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Old 09-16-2020, 12:15 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Skyhawk5247 View Post
IWhat exactly is the harness?
So, it looks likes the below. You would either need to make the connections yourself, or have someone do it for you. On the bottom one, the headunit would come with the part on the right, and you would buy the part on the left that matches your car. You would then have to figure out which wire from the left goes to which wire on the right, and connect them together. It's not a big deal to do yourself, and might take an hour or so if you've never done it before.

Personally, the last couple I've done, I've just paid for the one on the top. The amount charged is a reasonable fee for that.

Without the one on the left for your car, you would have to tap into the wires in the car's harness and wire this up inside your car which is a major pain.

Inside your car, you would plug one connector into your car wiring harness, and one into the new radio.


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