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Old 03-28-2011, 07:16 PM   #1
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So I moved my CD player out of my old dodge and into my 99 f150. Using a simple wiring harness from walmart and my old alpine harness I was able to make it all work together. here's some pictures and a video about it:


Dodge and alpine harness still connected together.

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separated the harness' and cleaned the sticky stuff off of the wires with alcohol.
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New Ford wiring harness
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connected the wires with wire nuts, to the alpine harness:
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The hookup and semi-finished product:
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looks like a clean install with the heat shrink tubing. always better than crimp connectors and less bulky
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that helped a lot thanks bro
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You'll want to redo that with heat shrink tube instead of wire nuts. Wire nuts fall off and start fires. Remember one of those wires is always hot key or no key. Wire nuts are okay in a house, because a house rarely vibrates. They should never be used in a car.
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Here let me help you...

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Usually you can get a pack of these from the hardware store/home improvement center. Cut each one in 1/2.
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Slide over wires on one connector like so. Sorry, no solder pics/guide.
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Use a heat source and shrink them down, a heat gun works. Pow, right in the kisser. This will not fail and is SAFE.
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