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Title: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: lokki on December 27, 2006, 05:06:16 pm

Hi,
I'm installing a new stereo on my 98 Sportage. Trying to figure out the wiring but I'm having a hard time.

Is there such a thing as universal color code?

Red Power
Black Ground
For speakers?
Color +
color stripped -

Been trying to find wiring diagram with out much luck.

any help would be appreciated.


Thanks

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: jam92102 on December 27, 2006, 06:15:35 pm

Sometimes there's common wiring but most the time if you're not using a wiring harness you have to use a volt meter to determine what is what.  It's easiest to go somewhere like best buy and buy a wiring harness for your car.  It makes it a lot simplier, and if you ever want to go back to the stock radio you just take the wiring harness out.

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: lokki on December 27, 2006, 07:09:22 pm

Thanks,
I for the tip. I found a harness at Best Buy.


Thanks

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: Xam on December 28, 2006, 12:38:35 am

A harness is by far the best way to go on car stereo installs. Car manufacturers tend not to follow a universal code the way an electrician wires a house.
Another reason is, when you splice the wires, you could end up with altenator or other motor noises.
Last reason I can think of....most harnesses are around $10-$15 and make the job much easier and neater.

Xam

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: SirPeale on December 28, 2006, 01:26:05 pm

Harness is definitely the way to go.

I cuts costs where I can, but for time/energy/effort, this is a plug-and-play solution.

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 01:27:19 pm

You can usually look up the color coding for any given car, too, rather than take a DMM to the wires.  The DMM won't help in identifying some of them (like the antenna wire).

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: DrewKaree on December 30, 2006, 04:41:15 am

I know you stated you found a wiring harness, but for anyone else.....


http://www.designtech-intl.com/wire.asp

http://www.installdr.com/

http://www.directwholesale.net/diagrams/diagrams.asp?link=BULLDOG


Bookmark those in case you think you might ever contemplate messing around with your car stereo.

Title: Re: Installing Car Stereo on Kia Sportage...
Post by: JackTucky on December 31, 2006, 12:59:16 am

In a KIA, aren't the sounds systems "load bearing"? :cheers:

-J