tilt

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.

Coldboot-SE

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

tilt

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

ItalianMax2kSE

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