2006 Chevrolet Silverado Stereo Wiring Diagram (2024)

FAQs

Which color is the amp turn on wire on an aftermarket radio wiring harness? ›

One thing to note, most head unit wiring harnesses also have a solid blue wire. This wire is typically for power antenna or factory amplifier turn on, do not get this wire confused with the remote turn on wire with the blue/white stripe.

When you find one that shows approximately 12V, you have found the constant 12V wire, also known as the memory wire. It's yellow in most aftermarket head units.

Positive Voltage – Red or Orange is used to indicate the positive terminal of the battery or conductor. Negative Voltage – Black or Blue is used to indicate the negative terminal of the battery or conductor. Earth Conductor – Green or Green with a Yellow strip is used to indicate ground.

Basic Wiring:

Yellow wire 12 volts constant. Red wire 12 volts ignition/accessory. Black wire ground.

The signal cuts out when the two wires are mixed up; this is because of a phenomenon referred to as inverse polarity. One wave is positive while the other is negative, which results in silence. Knowing the correct wires to connect to each port in each terminal is therefore vital.

(Often, but not always …) In the world of DC electronics, the accepted wiring convention is that the red wire carries the positive voltage, and the black is circuit ground. Usually the red is marked as + (plus) and the black is marked as – (minus).

Most car stereos will require the following connections: The power wire coming from the stereo is usually red, and likely will connect to a red wire from the car. The ground wire for the stereo will be black, as will its corresponding wire from the car.

ACC wire is an essential circuit in the automotive electrical system, with its full name being "Accessory wire." It is a power supply line designed to provide electricity to the vehicle's accessory devices.

In-dash video — tapping into the parking brake wire. If your new stereo has a touchscreen or video monitor, you will also need to connect a wire to your emergency/parking brake wire. This wire acts as a switch to turn on the video monitor when the parking brake is engaged.

US AC power circuit wiring color codes

The protective ground is green or green with yellow stripe. The neutral is white, the hot (live or active) single phase wires are black , and red in the case of a second active. Three-phase lines are red, black, and blue.

Which wire is positive on a stereo? ›

If correctly connected, the copper-colored wire (compared to the silver-colored wire) or the wire with the white stripe (compared to the wire with no stripe) should be your positive wire. If your amp or speaker has color-coded connections, the positive should connect to the red connection.

The color code for four-conductor wire is speaker one: Red (positive), Black (negative) speaker two: White (positive), Green (negative). Its purpose is to carry an electrical signal (voltage and current) from the amplifier (or the amplifier section of a receiver) to the speakers.

The Orange Wire is the Stereos Illumination Switch this enables the front LED's to light up when the Vehicle headlights are switched ON, it also Dim's the display to prevent distraction when driving at night. The illumination wire needs to be correctly connected to the illumination circuit of your vehicle.