Hi , since I have an original "only Am" sonomatic radio , I decided to install an Am/Fm cassette in my 68 Skylark . I buy a "plastic frame" to hold the radio in place just under the ashtray and keep the original one in place . On my Sonomatic there is only 3 wire connecting in the back side , a yellow (power) a gray and a black for the speakers , plus the antenna plug . On my Pionner there is a black , gray and green for speakers , blue for power antenna(no use) an Orange who need power all the time for pre-set and clock , a Red for the power plus the antenna plug . where does I have to connect the Orange and Red ? Directlly in the fuses box ? On the yellow of the old radio ? If so is it the Red or Orange that goes there ?? o No: For the speakers there is no problem I just have to connect them on my new radio , same thing for the antenna . Thanks for your time Donald p.s I can post picture if needed .
you can run the orange wire to the fuse box and connect it to the "BAT" terminal .. the red from your pioneer can either be tapped into the yellow that powered your original radio, or you can run it over to the fusepanel and connect it to the "ACC" terminal. when hooking wires to the fuse panel, have a fuse holder in line as near to the fusepanel as you can... if you are hooking the pioneer radio to the factory speakers, make sure that they do not have their "neg" terminals grounded to the car. also having your speakers hooked to the pioneer AND the original radio at the same time will most likely cause problems/damage to one or both of your radios. keep us posted:TU:
Thank you , my speakers would not be hooked on my original radio . What do you use to take off fuses the more easilly ? They are hard to took off .
sometimes when you buy a box of fuses, they come with a little plastic tool the makes changing fuses easier... i personally use a 90 degree pick most of the time and then find my little plastic tool shortley after the need has passed...:laugh: if you use something metal to remove fuses, be careful because if its metal touches ground while also touching the terminals or fuse in the fuseblock, you can make lots of sparks/problems/fire :af: ... is your pioneer radio pretty old? i was thinking an orange wire for constant power seems to have dissappeared about 20 years ago on pioneers.
note: the original speaker(s) in your car were 10 ohms . i would guess that your pioneer am/fm/cassette , requires 4 ohm or maybe 8 ohm speakers . DO NOT connect the both the radio & the pioner unit to the same speakers . u will smoke the amplifier in one or both of the units . i have an am/fm/8track unit in my car and it requires 10 ohm speakers . i found speakers from audiovox that are 8/4 ohms and they work well . i did remove the am buick radio and installed a modified metal bezel to mount the unit in .
Thank you guys ! The actual speakers in the cars are new ( 1 4x10 front 1 6x9 rear) . And won't be connected anymore to the old radio . The Sonomatic will only remain in place to "fill the hole" My Pionner was purshased in 1985-86 , about the period Yuk mentioned about the orange wire . I'll sure have some time to try this over the Week-end ! Hope this gonna work . .... to be continue !
Mission : Accomplished ! First I've done some double check of the connection (picture) to see if all works . On the original radio there is only 3 wires , the yellow is for power , I connect the red one of my pionner . The green one is for the front speaker , same as my Pionner The Black for ground , I use the black one for both of my speakers (front & rear) And the Antenna need just to be plug in .
Like Yuk sugest me to do , I connect the Orange wire into the fuses box in the "bat" terminal for contant power to keep the clock and memory channel in . The fuses are a little hard to take out . With a small screwdriver (I pay attention to not touch both side for hasard) . In order to play the radio the Orange didn't have to be connected , it's only for the channel memory and clock.
Et voila ! Now i'm ready to listen to Fm & Cassette when needed . And I'm ready for the outing on july 24 , when the Club Les Belles Autos D'Hier which i'm a member will go to the Drive-in theater .... that will gonna be special night , only pre-1979 car in the parking ! :bglasses:
Finally , in my Pionner there were more wire than the original one . In addition to the RED (Yellow on the old one) Green (front speaker) Black (ground) antenna there was a BLUE (power antenna) no need in this case ... Gray (rear speakers) and the Orange (goes in the fuses boxes "BAT" terminal) That mean that I can fade my speakers front and rear , they are not "separate" . Note that the Antenna MUST be connected . I was a little desparate a few minutes while I was doing some check-up ..... nothing was working all of a sudden ..... then I realise that the Antenna wasn't connected to the radio properly . I also found a BLUE wire with a plug at the end but was not connected , I wonder what it can be o No: lighter , clock , light etc .... Anyone has an idea ??
hey donald, here is what an actual fuse puller looks like ... i found a few extras in some old boxes of stuff .. if you want a "freeby", PM me your mailing address and i will drop one in the snail mail this week.:TU:
Donald, I seriously suggest that you pull the wires from the fuses like you have them now and crimp on a female spade connector. Then you can just plug them onto the available connector without having to work the wire around the end of the fuse like you have done.
Do you mean the slot immediatly right of where I connect my orange wire (between "Bat" & "Heater" on the picture I posted ? That sound good , I never tought of that before ... thank you for the tip
Too bad , I went to the store to buy a connector and as I look in the fusebox I notice that the "male" connector is not there .... probably broken . Does the "ignition" connector two rows below the "bat" connector will work as well ?
