hey guys, im hoping you can help me out here.

I have a 92 maxima gxe with the active stereo system (non-bose).
I purchased an Aiwa cd head unit and trying to replace the factory unit. I also bought the wiring harness for the 92 maxima.

My problem is, I wired and matched-up (by color) the harness' connections to my new stereo but the darn thing just wont power up. The only wire i havent connected to the stereo is the power antenna. This shouldnt affect it right? If you can tell me if there anything i have left out or have anything in mind that might help, please let me know! Thanks.

 

Tilt,

Don't always go by the wires color but rather their function
in the past I had either a Tenna or a Metra that didn't match
the OEM harness colors.

The 3 main wires to hook up

Battery - this is your constant 12v, Memory functions
Ignition - Turns on with the keyswitch, pwrs up HU and remote
Ground - self explainitory

With these hooked up the head unit should at least pwr up, if not get a meter and verify the 3 above, you may have a blown fuse or a bad connector.

Dave

 

Thanks, turns out i had the ground wired incorrectly... Matt93se pointed it out to me.

 

in my 5th gen I had the same problem untill I plugged in my antenna wire.