I recently bought a 1996 A4 and it had a very cheap aftermarket stereo installed which didn't play cd's and had electrical tape around the sides holding it in/covering up the gaps.Anyway, I bought a new sony headunit and I want to do the install myself. I've done them before but I would like a few pointers.

So I pulled the old stereo out last night and pulled out a whole slew of wires with electrical tape everywhere. Clearly this was a rush job by a newbie. Basically, I don't know where to start. Does anyone have a diy on replacing an aftermarket headunit for my A4? Or, can anyone provide tips/pointers for my situation. Anything will help. Thanks

 

so ur saying the harness wires were cut and taped onto a connector that was on the messed up stereo? well i guess u would need a wiring diagram then. i bet u'll have alot of fun lol

 

i suppose so huh? thanks? [:@]

 

so does anyone know where i can get a wiring diagram for the 96 a4 stereo?

 

if you order a wiring kit from crutchfield.com you can get a wiring diagram with it.

josh

 

if you get an harness for the car it is super easy red-red yellow-yellow etc just match the colors then plug in and don't forget the antenna adapter and install kit if you don't already have one

 

ok, well i did order my unit from crutchfield, good stuff, but i don't know where the harness goes in the car...

here's a link to the harness i got:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-hM4KWhO...sp?I=120701784

 

that is the right harness and it goes behind the radio
there should be 1 black and 1 brown attched to the car they get plugged in the the harness you bought