Could someone explain, to a car AV newb, why I would need this over a standard wiring harness? I drive a 2003 Lexus IS300.
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If you want to use the existing amplifier in your car you need something that is capable of sending a signal to tell the amp to wake up. If you don't use a device like this one you will need to bypass the amp and wire into a harness that will plug into your new head unit. If you bypass the original amp you just need to be careful that your new signal plays nicely with the existing speakers.
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This is a wiring converter. You need it to plug your new stereo into the Lexus speaker system. It's designed specifically for the IS300. I used it in my 2002.
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The factory wiring diagram is confusing at best and the wire colors in my vehicle (2006Toyota Tacoma) didn't match it...maybe after many hours I might have been able to sort things out and skip this part but it isn't worth the risk or time. I recommend this part as very easy to install. It keeps the factory harness intact and it works!
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Wiring harnesses are vehicle specific, not head unit specific, so it should work just fine.
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I went to a local car audio store to get the correct wire harness adapter and dash trim/din set, I would recommend finding a local car audio store that sells those parts to you can connect everything right and have it look nice. Mine looked awesome and played great, I don't have the car I put it in any more, and I really miss it.
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Andre is correct. You don't need this for a car. I would look into a GROM audio adapter and see if that will work. If you're really lucky you might have a cd changer port on the back of your stereo. If so you can use the GROM usb3 unit to pump the digital audio directly into your car stereo and let the DAC in your stereo decode it for you. I just installed one in my 2000 accord and it sounds great. Otherwise you could use an FM bypass unit but I don't really like those. You're probably best off with the aux or bluetooth you already have.
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The wire harness is sold seperate from the unit. as I remember it is only 7-10 bucks... By the way, this is a really good unit. Took it on a little 9900 mile test drive this past summer. j
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The harness should be purchased for the car not for the stereo, look for a harness that will connect to your factory stereo socket.
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You will never see any harness from the vehicle plug directly in to an aftermarket head unit. The head unit should have come with a new harness, but before you cut any wires, you will want to look into a harness adapter specific to your vehicle. This will help you avoid cutting any stock wires, but you will have to solder or crimp the new adapter to the harness that came with your head unit.
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Hi . I don´t use this harness right now but I used for testing and is not wrong , I did use for one , is fine for me and I think is good to have two options in the same harness.Regards
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for a clean installation, buy the harness. but your question is vague. what are you exactly doing? what are you tapping into? head unit into different vehicle? make sure the connections are the right ones, female/male etc.
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Yes..... but you can get away with the cheaper harness if you dont mind loosing the audible "ding ding" like when you open the door. Since the vehicle info like check engine lights ect... run through your stock radio, its a bit more complicated to add an after market radio. Good luck. It was a nightmare for me when I upgraded, but I had other issues. Id recommend having someone who knows what they are doing do it for you.
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it would be wise to purchase an adapter so you don't have to figure out what wire goes where. plus it makes it easier to uninstall and get the old radio hooked back up when you want to sell the car.
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As far as I know you must purchase a wiring harness specific to your vehicle. I got mine at walmart. Round $15. One side wires to stereo and other plugs to your factory harness to keep you from having to cut wires. It's pretty simple. You will have to do this with any stereo you buy. This is a good one I think for the money. Not many for the price have bluetooth capability and hd radio. That is why I bought one.
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Single din install shelf kit. Chrysler Wiring harness adapter is worth its weight in gold. And a amp kit it desired.
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Hello Paula. You need to purchase the Axxess BT-1761 harness for your vehicle. You an purchase it from any online retailer such as Amazon or Sonic Electronics. That harness will make it plug and play for your car.
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You should not need it. If you have DRLs then you need a relay harness. You can find it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FP0G5EK
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I really don't know.. I took it to bestbuy and asked what all I would need for the install. I would buy the oem car harness so you don't cut into your factory wiring.
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When I purchased mine there was a pop up suggestion with a wiring harness. I didn't think I needed it but then purchased the same harness at best buy. The geek squad helped me with finding the correct one.