I just visited the local circuit city today looking to have the pioneer deh-p5000ub installed in my 95 with the bose system. I just want the head unit put in keeping the bose speakers cause i just dont have the money at the moment for everything. The price on the head unit was what i expected but even with their advertisment of free installation it's still gonna cost me an extra $130 to have it done there. That extra includes the dash kit, antenna adapter, and wiring harness. I'm just looking for opinions as to wether i should pay for the install or if i should just try to do it myself. This would be my first install and thats the reason why i'm not to sure about doing it myself.

 

it's really not that bad to DIY. if you can match color wires together you can install it. i'm sure there's a write up somewhere on dash removal of your 4th gen...or maybe someone from here can chime in with some assistance.

 

ive takin apart the dash before and that's a breeze..the only part im concerned with is the hookup of the wiring harness...im just afraid that i'll do something wrong and blow up my car or something like that

 

nah it's really hard to mess up. you basically match the wire color on the radio harness to the harness that plugs into your car. you can just crimp the wires together, or solder for a better connection.


http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...tail/1630.html

 

i'd diy... its not so hard with good instructions like the ones gordo posted. its also a good start to getting comfortable with your audio system.

 

But how does the bose wiring harness work? It looks like if i use the metra 70-7551 harness then it plugs into the rca preamp outs on the rear of the deck and then into the stock wires going to the speakers? I apologize for being such a noob about this but I havent had much experience with car audio installation.

 

u can find better prices for the HU online then in stores and most of the time they will throw in the accessories for free

installdr.com has good instructions too

and u will need an antenna diversity cable too

 

just remember when you have everything hooked up with the 70-7551 there is a ground wire but there is no ground in the factory harness... you are going to have to run your own ground to the chassis.

 

diy if u go thru crtchfield they send a manual on how to do it with everythin u need to hook it up