Is the wiring harness that hooks into the back of a car stereo a universal connector?

I bought a JVC cd reciever and I%26#039;m dissatisfied with the product, so I%26#039;ve ordered a Pioneer cd reciever and I wanted to know if the wiring harness that hooks into the back of the cd reciever will hook into the back of the Pioneer reciever. I%26#039;ve already hard wired the stereo harness to the factory wiring harness and I want to know if I will have to cut all the connectors to install the new cd player or if I can just plug it in and go.


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Is the wiring harness that hooks into the back of a car stereo a universal connector?
Your Pioneer radio%26#039;s wire harness will be different than the JVC%26#039;s wire harness. You can reuse the Metra wire harness you purchased to connect to the factory harness. You will need to cut and remove the connections you made for the JVC and reconnect the wire harness for the Pioneer. Just follow the color codes for the Pioneer and the Metra harness one by one to connect them properly. They should be fairly close to the same on both radios. I know the power wires on the Pioneer are usually different than others in the aftermarket world, but the rest should use the standards. Be sure to disconnect the Metra harness from the vehicle before you do any cutting and reconnecting. T.G.P.
Reply:No it%26#039;s not. That depends on the car models %26amp; the company%26#039;s own preferences. For example, Pioneer%26#039;s wiring harness it uses for all pioneers are for chevy%26#039;s, fords %26amp; some other cars except for import cars. You%26#039;ll most likely have to cut the connections off, and install into the new CD player, unless your lucky.





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Reply:The JVC receiver harness will not interchange with a Pioneer receiver harness. Some Pioneers will interchange with other Pioneers and some JVCs with other JVCs but they will not interchange cross brands. (And remember i before e except after c.)
Reply:Your first mistake was cutting off the stock harness. You never do this. They make harnesses that plug into your stock car harness that you wire the new radio harness to to make a %26quot;jumper harness%26quot; so when you want to change out the radio, it%26#039;s easier, or if you want to put your stock radio back in to sell the car it%26#039;s easy too.
Reply:nope, but you can buy an adapter that will plug straight into your old plug into your new cd player, no cutting of wires
Reply:no but you can buy any wires ready with plugs out of any good car accesory shop



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