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SWEET7T · 03-03-2004, 01:34 AM

When I went and pulled my power brakes and brackets, I found a factory AM radio (not worth much to me I have hacked dash, but maybe to somebody esle). How in the world is this thing wired

I got the pigtail with it, the factory speaker and brackets were still there, but they were such a pain to get to I left them. On the back it says [12V (red), SPK (green), GD (blk)]. 12V of course is pwr... SPK would hook to the pos terminal of the speaker, correct? So is the circuit completed by grounding the speaker to the frame? Or is GD the speaker ground, and the radio grounds throught the frame of the radio? I was expecting 4 wires, not 3.

I want to check and make sure it works before I try to sell... Thanks for the help!

03-03-2004, 01:34 AM	#1
SWEET7T Try spinnin 4 rear tars Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 757	Explain to me how factory AM radio is wired... When I went and pulled my power brakes and brackets, I found a factory AM radio (not worth much to me I have hacked dash, but maybe to somebody esle). How in the world is this thing wired I got the pigtail with it, the factory speaker and brackets were still there, but they were such a pain to get to I left them. On the back it says [12V (red), SPK (green), GD (blk)]. 12V of course is pwr... SPK would hook to the pos terminal of the speaker, correct? So is the circuit completed by grounding the speaker to the frame? Or is GD the speaker ground, and the radio grounds throught the frame of the radio? I was expecting 4 wires, not 3. I want to check and make sure it works before I try to sell... Thanks for the help! __________________ SWEET7T 1970 C10, 2wd, LB, 307/TH350/3.08. PS, PB Last edited by SWEET7T; 03-03-2004 at 01:49 AM.