I'm trying to wire up my Alpine 9856 and Modifry DCI and have a couple questions.

1. The Alpine harness has a metal thingy attached to the end of the black wire for a bolt. Should I whack that off and connect it directly to the black wire of the wiring harness?

2. The wiring harness has an orange/white wire marked "Dimmer". I've come to the conclusion that I don't need this wire. Am I correct?

3. The wiring harness has a blue wire marked "Power ant +". Does this connect to the blue alpine wire marked "P. Ant"? If so, should I just whack off the metal thingy and solder the wire to the wiring harness wire, or should I go out and get a metal thingy to attach to the wiring harness wire and then just plug the two together?

4. Finally, the alpine harness has an orange wire marked "Illum", also with a metal thingy. Is it best to keep the metal thingy or cut it off again and solder the wire to the orange wire on the harness I got from Modifry?

I would really appreciate any advice. What I have looks like a rats nest of wires and I've never really done this before. I'll be so glad to get it finished!

Thanks,
Dave

 

Also, I remember seeing a nice pictorial somewhere that shows how to remove the stock head unit, etc. Can someone please tell me where that is? I can't find it now... I thought it was in the FAQs at the top.

Thanks,
Dave

 

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...pic=251894&hl=

then, just unscrew 4 phillips head screws that hold in the radio.

 

[QUOTE=CarmenOhio,Mar 18 2006, 01:48 PM]I'm trying to wire up my Alpine 9856 and Modifry DCI and have a couple questions.

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Ah, this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks! I couldn't remember where that was...

Does the S need the power antenna wire (#3 above)? I just taped up the ends of the two wires because I was getting tired of messing with it. It took me a while to strip all the wires and get everything soldered and shrink wrapped, but I think it looks pretty good considering I don't have much practice with this stuff.

What's the proper way to shrink the shrink wrap?

Thanks again,
Dave

 

This is a good one too, I hadn't seen it before. Thanks!

 

[QUOTE=CarmenOhio,Mar 19 2006, 05:17 PM]Ah, this is exactly what I was looking for.

 

Doh! Okay, looks like I'm going to have to connect that last wire then. When it said power antenna, I was thinking of the motorized kind that retracts into the fender when you shut the car off.

I tried to find a lighter around the house, but could only find a couple boxes of wooden matches. They worked, but the burning wood left some black marks on the wires. Nothing melted so I think I'm okay.

I appreciate the help.

Dave

 

Hey Magnus, are you a Longhorns fan?!? I along with some of my friends are trying to find tickets to the OSU - Texas game and make a road trip out of it. I've never been to Texas.

Dave

 

Thank you most excellent and knowledgable one...

I will now go and attach the blue wires so I can get the most powerful radio station in the country whose antenna is mere miles from my commute.