The correct wiring harness should allow the radio to play. Make sure that the output of the radio is correctly wired to the amp (don't feed a high output speaker line into a low power amp input).
Many aftermarket companies sell adapters for aftermarket wire harnesses. They have the original factory harness at one end and you cennect that to the harness that came with the radio. Check your local car audio installer.
You have to go purchase an aftermarket wiring harness. that will plug into the factory harness then you can wire it to the aftermarket radio.
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All i had to do was by the in dash kit and wiring harness and it should plug right in
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Usually when you get the radio the place you bought it will have a wiring harness that will fit the car. If not then go to a radio installation shop and ask for one. This will then plug right into the factory car harness and then you connect the radio to this harness. That's it. Good luck.
If you have the Xlt you need a harness adapter that wires to the aftermarket radio harness so that it plugs directly into the factory harness for the aerostar.The reason for this is that it has a factory equalizer that can not be bypassed unless you rip it out and run new speaker wires.Scousch makes an adapter for it, the adapter model numbers are FDK4 or FDK2B.
if you are using an aftermarket wiring harness hook up the remote turn on wire on the new radio it should be blue with a white stripe to the harness also has a blue and white stripe and plug it in this wire turns on the factory amplifier if you are not using a harness you will have to locate the internal amplifier wire of the radio and connect that to the remote turn on on the aftermarket radio = answer = the inernal apm power wire is white on the black wire harness ANSWER if you dont want to use the factory amp. just run new speaker wires to each speaker.
Visit your local Best Buy store, they have a mounting kit that adapts an aftermarket CD player to fit the opening. They also have a wiring harness that plugs directly into the factory wiring. You will have to solder the wiring harness to the CD player, but this is the best way to go. If you follow all of the directions the install will look like a factory installation.
If you are looking to install an aftermarket stereo in you Saturn it is easiest to buy the factory wiring harness adapter from your local audio components retailer and not hack off the factory plug. The harness adapter has all wires identified and is included for free if you buy your stereo from Crutchfield.com. good luck
do you by chance have the factory BOSE system? if so it could be that you did not wire up the Bose amplifier i believe its the pink wire comming off the small harness that does not get plugged into the aftermarket harness Adam
you have to power the remote wire, splice it into the power wire, it came with a factory amp. had the same problem.