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    Angry 1966 Mustang with no radio, wiring nor speakers. where do i start my installation?

    like the title says i have a 1966 mustang that had no radio, wiring, nor speakers when i purchased it. and i dont know much about it. i was just wondering if some of u guys knew where i could start, or if there is a diagram on intalling a radio lol i have nothing and i dont want to pay $700 to pay a shop to do it


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    It is pretty simple, just time consuming.

    Get the headunit...

    Connect the yellow wire to a constant power wire (existing constant power or battery)
    Connect the red wire to a switch power wire (ignition)
    Connect the black wire to the chassis of the vehicle
    Connect the White (L)/Gray (R) wires to the front speakers
    Connect the Green (L)/Purple (R) wires to the back speakers
    Get a window antenna to connect to the headunit for the radio channels.

    Time consuming part is running the wires and cutting the location of the products if stock fittings do not exist.

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    what about running and amp for the speakers ? and do i need to get a higher output battery? lol i dont know nothing about this damn audio stuff


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    To add an amp to the speakers...

    Power wire to the battery
    Ground Wire to the chassis of the vehicle
    Remote wire to the switch power wire on the headunit (red)
    RCA cables to the headunit
    Speaker wires to the speakers

    If doing this, you can skip the speaker wire step when installing the radio. You will instead run speaker wire from the amp directly to the speaker.

    8 Gauge Amp Wiring will be fine for an amp running the speakers. However, if you plan to add a sub amp in the future, you will want to use atleast 4 gauge. This prevents you from having to redo your power wires.

    As far as the battery, it depends on what battery you are currently. 9 times out of 10, the stock battery will be fine running a speaker amp. However, if it is an older or low cranking amp battery, it will be best to upgrade not only for the audio system, but the car in general.

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