NON-Toyota HU install

[_VVTi_]

Hi,

I'm trying to help out a friend here who just recently got a 2000 Neon handed down from her parents. Anyhow, she would like to install a aftermarket HU and she asked me to do the job for her.

My question is the following:

1) Is the HU install any different from Toyota install?

2) I heard that some Dodge vehicle have premium (Infinity) car audio will have trickier installation, how is this different?

3) If she plans to keep the stock speakers, will simply plugging the new harness (soldered to the new HU) into stock harness (attached to the car) do the job?

If anyone who also owns a Neon can give me a hand?

Thank you.

[Luc]

You/she will need to get a kit and harness adapter, obviously. I doubt the Neon has the Infinity system, since that's restricted to more expensive vehicles. But other than that, it's pretty straight forward. You may also need to get an antenna adapter also.

[_VVTi_]

will i need a line level output converter thing?

[88 LE]

^ No.

Aftermarket HUs should have rca preouts.

Line out converters are for converting speaker level outputs to rca outputs.

[_VVTi_]

oooo LOC is for stock HU used with aftermarket speakers right?

[88 LE]

^ No.


http://www.crutchfield.com/S-0piBclg...g=721&I=101PL2

[_VVTi_]

so i'll need that to connect her new HU to stock speaker?

[Knailgun]

no, you will NOT..repeat NOT need a LOC for the stock speakers. The aftermarket radio will have the RCA plugs on it. a wire adaptor...for the dodge neon, and vailable at autozone, will take the speaker leads and run them to the new deck..no LOC needed. read up on it in the instruction manuals. Radio comes out easily with a flat screwriver to pry the trim piece off around the radio, then you need a 5/8" socket to take the old radio out....very easy, just remeber that the ground wire isn't in the harness, it is the lone black wire running to the radio all alone.

[_VVTi_]

when u said wire adaptor u r referring to the wire harness ?

[Knailgun]

I mean the wire adaptor slides onto the wire harness (what ran to your factory stereo), and allows you to put on an aftermarket stereo easily and without cutting up the OEM harness

check out crutchfield.com

[NRM]

Jeez, this girl must be cute for you to do something that you barely understand. Best luck to you.

Please check out crutchfield before you blow up her car.

A LOC is used to give RCA outputs to AMPLIFIERS from stock factory headunits that do not include RCA OUTPUTS (basically all of them). Since you are just putting in a new headunit and not a new amplifier, this DOES NOT MATTER AT ALL.

All you need to do is get a installation wiring harness from a car audio place or crutchfield. This makes it so that the right wires make the right connection from aftermarket headunit to car audio system. The colors may be different, they are usually the same. Connect and crimp/solder/electrical tape the wires. Plug the harness into the factory harness that you pulled out of the factory stock headunit. Plug the other end of the harness to the part of the harness that came with the aftermarket headunit. Plug the wiring harness into the headunit, install, set, and be done with it.

Remember to unplug the negative terminal off the car battery under the hood. No need for explaining where the fuse box is if you blow one out.

You CAN install without an installation wiring harness, but I don't reccommended it to anyone. The wiring harness is like 10 bucks, more professional install, more convienent if you ever have to take it out of the car, and you won't be splicing factory wires.

Buy an installation guide from crutchfield, or when she's not looking, bring it to a car audio place. It isn't that hard, but you have to know what you're doing. Good luck.

Almost forgot, a lot of aftermarket stereos don't fit in perfect with the factory slot. You'll need a mounting kit if that's the case. You should be able to find it on crutchfield or a car audio place. Easy, simple stuff. Don't substitute.