How To Solder Radio Wiring Harness

I extended the accessory wire slightly by soldering and heat shrinking another 8 inches of 18-gauge Red wire to the one Pioneer included Step 3.

How to solder radio wiring harness. After soldering wires to all the pins required successfully the next thing is to get female AV jacks. My question now is how to to the Y-splice on the wires. I decided to make a small how-to for you guys.

I had talked to a shop once that did radio installs and was told it would cost me 600 just in labor to fit the speakers wires and radio into this car. Some inexpensive tools and best practice tips is all you need for a solid. If you need to remove a connection D-Sub to route the wires through a tight space in your aircraft we recommend that you use an inexpensive crimp removal tool.

Once youve connected your radio wires secure them with solder or heat-shrink wrap. Solder and shrink wrap wiring harness connections. After searching around for wiring info for the stock SVT sub and amp and unable to find any usable info.

Ideally you should just replace the harness from one major connector to another if possible however in some cases this is not possible and soldering wires is the only remaining option. Due to the high level of vibration found in automotive applications a proper solder joint it less ideal than a proper crimp joint. Aftermarket radio wiring with stock SVT sub and amp.

Continue melting the solder until theres a thin layer of solder covering all of the exposed wire. Then apply the iron on the back of the pot. So I have to twist crimp or solder those connections.

This can be achieved by insulating each connection with a piece of heat shrink. Soldering Seems to be discouraged for automotive use because stranded wire gets stiff and breaks under vibration. Just put the wire through a piece of the tube first then twist and solder the core.