and it makes for a plug and play experience. BUY THIS.
Brian, Florissant, CO
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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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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
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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!!
Pros: Easy to install
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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.
Cons: NONE!
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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Nice clean connections.
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Tight quality connections, plug n play greatness. Thank you guys!
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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.
Pros: So easy
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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.
Pros: saves a ton of time
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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
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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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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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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
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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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Makes install very easy. I have done the wire splicing myself before and though not hard, it is time consuming. This was well worth the cost!
Pros: Saves time and works great.
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Worth every penny. The time it saves you is worth the money. Literally made it plug and play.
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Plug and play!
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Saved myself about an hour! Time is money to me. I was so impressed with the quality of the work and Arrival was ahead of schedule....Very Pleased!
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Did a great job and saved me some time. Only gave 4 stars because 1 connection was missed but that was an easy fix
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Best money I've spent. All wires came crimped and ready to go. Made installation a lot easier. I will never not go this route again.
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The binding and splicing of the harness was Grade A+. Thank you Chris D. for your splendid workmanship. I'm also glad I shelled out the extra cash to get this thing together. I can do a regular harness, no problem, but when there are things like a Rear View Camera, Onstar, Amped or non-Amped systems, I admit my eyes kinda glazed over. If your car is specced right via the website, they'll do everything needed to make it all snap into place. Zip-tying the wires saved a lot of hassle and worry. With the amount of extra wires and even a small brick sized interface to cram in that small cavity, every inch counts.
Pros: Pro Splicing Wires cut and zip tied together at the same length Makes a nice Flail
Cons: Wasn't Bacon Scented
Just buy it! Unless you just like punishing your self.
Pros: Plug and play
Cons: Took the mistery out of my day
The harness made the install very simple. However the instruction sheet was not clear on what to do for my car. Had to call tech support to get thru it. Thech support was very helpful and stayed with me until I had it hooked up and turned on.
Pros: Made install simple
Cons: Should come with proper instructions for the car it will be used on.
This came very professionally done and tied together nice and tight. It made it a true plug and play and was DEFINITELY worth the extra few bucks, with the time it saved me. After all, time IS money!
Pros: Made install sooooo easy!
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This saved me a lot of time and headaches!
Pros: Time saver All guess work and research removed
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I love this service. It saved me a ton of time on my install!
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Saved a ton of time and hassle. Worth the money imo. I have done this the old way before and it wasn't nearly as clean of an install.
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For the most part this made my installation plug-and-play. I can solder and have done my fair share of rewire work under the dash, but sometimes you simply want a new radio and don't want to think that hard. Our harness came all crimped up and once I figured out the green connectors in the dash are environmental and we had an extra, unused connector because we don't have the navigation kit, I was able to just plug the pre-crimped harness into the radio and into the car. Reconnected the ground on the battery and everything tested correctly the first time. While some people enjoy matching a purple/grey wire to a blue/purple wire, and then reworking the connection when they accidentally go the grey/blue wire in the mix, I don't. Best extra money I spent this year.
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Just buy it. This saves you time and is worth the small cost.
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Took all of the pain away. Loved the handwritten note with the wires in a bag that I wouldn't need. Reasonable price for what I received and the wires were tightly bundled and with modular connectors that matches my vehicle
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Great! Definitely worth a little extra. Professionally done, makes the job easy!
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great!!!
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Made instulation a breeze
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excellent - plug and play- even includes the speaker wire connections.
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Plug and play, instillation could not be easier or faster!
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Definitely worth the price. Having the ReadyHarness made installing the new stereo a breeze. Was able to have the job done in less than an hour and that is including removing the dash panel and old radio. No more splicing wires with the ReadyHarness.
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This makes installs easier than ever. Takes the longest part of an install and turns it into seconds.
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Well worth it. Harness worked great.
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well worth the $. It was plug and play and saved lots of time.
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Simplified installation process and saved time.
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Works perfect , easy to use high quality delivery
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I recently ordered a deck that needed 6,7,8,10 (?) wires joined. I am capable of such work, but the pros at Crutchfield are much more capable! For a fee, they did the wiring for me. They did it right the first time, and the finished job looked beautiful.
Pros: Great job on the connections, and no space for me to screw things up.
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Love the ready harness makes it so much easier when hooking up always happy dealing with crutchfield!
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Save me a lot of time instead of having to crimp all of the wires.
Pros: Perfect fit.
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Amazing service. Made my installation so easy!
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Great option, love the fact that everything is done. Just snapped the parts together.
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Easiest install ever. Only con was I didn't feel a solid snap with the adaptors clicked together but it is solid and locked in place
Pros: Fast and long enough cable
Cons: Connection didn't feel quite solid but is ok
Got everything I ordered and fit like it should and was a very easy installation
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Awesome harness, made installation a breeze.
Pros: Made installation easy.
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The ReadyHarness is worth the money for the time it saves during installation! Crutch is awesome to provide this service!
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Worth the money and removes the headache of reading wiring diagrams. Buy it!
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This saved me so much time it's a no brainer!
Pros: Saves time and inexpensive
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This is a great time saver. I would give it 5 stars but I had to return the first harness because it was missing a few wires and it even had exposed wires. They exchanged it no problem and the next one was correct with no exposed wires. However, this happened on like wed at 8 pm so I would not have got the replacement until the following Tuesday... so I wanted it next day aired but they would only cover half the shipping expense, I feel that I should not have had to pay any extra for shipping, I mean they did send me a defect part with exposed wires, with my trucks dash apart I did not want to wait almost a week to get the new one..
Pros: makes install faster and easier if the harness is correct the first time around
Cons: first harness was defective and I had to pay to have it next day aired to me. Or my dash would have been torn apart for almost a week..
Worked perfectly, and saved me boatloads of time (and headaches)!
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Great harness! I didn't have to ruin my factory component so if I need to I can easily replace my original radio and, based on the time it would have taken me to do the same, added with the frustration of working inside the dash to do so, this is a great value!
Pros: Perfect fit, save me time, great value
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great product, made it so easy to install. highly recommended
Pros: inexpensive, easy to use
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Crutchfield did all the hard work for me. All I had to do was plug it in. Worked like a charm. Thanks.
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Terrific Service, saved me considerable time, However, the Ready Harness did not address the ADS-MSW Steering Wheel Controller that I purchased along with the receiver. Disappointing.
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THIS is one of the reasons I love Crutchfield and have been a fan over the decades. Customer service is top notch and this service in particular is a HUGE time saver. Makes things so much easier and the work done was clean, tidy and precise. Thank you for offering this service - well worth the money.
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Worth the extra charge for the ready harness saved lots of time, works great
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Well worth the 24.99. They make it nice and neat and the job easier
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Using the Crutchfield ReadyHarness made hookup a breeze! For the price it was well worth avoiding the frustrations of doing it on my own. The harness made all the wiring connections neat, tidy and easy.
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The most valuable part of using Crutchfiedl is the expertise & advise. This is a perfect example. Saved me time & frusteration.
Pros: Everything
Cons: Shpuld have used Crutchfield years ago
This service makes it so easy. Really cuts down on the wiring. Mainly just plug and play which is awesome.
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Made installation a breeze only took me about 10 minutes from start to finish.
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Definitely worth the money. Can you do it yourself? Yes but this saves a lot of time and effort.
Pros: Easy to install the harness and connect to the radio
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Great service for a good price. Saves time
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Ordered this to simplify new receiver install in a 14 year old truck. Perfect fit! Well made no problems!
Pros: Fit was exact, works perfectly!
Cons: None!
My last radio install took the better part of 3-4 hours attempting to set up, crimp, label, and finally heat shrink all the wires necessary. This wonderful service, my Expedition was up and running in under an hour. Match up the adaptors, plug in, go. Only issue I had was this adaptor plus my Kenmore had a purple and green RCA for factory sub. Not much info online so I only plugged the "purple" RCA in and my sub didnt work. It was after midnight doing this so just swapping the different colors, purple is red and green is white for 2008 Expedition and I was in business.
Pros: so easy a caveman could do it
Cons: better documentation
Saved me a lot of time. The only complaint I have is that because I used the service I didn't read the instructions for the Metra GMOS-04 Wiring Interface closely and had to pull the whole unit out to adjust a tiny potentiometer on the interface. It would have been nice if Crutchfield had made a point that it has to be adjusted before reassembling the dashboard!
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Faster stereo install ever. No crimping of wires plug it in test and your done.
Pros: No wires to crimp
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Well worth my time. Saved me over an hour of install time messing with wires. Everything was just plug and play.
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Great service !!! Made a short time of the wiring !!! Call on an issue and they answered the question with expert friendliness !!!
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I've never done any of this before or worked on any wiring for a vehicle. I do tile for a living and I was able to install my unit in 1 hour. No problems and it all works flawlessly
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Treat yourself to the pleasure plug and play wiring harness goodness. Literally click the connectors together and done.
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I was impressed with this service. I would not install another radio without it. Simple Install, professional connections.
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The ReadyHarness cut at least two hours off the installation process on my sound system. Being an amateur, I was fearful of bad connections if i had done it myself but the professionals took care of that for me!
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The wiring harness for my car stereo made all the difference. All steering wheel controls work as intended after installing an aftermarket stereo.
Pros: Having Crutchfield make the wiring harness specific for my model car with the game changer. I had never installed a car stereo before. This made it very straight forward. And great instructions specific for my car.
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THIS is a no-brainer. With this, I was able to install my new stereo while sitting in my truck, in a parking lot, with only a 4-in-1 screwdriver! The harness plugged right in and worked perfectly! If I were doing the install in a tranquil driveway at my house (Sun shinin', birds chirpin'. My hot neighbor washing her Jeep...), I'd solder the wires and heat-shrink the connection. BUT *poof* I live in an apartment in the city now, so that's not an option. Don't get me wrong - this is well worth the money. Do the math: $15 for a good crimper, another $5-10 for a box of 18-22ga wire crimps. PLUS then you have to do all the labor yourself! And you might screw it up! Just buy this - plug this in, then plug that in, and Bam! You're done. You'll thank me later.
Pros: Ready-made! Just plug it in!
Cons: Crimped not soldered - but still an excellent value.
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The harness wasn't ready because the steering control adapter wasn't wired in. I called tech support and they identified the wires needing connection while I unwrapped the harness. If they knew then why not do it? So I had to reassign a spare pigtail on the Crutchfield side to the vehicle wire corresponding to the vehicle side and crimp it to the adapter input. I didn't have a pin extractor, so what a pain.
Pros: Most of the wiring done.
Cons: Not obvious what's needed to complete it. Special tools required to complete.
This service is well worth the money! Saved us so much time and trouble!!! For this price, we didn't have to worry about any connections! Just plugged a switch into the factory switch, done!
Pros: Easy, fast, simple
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I just installed my first aftermarket stereo. I honestly didn't need the hassle of soldering/splicing/troubleshooting individual wires so I'm glad I opted for this service.
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As a former ASE service manager I've installed many stereos and it was a joy to simply plug and play. Once you factor in the necessary tools, connectors, and time this is a massive bargain.
Pros: Cheaper than doing it yourself if you don't already have the tools and connectors. Time is money and this service saves time.
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This was by far the best 25 bucks ever spent. Made the install practically as simple as plug and play. Do yourselves a favor and spring for the ReadyHarness service. You won't be disappointed.
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Not exactly a *fully* ready service. I was expecting that installation would be as simple as plugging in the harness to my car's adaptors and the back of the stereo, but that was not the case. There is no documentation in the Crutchfield MasterSheet detailing the full steps required for installation, as the steering wheel controls did not work when plugging in everything from Crutchfield. The Metra ASWC-1 adaptor required splicing into 3 of the vehicle's wires (which is what I wanted to avoid), and still doesn't retain any of the steering wheel controls.
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Beautiful wiring job, definitely worth the price.
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This was great. Made the installation and hookup a breeze. No splicing or soldering of wires.
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Best idea ever. Made install quick and easy. Couldn't be happier.
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This was the first time that I have ever purchased one of these harnesses and I didn't know if I wanted to give the extra money at first but.... after installing using this harness I will never purchase another radio without it. Great product , makes installing a BREEZE!!!
Pros: Makes installing a breeze
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Put away your crimpers and wire splicers. This is the best bang for the buck you will spend on your install. Speeds up installation and reduces profanity.
Pros: Great work!
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Saved me an hour or more of time. At first I thought it the wiring was wrong by looking at the instructions for my HU, harness and PAC unit. Turns out the harness version and wire colors have been changed recently. Customer service was excellent and even confirmed colors and wiring via text message pictures. Confirmed everything is correct before potentially frying something. The colors of the brake, reverse, and speed sensor were all different.
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First of all -- do it. Just do it. The job was incredibly neat. A nice little note described what the remaining loose wires were. Only looses a star because one wire was in the wrong place - an amp turn on signal line. A phone call to Crutchfield helped me identify the problem within a couple minutes and the fix was simple. Despite the (honestly understandable given the quirks of my particular car) mistake I would highly recommend this service to anyone.
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So glad that I purchased the harness from Crutchfield. It simplified the install process greatly. Just had to call tech support once about a connection question and they were very, very good with answering my question and helping me finish the install.
Pros: Well made and accurate
Cons: Had one connection that wasn't easy to figure out and required a call to tech support for.
Ready hardness easy just plug in radio ready to use no splicing
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This service makes the install 100x easier. The only complaint I have is that they permanently wire up the e-brake so you cannot watch DVD in the front easily. There may be laws against it, but there are places where it wouldn't be illegal (e.g. ranch driving).
Pros: All the hard work is done
Cons: There are not harnesses for all the car features so some tapping may be required (backup camera in my vehicle), no way to easily defeat e-brake wirie
Don't skip on the pre spliced harness get. Well worth the 25 bucks I honestly removed and installed the old and new unit in less than a half an hour. These guys make it as easy as it can possibly be.
Pros: Simple and smart
Cons: No cons from me
this made the sistem plug & play worth every penney
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Very easy install
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I've done plenty of installs and crimped the harness myself. It has always worked but I end up with a mess of long wires to pack in the dash. For a pretty small extra cost this gave me a much cleaner harness for the install, and they also crimped on long lead wires for tapping into the reverse and parking brake wires for the extra features on the head unit. Plus they included taps for easy connection to the wires for those signals. Worked out way better in the end than any harness I've done myself.
Pros: Speeds up install, extra wires and connectors for special features on new head unit
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Saved me oa lot of time....installed unit seemlessly.
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Excellent wire adapter makes the install task a cinch!
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This service made it very simple to install our Pioneer MVH-300EX deck into our project vehicle.
Pros: Streamlined the installation process
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For starters, Crutchfield reps Marshall, McKenna, Aria, and Charles are great -- five star all the way. I cannot say the same for ReadyHarness. I watched the ReadyHarness video. The presenter made ReadyHarness look simple and easy. I watched him catch the ReadyHarness tossed to him from off camera. I said to myself "ReadyHarness is as close to plug-and-play that an installation can come." I ordered ReadyHarness for our 2003 Honda Element. I wanted to preserve our subwoofer so I ordered ReadyHarness with a Scosche box. The Scosche box requires minute adjustments "to prevent damage." The minute adjustments require a 2mm jeweler's screwdriver (not supplied but available many places). My Scosche box arrived with its switch set to common ground, and not line out as it should have. I was spooked by the Scosche box so I asked Crutchfield to send me the alternative that didn't need a Scosche but bypassed the Element amplifier. I thought what could be simpler, remembering the video. The amplifier came with 18 feet of wiring, not the two feet shown in the ReadyHarness video. Tech said the wiring was for an amplifier in the rear of my Element and that I would have to snake wires. Then tech said my amplifier was under a kickplate at the driver door and that "no" I didn't need 18 feet of wiring. Instead he suggested I use the Scosche box, and he described how to make safe adjustments. In short I feel the ReadyHarness video misled me into thinking the system wa
Pros: For the right system, a plus.
Cons: For some vehicles a real hassle. Video misleads that ReadyHarness is plu-and-play. It is not.
This is a no brainer. I upgraded my stereo system and added a back up camera to my 08 F250. Everything was plug and play. Literally the only wired I had to worry about were the power and ground for the camera. Awesome! Worth every penny.
Pros: Plug and play
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Made installing my new stereo a breeze. They even capped the remote wires for when I add a sub later down the road!
Pros: Zero headaches involved.
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Do this. It is worth every single penny. They wire it all up properly, label everything, and send it to you ready to attach to your radio and vehicle harness. Unless you really really like hours of soldering, and matching and double checking schematics then this would totally take all the fun out of it. But for the rest of us mere mortals it is basically magic.
Pros: they do it for you they do it right they'll fix it if they do it wrong super fast
Cons: if you don't get this you have to do it if you do it wrong you have to fix it if you do it it takes a long time why are you reading this list? there are no cons! let them work their magic!
This turned a 2 hour job for me into about 2 minutes of work. It was well worth the price. I honestly had no trouble with it Everything fit the way it was supposed to and I was done installing my new radio in about 5 minutes.
Pros: All the tough work is done for you.
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So awesome that you guys provide this as option. I know wiring a stereo can be a pain. Made install so simply.. Plug and play!
Pros: Simply plug and play
Cons: Only had to connect the amp turn on wire to the harness. Other than that..great!
Made my install very easy. And it worked without any issues. Thanks for making this an easy install
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Worth the money to save time. Ready harness made making the connections easy.
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Best part of the deal. The 25 buck likely saved me an hour+.
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Harness came pre wired so I just had to plug it in a play. Couldn't have been easier!
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This harness made the install so much easier and reduced my prep time with the new setup to almost nil. They do a quality job of it too. I highly recommend it.
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Made a not so bad install even easier and keeps my harness original!
Pros: made the install even easier, kept my harness original.
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worth every penny
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Convenient to offer this!!
Pros: all the work is done, just plug in to both ends and install. ready to go!
Cons: I think the price for this is a bit high but was worth not having to crimp and strip wires and reattach them all.
The best money spent during my order without a doubt. The readyharness made it a breeze to install my new radio. I would highly recommend this service to everyone.
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Perfect. Ready to install. Customer service cleared up some confusion on the steering wheel controls but everything came out great.
Pros: Convenient and worth the cost
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This service is truly amazing, without it I would have been lost. This along with the phone support went way beyond my expectation. I had some questions about how a few things needed to be hooked up and when I called I was connected to tech support within seconds and had my answer in under a minute. The person on the phone even stayed on the line with me while I worked through the problem. Unbelievable service...
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OMG did THIS save me some time! Save yourself the brain damage and let THEM do it! It was just plug and play. No fuss no muss.
Pros: Saves time and aggravation.
Cons: None I can think of.
First time using this service, pretty impressed with the look and feel.
Pros: time saver
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Outstanding wiring harness. Worked perfectly as advertised, price was worth it. Thank you for offering this service.
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Neatly done. Saved me the headache of doing this myself. Definitely buy this service, unless you love crimping wires together.
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This made the installation so easy. Snap it in and you are done. Definitely recommend!
Pros: Makes installation a snap
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Get this! It is well worth the $$$. Easy installation. No headaches.
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Worth the money. Always buy this with a head unit
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ReadyHarness makes installation so easy and saves a lot of time. You know it's done correctly and will be reliable.
Pros: Plug and play.
Cons: Lost chance to show off your soldering skills.
These ready harnesses make installation a snap. Saves a huge amount of time. I used to have to splice each wire for each speaker and for the radio unit. Ugh. No more!
Pros: HUGE time saver. Perfect fit.
Cons: Unless you love splicing wires for hours, none!
Well worth the extra charge. Quicker install, professional and clean.
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This makes the car radiio installation so much easier. saves time and is done correctly by Crutchfield
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Best money I ever spent.
Pros: Easy plug and play. I didn't need to read instructions. Just plug everything together. Simple.
Cons: None. Everyone should add this service to their purchase. Makes installation fast and accurate.
I would have given this service five stars but Crutchfield made me do the work of connecting the Axxess ASWC-1 one wire to pin 18 of the factory wiring harness. If Crutchfield had connected the wire to pin 18 of the Metra 70-5520 Receiver Wiring Harness the installation would have been easier and cleaner. As it was I had to google the factory harness plug diagram because the Metra instructions did not show the correct plug and make the connection myself. I did not get all I paid for.
Pros: Worth the money Clean installation
Cons: Crutchfield did not connect enough wires
Totally worth it! Didn't have to strip and splice a single wire!
Pros: Dont have to splice any wires
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I opted to pay a little more and have the harness presided with the steering wheel control. The money spent is well worth it...
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I originally questioned whether it was worth it to pay extra for having the wiring harness pre-assembled,but I had a very short time window to do the install so I used the service. The harnesses were nicely crimped and ready to go out of the box. It also included wire taps for hooking up the reverse and parking brake wires, saving me a trip to the store to get those parts.
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I've wanted to purchase a stereo from you guys for a while, but I was always leary of it because I was afraid of the wiring and how detailed it was. The ready wiring harness service made it a snap! Thank you
Pros: It's just plug and play! Anyone can do it!
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Makes installation plug and play, and extremely easy
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The idea is ready crimped but mine had, has issues loose crimp connections!
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I would highly recommend getting the ReadyHarness, it saves so much time...
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The ReadyHarness and car specific instructions made my first install in over 20 years a straightforward and easy process. The ReadyHarness service is money well worth spending.
Pros: Reduces install time with professionally assembled harness. Makes the process plug and play.
Cons: None. The ReadyHarness is well worth the price for someone with limited wiring experience.
2 wires were connected wrong. "The red from the head unit was connected to the orange on the harness and vice versa. I had to cut & reconnect so red went red...etc. Otherwise the unit would not power on at all. In the image you will see my butt connector is a solid red whereas the Crutchfield installed one is a translucent red.
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Save yourself the time and hassle and just order the ReadyHarness Service with your package. It's well worth the money! My installation took less than 30 minutes because of the wires and adapters were all ready to go. I'll definitely be using this service again in the future.
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I'm pretty darn handy. Do most of my own installs. But I learned at a young age from my father to always pay for a good electrician, mechanic, & plumber. Main reason being...soldering. Leave it to the pros.
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It made the install so much easier. Definitely worth the extra cost
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So glad I spent the money for this. Saved me hours in wiring work. Harness looked great and worked perfectly.
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As others have said before, this service was a HUGE timesaver. However, it could have been better if the wire lengths had been shortened prior to connecting the two adapters. I had over 1 foot of excess wires to tuck into a very small space behind the radio.
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I recommend to everyone for this cable to connect easy and save time too
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Made install very easy this is a must have for no stress
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Worth every penny, easy installation connect and forget.
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Great service and great quality. Yes, it's just wires and plastic clips, however; it is done in a way as to make sure that it works!
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Would do this again on my next purchase, very clean. Plug & play
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Well worth the money. Installation was a breeze.
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The wiring was good quality. However, 2 issues came up: 1. Despite knowing that my car was using the stock Bose amp, they wired the line-level connections to the harness, and it way overpowered my speakers. After a few ear-splitting seconds I realized the error and had to go back and rewire those pieces. 2. I purchased my AXXESS module with the stereo, and they DID wire the power and ground in, but they did not wire in the necessary connection to the harness. There wasn't even an available pin for it, and I ultimately had to buy ANOTHER donor harness, take 2 pins from it, and wire up the connections properly myself. Because they knew what connections would be needed for my car and the equipment I purchased, I'm not too impressed that they left the job done incorrectly/incompletely.
Pros: Good quality connections, good wire management
Cons: Incorrect speaker connections, incomplete steering wheel control connections
I've been installing my own car audio for almost 13 years now. I can honestly say, this was the best money I've spent in a very long time. I have a 2014 Toyota Tundra without JBL and my factory screen finally died. I decided to order a new Kenwood and wanted to retain all the controls I previously had. I honestly expected the Kenwood's harness and the factory harness to be wired using only the basic colored wires. They wired EVERYTHING together! It was a legitimate plug and play when i received it. It was very clean, very professional and I highly recommend this service.
Pros: Professional! Clean! As if you paid a shop to do it!
Cons: Zero from me!
I paid the extra to have Crutchfield assemble the 2 halves of the harness and had no issues - works as expected
Pros: easy to use
Cons: cost of having the 2 harness spliced together
Awesome job guys! Neat and professional looking. Made installation unbelievably easy, seriously plug and play!
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Crutchfield made two cable for my 2015 Hyundai Sonata and neither worked. Could not get audio from the receiver and not of the steering wheel control worked, very disappointed.
Pros: They were very nice and tried to make it work.
Cons: Seems the 2015 Hyundai Sonata was born not to have an aftermarket radio.
Saved me so much time and headache, totally worth the cost. Everything was wired perfectly, including the additional steering wheel harness. Thanks!
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Good workmanship. Easiest way to pair to a new stereo to factory wiring in your vehicle. Huge time saver and definitely worth the expense.
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These ready made harness make installation a breeze. Took less than half the time when I installed another radio without the ready made harness. Pls make it available to all radio brands. I noticed it was only available on kenwood and not on pioneer. Tnx
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After connecting everything I had no power to my new HU, I had to start wiggling wires to find the power and ground crimps weren't secure. I had to re-do these connections, so after the time it took to diagnose and correct the problem, this service didn't save any time or effort. Also, the steering wheel controls weren't incorporated completely. I had to look up my wiring diagram and make these connections myself.
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Crutchfield response on 8/29/2018 Once we saw this review, our Customer Support specialist, Tiffany, reached out to Ryan to resolve the issue. 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.
All connectors were labelled well, and wires are well organized. Saved me a lot of time since the stereo had *many* connections. Worth every penny
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I bought the ReadyHarness service when I bought my new head unit. The harness is assembled with quality butt-connectors and crimps looks machine performed so I have no doubts this will stand up to the test of time and not cause any connection issues once head unit is installed.
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Crutchfield makes the install process a lot easier with this service. Will definitely use again
Pros: Ease of installation. Was real nice they included two posi-taps for power and reverse wiring.
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Couldn't be happier. Well done - better and faster than I would have done. Really appreciated that cables that didn't connect to the harness were labeled. Wouldn't hesitate to use in the future.
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This product made life so much easier. It takes all the guess work out of installing a new stereo
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Much better than the "professionally" done installation of the stereo I was replacing! Made one crimp to GND and made one splice to keyed 12V for the antenna amp and it was done! Work perfectly immediately and I also fixed an intermittent antenna connection the "pro" made! Great product...thank you Robin!
Pros: Makes install go really fast...well made!
Cons: Not using it on my other install! Fantastic!
Made installation a snap, but I'm missing functionality that I expected to have with the wiring interface. If the interface isn't defective then there must be a problem with the configuration of the harness - so 4 stars to hedge, if everything worked perfectly it would have 5.
Pros: Makes Installation a Snap!
Cons: Not sure - see review
Using this harness made this as easy as possible. I have never been happier with anything I have ever purchased. Plug one end into the new radio the other into factory harness and you are done.
Pros: Saves time. Makes installation very easy.
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Makes installation so easy a caveman can do it!
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I never would have purchased a new radio if I had to connect all of the wires myself. I actually wouldn't have known that I had to at all. This saved me such a headache and gave me back music!
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Works great; no issues with the install.
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Easy hookup cut down the time on installation significantly.
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I've replaced many radios in the past and would always splice all wires myself. Not real difficult, but can definitely be time-consuming. This was so easy! Didn't have to worry about finding the factory wiring diagram; just plug and go. I will never again put in a radio without using the ReadyHarness Service.
Pros: Time-saving. I was able to get the old radio out and the new radio installed in less than an hour.
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With the ReadyHarness, Crutchfield has taken away the joy of wire-stripping, soldering and heat shrink tubing. Just kidding. There IS no joy in wire-stripping, soldering and heat shrink tubing.
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Thanks made the job that much faster.
Pros: Works
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great to have you do the harness, I wouldn't have it any other way
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This was easiest stereo wiring installation I have ever done in my 31 years of driving. Just plug every thing in and you're done. No splicing, crimping, color coding, etc. This is a must for any of my next vehicles I swap out. Thank you so much for saving me the time and hassle of splicing in a new harness.
Pros: Plug and play, professional quality, less time, clean install
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OK, I was wondering if I would need this, or should I save the money. Well ... when I saw the number of wires that had to be connected, and how neat and clean the Crutchfield job was, I was stoked that I paid the small price! It made installation easy, and the unit worked perfectly!
Pros: Great service, saved time, excellent value!
Cons: None
Used this service on a Subaru Impreza. DEFINITELY worth the money. Saved me some time and made for only a few tools required to switch out the radio. Unless you just enjoy doing wire connections and reading manuals, I would do this for plug and play connection to new radio. This service alone might make me willing to buy cars with older radios in the future. They're so easy to replace with ReadyHarness.
Pros: Fast connection! Mindless
Cons: Service fee, but that's reasonable
This harness saved HUGE amounts of time and I have piece of mind regarding the quality of the connections. Given the number of wires the chance for a wiring error on my part was eliminated!
Pros: Huge time saver
Cons: NONE
Worth every penny! Made installation a breeze. Huge time saver.
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An absolute necessity reduced installation to minutes
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I highly recommend the readyharness, it was professionally done and made installation a breeze!
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Really enjoyed being able to plug and play this unit. No time wasted with wiring or splicing. Great value add!
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Excellent service. Worth every penny!
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Wasn't wired correctly. The radio wouldn't turn on, I looked at the wires and they were just randomly connected. Like one of the purple speaker wires was connected to the red power. Re wired the harnesses and it works now.
Pros: Last time I had the preconneted haress it was perfect and saved allot of time.
Cons: This time not wired right
Great job on the harness
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I'm an idiot when it comes to working with cars; this service literally boiled down the installation to "plug and play" and I was able to install my own receiver with zero prior experience, Crutchfield's personalized install guide, and a simple YouTube video You'd be nuts not to spend the little bit extra to have the pros do it for you
Pros: Cheap price for professional work
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Not only a big time saver Also take a lot of stress out thinking about if you made any mistakes..
Pros: Time !!
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Awesome professional quality ! Get it !
Pros: Time saver ! No second guessing your connections.
Cons: I don't get to cuss as much ! Until I put the dash back together !!
Lifesaver! If I didn't use this installing my new receiver would have been a nightmare to install.
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Great time saver and works awesome.
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It was SO wonderful to have the wiring already put together. Made installation so easy
Pros: Excellent speedy work. Got here super quick. Faster than was originally quoted.
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These little harnesses make installation a breeze. It would've taken me a long time to get all of these pin-outs correct. Crutchfield makes it simple!
Pros: Exactly what I needed for my vehicle; I can't imagine trying to upgrade without these custom harnesses
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and it works!
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Where was this service years ago?!? This saved me SO much time - it was just plug and play on the harnesses, and it worked the first time. I didn't even need the radio and accessory instructions, other than to program the factory-integration module. BUY THIS SERVICE!
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Everything was right on, connected correctly and very neatly done
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Made the digital media player installation a breeze. It took me longer to remove the 4 screws holding the interior trim on then it did to install the reciever and get it working.
Pros: Easy installation, no cutting of wires or soldering needed
Cons: The price may be a little high for what it is, but that is a minor issue.
This set-up is well worth it.
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I was on the fence about adding the ReadyHarness Service to my order and am very glad that I did. My order included a head-unit, maestro unit, and cable to maintain my steering wheel control. The ReadyHarness service spliced a plug for the head-unit onto the cable. I only needed to connect the various plugs to the cable, maestro, & head-unit which only took a few minutes. The ReadyHarness service saved me several hours of time. Certainly well worth the cost to have the harness prepared and tested ahead of time.
Pros: Time saver
Cons: None really--The cost is minimal and worth the expense unless you do this sort of work everyday.
Made for quick install!
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Worked perfectly in my Mustang. Total install time less than an hour.
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Made it so simple and fast.
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If you dont have extra time to spare you need this. Saves install time by making it plug and play.
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100% worth it saves so much time and was very neat
Pros: Saves time neat stress free
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Best thing I've ever done to make my life easier. Install was a snap! click, click and done. Great service!
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Plug and play. AWESOME
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the harness made my Kenwood a breeze to install ..... worth every penny
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I know I could do this on my own but this makes a really easy to use, neat installation. This makes installation go much quicker as well. The best part is, the connections are really secure.
Pros: Good secure connections, speedier install, good looks.
Cons: None
I am so glad Crutchfield does these. Saved me a ton of time or money.
Pros: Saves you a headache, or having to pay a professional installer.
Cons: None.
Don't hesitate for a second - BUY THIS NOW. No more fighting tiny wires in a cramped space with poor lighting, tracing leads, and trying to solder/crimp everything while working in a space the size of a deck of cards. This harness made my recent installation a complete breeze. Total time to remove the factory stereo and install the new unit was less than 25 minutes. That's incredible! Thanks, Crutchfield!! The ReadyHarness is truly a life saver!
Pros: Perfect fit, no hassles, saves headaches, hassles, and hours of frustration
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This kit made installation extremely easy. I am an engineer with manufacturing background, and this harness was very well made. I typically do not shy away from building an interface harness like this myself, but I figured I would be lazy and just buy this. it was well worth the price. Great job guys!
Pros: makes installation VERY easy.
Cons: Price
This service is an absolute no-brainer. Rather than spending an hour splicing a wiring harness together, you just plug it in. The price is a very reasonable price I would happily pay again, especially when the quality of Crutchfield's work is great.
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Outstanding!
Pros: So easy to install!
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The readyharness was the best ideal ever. It was like plug and play; no matching or crippling wires. Crutchfield also stuck with me through out of my installation and check on me to be sure if I was satisfied.
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Crutchfield made it plug and play and the wire connections look great thanks for the service
Pros: Everything
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Best money spent on my recent car stereo upgrade. This made installation a breeze. Would have been just plug and play but I added a wire for a backup camera and a micro bypass. Like others have said, sure I could have done it myself, but for this price, why would I?
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made the install super easy
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I am bu no means a stereo installation expert, but can tell you that ordering the Readyharness is COMPLETELY worth the extra money. No figuring out which wire goes where. I removed and installed a head into, and two front speakers in a '98 Jeep Wrangler in under and hour. Crutchfields service and kits are amazing. Would definitely buy from them again!
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This service saved me so much time, and was worth every penny.
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From the moment I opened the packaging, I was impressed with this. The neatness of the harness and the attention to detail was deeply appreciated. It took what would have been several unpleasant hours of prep work down to just removing the necessary trim pieces to access the existing unit, connect everything to the new unit, test, and reassemble, which was roughly an hour. Everything worked exactly as it should, the connections were solid. I would definitely buy this again, it's a steal for the price compared to my time. Rock on, Crutchfield!
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Big time saver.
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The tech at the installation place said it wasn't going to work. The owner asked me if I gave Crutchfield all the correct information on my car when I ordered the ready harness. When I said yes, she told the tech that Crutchfield is, "pretty good about this " and told him to go ahead and use it. Worked perfectly.
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Made installation of the receiver very easy and quick
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Exceeded the expectation of its features which replaces the OEM parts. Well worth the price!
Pros: Exceeded the expectation of its features which replaces the OEM parts. Well worth the price!
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Made the install so quick and easy!
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This saved a ton of time for me. I was nervous to be connecting all the wires myself and this was the perfect for me. If you are thinking of replacing your radio but don't like connecting the wiring, than you have to get this done!
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Saved a lot of time and $$$. No butt connectors to buy, no wires to strip and no aggravation or doubt about which wire connects with another. Saved well over an hour of my time. TheReadyHarness simply plugged into the Altima harness and the back of the Alpine receiver. Done and done. In all the entire installation, including the removal of the old head unit, required less than an hour of my time. Highly recommend the ReadyHarness.
Pros: Reduced installation anxiety and saved well over and hour of installation time
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Worth the $$...helped make the installation a breeze.
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This service is awesome and allowed me to focus on the rest of the install. No crimping required for me and plug-n-play install essentially with this service. This is a no brainier! ??
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Honestly why would anyone not do this?!? I can wire a harness and solder, but for such a cheap price the time saved is worth it
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This was money well spent. Interfacing with the Bose system in my Audi would have been a pain but this made it plug and play. Awesome service!
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This was a complete waste time to have prewired. The ASW1-SWI was not the right steering wheel control modual for my car. According to their web site it is not been programmed for my model.
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Have not applied a stereo for some time so I added the harness service to my order and will never get another stereo without this option. I loved it just a plug and play harness did not have to match wires or strip and connect them one at as time. Great service.
Pros: Plug and play.
Cons: Little more information on all the plugs and wiring needed or not needed on the harness.
Super easy connection. Thank you guys.
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This service saved hours, well worth the cost for this installation. The assembly was wired correctly and the hints provided by the labeled wires with one side of the Butt connector crimped really led the way to a successful installation.
Pros: time saver
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