ionlygot6

so i got this harmon/kardon thing called the drive and play.... works real nice, but i have it ghetto wired right now..... whats the easiest way to wardwire it into the alternater? i was told i can splice into the cables as they enter the stock cd player... i dont have a mach or anything just stock 1 din cd player and 1 din tape deck.... anybody understand what im asking? otherwise what can i tap it into.... the cable they gave me had a red, black and yellow wire. which is which and where do they go?

thanks alot

ttocs

never heard of the drive and play, what is it?

schaedj

Drive and Play is the H/K version of an iPOD adapter.

The EIA wiring standard code for the colors of wires is:

Yellow - Power (on all the time)
Red - Accessory Power (switched with ignition)
Black - Ground

Not sure what color the wires are in the original harness. Black is pretty much always Black (or sometimes Black with Grey stripe)

For the 460 system, the Power wire is Violet with a Light Blue Stripe and the Accessory Power wire is Black with a pink stripe. You could test the wires with a VOM, unless someone else here knows the color code of the factory harness for your specific unit.

ionlygot6

yeah its real cool, its a little lcd that mounts on your dash then an individual remote, its real nice. but it requires wire running..... but yeah thats what im looking for the colors for the wire harness. i dont have a mach system....

schaedj

You don't have the MACH, but you do have the CD Changer? I don't know for sure, but I would assume the wiring harness is the same for the Mach as the Premium, as far as power connections goes. There are two plugs, one is for the Power / Ground, the other is for the Speakers. Metra only sells one kit for the 2000 model year, so the wiring has to be the same pin out for Both. The power/ground connector will have the wires you need in it. The Power wire is Violet with a Light Blue Stripe and the Accessory Power wire is Black with a pink stripe. You could test the wires with a VOM. Connect the meter across the Violet/Blue connector to the Black wire. You should have +12V. Then, turn on the key and connect across Black and Black/Pink. You should have +12 with the key on and 0 with the key off. The Violet Blue is the one to tap for Yellow and the Black/Pink is the one to tap for Red.

Good Luck.

ionlygot6

rock..... thanks alot.... and no i dont have a cd changer