kenwood stereo instalation help need

borisovich · Postby **borisovich** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

so my stereo got stolen and now i bought a kenwood deck and all the wires were cut and i have no idea what wire is for what..... like i spend 3 hours tonight and still cant figure anything out =( any body can help me out? if so plz

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

Wires cut in your car when the stereo was stolen?

You will probably need to find a wiring diagram.

iani1.1 · Postby **iani1.1** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

Try the12volt.com they have wiring diagrams for the stereos and what not

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

http://mazda-speed.com/faq/audio/#Round

Go to that link and scroll up just above where the page loads and it tells you what color does what. If all else fails, red is usually ignition power, yellow constant power, black is ground, and the speaker wires you can easily figure by taking a 9V battery, connecting a ground wire to the negative terminal, and tapping one of the speaker wires on the positive terminal and seeing which speaker clicks. Then just use same tape or something and label each wire and there you go.

Dange · Postby **Dange** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

odds are you have the CN701 connector (type 1) from the link that erod posted being you have a 90. if it doesnt look right follow this diagram.

if you want an amazing sounding stereo. buy a pair of 6.5 speakers for the doors. and a set of 3" or 3.5" speakers a roll of wire. and drive on down. you dont need a sub with this setup. and it gives you rear speakers in the headrests. so you have full surround. and i did it to my last miata and its cheap and amazing sounding provided you get medium to high end speakers... whatever you do dont cheap out on the 3" otherwise its all tinny and sounding like somone is blowing a rape whistle in your ears.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

Weird, so the ground is red and the constant 12v is black? That is some backwards stuff right there, heh.

Dange · Postby **Dange** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:Weird, so the ground is red and the constant 12v is black? That is some backwards stuff right there, heh.

yeah.... i dont really like the looks of that either....

go with this

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

on my car power is usually black with a white stripe so you never know.

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

Where'd you buy the deck? Just curious? I know places are 'doing away' with free install, but IIRC its not that much to have it installed and not have to worry about diagrams and such.

Learjet45 · Postby **Learjet45** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

IIRC, Quality Auto Sound does the $1 install on decks and alarm systems you buy from them (any extra parts cost extra though)

borisovich · Postby **borisovich** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:14

i work for a dealer ship so i get discount and basically in total for deck installation of the deck (today) got really confused with it rockford fosgate amp sub and box i spend 380$ so i think i got a pretty good deal, so now ill pay that off in few months get alarm, speakers, and plan is to get intake and header... idk why i haven't ordered that yet......... oh and i got completely raped by 350z stillen supercharged xD, buddies car so we wanted to see how its going to be 1st gear he was half a car in front of me cause his wheels were spinning and than when we both went to 2nd ..... you all prob know what happen there =D so thank you everybody for your time and help on this thread =) will prob ask more other questions when i get some more stuff for miata =)

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