How to install a JVC radio in a Dodge Ram, part 2

[stripes459]

good video. i learned something by the way. also i have a subwofer i wanna put in my truck, would i run the wireing under my hood then into the trim of where the door would be, and do you think that iu would have to drill holes to do this correctly?

[acme663ryo]

@stripes459 No you should be able to get it though the rubber gromit in the fire wall but if you are trying just to get power in the cab you shouldn't have to. Tap into power under the dash. Because I don't smoke I used to take the power from the cigarette lighter but that was before you needed it to power charge things. I bet you could still do it and it would handle the load. Unless your powered sub is huge and needs a dedicated line.

[ab1055ps3]

Awesome video great idea to use old radio harness saved me 150 for a scosche harness. Maybe you could show a picture of the diagram

[BLOODLIN3E]

Hey I have a 2000 Dodge Cummins 3500 and where you said the screw was in the corner of the dash, my truck has the passenger air-bag on/off switch there. Would the screw still be there?

Great video by the way.

[acme663ryo]

@BLOODLIN3E I am sorry I don't know having never worked on one. I would google how to remove the dash of... and I bet you can find out where all the hidden screws are. Myself I would look at the bottom of the power-ports or see if the trim around the power-ports unscrews like the bezel around an old ignition switch.

[MrJerry2722]

Thats why they sell the wiring harnest its only like $20 u dnt have to do all this crap

[acme663ryo]

@MrJerry2722 It is good to know how to do all this 'crap'. It took me less than one hour thus saving me $20. That is the same as getting paid $20 an hour. I will work for $20 an hour...

[tuboy95]

hey just finished wiring my jvc sterio into a ford wiring harness. i have a brown cord(telephone muting) and a blue cord with white stripe(remote) left on the jvc plug. and then on the ford wiring harness i have a black whith white stripe(amp ground) and a orange With black stripe(negative dimmer) cords left. in the truck there is also a blue cord with no label. now my question is what should i do with these cords?

NOTE: truck has subs and amp installed already in the truck.

[XxMrFrijolesxX]

Plan to do the same thing cuz im too cheap to buy a harness... I'll just use the factory stereo's plug....

[johnawesley1]

You don't have to defend yourself... You did a great install. I too do it myself.

I would much rather build things and get the experience of building it, then buy them already made.

I built both of my CW morse code decoders that you can check out on my Youtube videos.

I enjoy soldering.

Too many people are lazy or not self reliant.

Good job..

[acme663ryo]

@johnawesley1 Thanks and yes they are.

[MrSmellyMonkey]

Good job man, i much prefer doing things this way.

Just gotta remember to take the face off of the stereo,, even though you live miles from any local shop, I'm sure thieves or "opportunists" are still around, just like here in the UK

[lickenboobies]

actually looked pretty sleek. good job man. eff what the turds say about your install, in the end it looked good enough for you which is the only important thing

[MrOzzyfan123]

i would like to know why people always has to bitch about what other people do. i think that is pretty smart what you did and it saves money . as long as it works why not

[wgmholland]

you aint deleted this crap install yet? get to it nerd.

[Washcapsfan4life12]

Great video! Way to many morons on this site. If I could do that, I would, but alas I cant. You did a great job. Keep up the great work and dont worry about these imbeciles

[fgnotebook2008]

Wow. Some truly ignorant fools posting here. Good job with the install and the DIY harness. Too much work for me though. I'd go the easy way and buy that stuff.

[wgmholland]

are you freakin serious?????, installation kits? guess you never heard of such thing, that keeps you from makin so thing out of plastic, and then tearing into to the stock radio and takin the plugs? just delete these videos, wow i cant believe some people are so dumb.

[acme663ryo]

@wgmholland My god what is with you guys? #1 I like many other people in the world enjoy building things. It is fun, I am good at it and in the end I have exactly what I want, not just what I can buy online. You can't/wont build things, your call but you do not decide that for me. #2 Even a crappy low quality install is going to set me back $20 plus shipping to my rural home. It takes an hour to build it from scrap I already had, that is the same as getting paid $20 an hour. Duh.

[acme663ryo]

@wgmholland #3 Dumb, you think being self sufficient is dumb? We are becoming a country of morons, ignorant consumers dependent on the manufacturing skills of others. This used to be a nation of clever people who built things. The whole premise of your argument is more than ignorant, it is the very root of what is wrong with America today. Oh and by the way, at my quick count you have 20 some odd punctuation, grammatical and capitalization errors in your eloquent reply. Troll.

[nismojuan]

you realize you made this more difficult than what it could have been with those adapters you dont splice into the factory harnessjust have to match up the wires from the radio to the adapter...

[acme663ryo]

@nismojuan Well I don't know about more difficult... It was a $50 JVC not some higher end system. I know I could have gotten just the pigtail that plugs into the truck but I figured that is more or less what I pulled out of the old radio. Living in the boonies means I have to order in anything like that so even if I got a good deal with shipping (say $15) it only took me half an hour to remove and splice into the plug from the old radio. That works out to $30 an hour. Worth it for me.