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What are the factory radio wire colors?

Power & ground:
Orange - Battery Positive Voltage (constant)
Red - Battery Positive Voltage (switched) Note: not found in 2000+ radio harness
Black - Ground

2000+ specific:
Purple - Class 2 signal, radio on (2000+ cars only)
Pink - Radio On Signal (2000+ Monsoon, amplified systems only)
Purple - Gain Control Signal to amp (2000+ Monsoon, amplified systems only)

Speaker outputs from radio:
Tan - Left Front Speaker Output (+)
Gray - Left Front Speaker Output (-)
Light Green - Right Front Speaker Output (+)
Dark green - Right Front Speaker Output (-)

Brown - Left Rear Speaker Output (+)
Yellow - Left Rear Speaker Output (-)
Dark Blue - Right Rear Speaker Output (+)
Light Blue - Right Rear Speaker Output (-)

Monsoon/amplified system specific:
Black - Left Front Tweeter Output (+)
Yellow - Left Front Tweeter Output (-)
Dark blue - Left Front Midrange Output (+)
Light blue - Left Front Midrange Output (-)

Light green - Right Front Tweeter Output (+)
Purple - Right Front Tweeter Output (-)
Dark green - Right Front Midrange Output (+)
Orange - Right Front Midrange Output (-)

Red - Left Rear Tweeter Output (+)
Purple - Left Rear Tweeter Output (-)
Dark blue/white - Left Subwoofer Output (+)
Light green/black - Left Subwoofer Output (-)

White - Right Rear Tweeter Output (+)
Yellow - Right Rear Tweeter Output (-)
Dark green - Right Subwoofer Output (+)
Light blue/black - Right Subwoofer Output (-)

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Created: 05-08-2005
Modified: 05-08-2005
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