96 Gt Aftermarket Radio Help

White96reborn · April 14th, 2011, 04:24 PM

keep in 96-98 forums please.
anyway i got a new kenwood radio from my buddy with a 89 5.0. i havent every hooked up a radio before but i know wires are colored to mean where they go. my question is can anyone get pics of which tubes of wires i need to open to get which wires. should i just open them all?? i am never selling my mustang so i dont have to worry bout putting the stock radio back in. also is there a black(ground) wire in the tubes or should i just bolt it to the dash frame? please post pics if you can i am a visual kinda person.(just easier)

thanks guys

1996 GT · April 14th, 2011, 06:12 PM

Not sure but if these are the same as the '96 because i just did one on mine. They person that had it before me he cut all the wires in the back including the big gray one, i may be able to find a wiring diagram if its the same?

WhiteNoise · April 14th, 2011, 10:20 PM

the diagram that came with the headunit is the same colors as the wires in the dash. U should mount the housing to the dash frame to keep it from being loose and rattle around. Sorry no pics of the installation but i just did mine not too long ago.

JK7208 · April 15th, 2011, 07:29 AM

i had changed my head unit and used a plug and play addapter it plugs into the factory plug on one end and the other ends are all labeled and just need to be spliced together radio shack is where i got mine,

cstreu1026 · April 15th, 2011, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by JK7208

i had changed my head unit and used a plug and play addapter it plugs into the factory plug on one end and the other ends are all labeled and just need to be spliced together radio shack is where i got mine,

That is the right way to do it. Go to any place that sells aftermarket radios and get the correct installtion kit. It will make installation a breeze and should be problem free.

NatesGT · April 15th, 2011, 09:29 PM

Go to crutchfield and buy the install kit. its like $20. If you have the mach system, its like n extra $15 for the adapter. if you have the mach, an aftermarket headunit, makes a difference of night and day

zdkel · April 16th, 2011, 11:30 AM

I have found the adapters available at local stores like best buy and auto part stores and reasonable ~ $10. Check it out in your area. I put in a aftermarket sony in my mustang 2 years ago - plug n play.

April 14th, 2011, 04:24 PM	#1
White96reborn Regular 96 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Groves, TX Posts: 166 iTrader: 0 reviews	96 Gt Aftermarket Radio Help keep in 96-98 forums please. anyway i got a new kenwood radio from my buddy with a 89 5.0. i havent every hooked up a radio before but i know wires are colored to mean where they go. my question is can anyone get pics of which tubes of wires i need to open to get which wires. should i just open them all?? i am never selling my mustang so i dont have to worry bout putting the stock radio back in. also is there a black(ground) wire in the tubes or should i just bolt it to the dash frame? please post pics if you can i am a visual kinda person.(just easier) thanks guys __________________ Custom 2011 Cobra Interior, 4.10's, K&N Cold Air Intake, Off Road X-Pipe, Super 10 Flows

April 14th, 2011, 10:20 PM	#3
WhiteNoise Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 691 iTrader: 0 reviews	the diagram that came with the headunit is the same colors as the wires in the dash. U should mount the housing to the dash frame to keep it from being loose and rattle around. Sorry no pics of the installation but i just did mine not too long ago. __________________ Mods: MAC o/r H, SCT tuner, CAI, short throw shifter, dash LED conversion Upcoming: Suspension build (Spring/Summer 2012)

April 15th, 2011, 07:29 AM	#4
JK7208 Regular 1996 mustang gt 13.07@104.66 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: frackville, pa Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 reviews	i had changed my head unit and used a plug and play addapter it plugs into the factory plug on one end and the other ends are all labeled and just need to be spliced together radio shack is where i got mine, __________________ 1996 GT 5-SPEED PI SWAP Trick Flow 75mm TB/PL BBK CAI, UDP, Mac Longtubes and offroad Prochamber SCT tuner Seeda Triax Short Throw Shifter 3.73 Ford Racing gears 278rwhp/295rwtq

April 16th, 2011, 11:30 AM	#7
zdkel Regular 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Riverview, Fl Posts: 372 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have found the adapters available at local stores like best buy and auto part stores and reasonable ~ $10. Check it out in your area. I put in a aftermarket sony in my mustang 2 years ago - plug n play. __________________ 96 GT - PI Intake & cams, O/R h-pipe, Flowmasters - 40s, Short Throw Shifter, 3.73 FRPP gears.

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April 14th, 2011, 06:12 PM	#2
1996 GT Traction...? 1996 GT/ 2008 GT Vert Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,207 iTrader: 0 reviews	Not sure but if these are the same as the '96 because i just did one on mine. They person that had it before me he cut all the wires in the back including the big gray one, i may be able to find a wiring diagram if its the same?

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NatesGT Regular 1996 GT Vert not sure yet Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 105 iTrader: 0 reviews	Go to crutchfield and buy the install kit. its like $20. If you have the mach system, its like n extra $15 for the adapter. if you have the mach, an aftermarket headunit, makes a difference of night and day

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