i didnt get that small connecter there! it says preinum sound on the bag to!!
my mustang only has 4 factory speakers? two in the dash in 2 in the rear it dont have them in the door!
Ryan, first let me say I wish you all the luck possible in getting your cd player working. I pulled up crutchfields' site, put in 88 mustang convertible with 6 speakers and got this link, hope it helps you. It shows 3 plug ins for premium sound.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-2GQ4HqJH8Sg/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?I=120705006
Click on the Read More part of the item description. It goes into detail. Here is what it says:
Crutchfield custom wiring harnesses are lifesavers! You'll save many steps when installing an aftermarket receiver in your car. Simply splice the color-coded wires on your Crutchfield harness to the wires from your aftermarket radio — and do it in the comfort of your home without having to struggle with splicing wires behind your dash. (Most of the wire splices can be made on your work bench or kitchen table. Soldering is best, crimping is also very popular — see "Accessories").
Next, plug the Crutchfield harness into the harness that you removed from your factory radio.
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Since you didn't have to cut off your car's original radio connector, it's easier to put the factory radio back in when you sell your vehicle or return it at the end of the lease. Just plug the factory radio back in and keep the aftermarket radio! Best of all, the harness is free with most of the receivers Crutchfield offers! 30-day warranty.
Connections:
Note: Two speaker harnesses are included — one is used if you have a factory amplifier, one is used if you don't. If there is no ground wire in the factory harness, you'll need to make a ground connection between your new receiver and your car's metal chassis.
12V constant power
12V switched power
chassis ground
power antenna turn-on
dimmer
left front speaker +/-
right front speaker +/-
left rear speaker +/-
right rear speaker +/-
ok my factory harness in my car is not for a preinum sound and has no amp, this is why it only has 8 wires on the spkr plug and there is no wire for the amp on the factory side of the power plug.
Hey Ryan. Have you followed the speaker harness all the way back as far as it wil go? Feeling for any other plugs?
Honestly though If the oem radio works my guess is some thing is wrong with the radio or the install plugs.
I think you are wiring terribly Go get a solder gun at walmart for 5 bucks and some solder and maybe you can get some good connections. My 12 yr old sister knows no to just twist them together!
Not trying to be critical, but they're right, Ryan. Give up the twisty-tie method and invest in some wire nuts, crimp connectors, and/or a soldering gun. You're going to have more headaches with loose connections by twisting n' taping your wires than you already are with trying to resolve this whole issue.
The Best Buy wiring harnesses and radio brackets I've seen available are generally crap, IMO. I've actually had better luck with that other brand of brackets/harnesses available for sale through Wal-Mart. Go stop by there sometime and look at THEIR harnesses for Ford Premium Sound and you'll see the extra plug we're referring to, which I STILL say is the case with your car - you have the amp bracket right there, dude, so you obviously had an amp attached to it at some point and, thus, had the premium sound package. IIRC, they cost around $9.
Your only other alternative, if you insist on refusing to use the stock harnesses, is to run all-new wiring to all of your speakers and power sources ... which is WAY more of a PITA than just figuring out how to use the stock harnesses. Again, bear in mind that you will need more than just a power and ground wire, as you need a constant battery supply wire (non-switchable source) to keep your radio presets and audio settings and whatnot on your CD player.
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