wiring harness?

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erick.s
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What is the best wiring harness for interfacing between an aftermarket radio and the stock wiring harness? I was looking on crutchfield and the harness they have (I think its a metra) doesn't have a ground in it. Is there a better one out there that has everything all together?


erick.s
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I think this is what crutchfield has

Metra 70-7552

Is this the right harness? If it is, why would they tell me there's no ground in the harness? It looks like there is.

erick.s
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Any help here? If I need to ground the head unit separately, what spot are people using?

Calcvictim
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you can use any metal surface, for example the bars that attach to the headunit bracket

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Marisha
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I used the bolt at the back of the stereo compartment to slip the loop over to ground mine as it also didn't come with a ground from crutchfield. Wasn't that big a deal really. I might have a pic of it somewhere if you need to see what I'm talking about.

erick.s
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Marisha wrote:I used the bolt at the back of the stereo compartment to slip the loop over to ground mine as it also didn't come with a ground from crutchfield. Wasn't that big a deal really. I might have a pic of it somewhere if you need to see what I'm talking about.
A pic would be great if you have it.

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Marisha
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Wasn't really taking many shots during the install. This is the best shot I could find. Look in the top/middle of the picture for the bolt, it's kinda blurry as the camera focused on the wires up front. Hope this helps

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Awesome - thanks!

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Pretty sure I used that same bolt...


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