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posted on November 02, 2009 at 07:14PM Inappropriate?

I have a '89 Ford Probe that I want to change out the radio in it, It has the original Tape/AM/FM radio and I want to put in a CD/AM/FM radio, I do not know where to start any help or advice would be nice

replies: 9 latest post: February 28, 2010 at 02:17AM by AE
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posted on November 17, 2009 at 11:35AM
 

first you should go and look at what you want to replace it with

posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:15PM
 

What you will need, is a Hayne's manual, which has wiring diagrams in the back of the book. All the wires are color coded, and they make small grey wire nuts that I feel are better than butt connectors for splicing.

The other option is to get a plug adapter for your vehicle, which will give you pigtails to splice to, that will be color coded via the wiring diagram supplied with the harness.

As your vehicle is a bit older, you may have a hard time finding the harness, and at that point, the Haynes manual is the way to go.

Your new deck will most likely have a detachable harness, so you can disconnect it to make wiring it easier.

Also, you will most likely need a mounting kit with the new stereo, to mount it in the dash.

Always use wire strippers, not cutting pliers, and if you have any more questions, please feel free to post.

posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:58AM
 

All good advice above ^^

In addition, go to Crutchfield as a place to start.

Whenever doing this sort of work, it's a really really good idea to disconnect the battery. Just pull the negative terminal.

posted on December 24, 2009 at 08:59AM
 

hi

 

posted on December 24, 2009 at 11:20AM
 

Crutchfield is an EXCELLENT place to start with. They have charts that allow you to see which models and types of decks are compatible with your vehicle. There are a tons of people on that website that are professional installers and you can ask them tons of questions :)

posted on December 27, 2009 at 06:38PM
 

crutchfield is the best place to start, go to "outfit my car", follow the directions and they will tell you what will and will not fit. take care

posted on January 01, 2010 at 03:32PM
 

I just Bought a truck and the garmni is wired to a switch . The last owner left the mount and the part that was on the back of his unit but iI don't know how to tell which unit he had.

posted on January 04, 2010 at 08:28PM
 

I don't think there would be a way to tell. Some mounts can be specifically for the Garmin model or it could be a generic, universal mount. =\

posted on February 28, 2010 at 02:17AM
 
In response to RMM's post from November 02 2009 07:14PM

Your car is not a special case :) Lucky for you that vehicle is what they call a single din size stereo system. Several companies including Scoshe manufacture a wiring harness that will plug into the vehicle factory wiring and allow you to directly connect your new stereo to that automobile. My suggestion is find a decent stereo you like which is single din size (ask the sales people at the store) and then have it installed using that adapter harness. A couple of good replacements for that car are JVC and Panasonic. Few people know this but Panasonic and Fujitsu are the contract manufacturers for Alpine and Clarion and many Japanese cars factory systems including the Infinity and Bose systems. You will find their own stuff quite good and you don't have to spend a ton and listen to a bunch of jive about high end stereo units. Also buy one that plays MP3 files. Money well spent. Don't let anyone fool you around on this install. There is no magic in that car or its wiring. This is a simple and straight forward replacement. Best of luck to you. AE

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