Chevrolet Blazer / S-10 Pickup
How to Remove Car Stereo
Chevrolet Blazer
/ S-10 Pickup
How to Replace and Install Car Stereo
1.1) Remove ash tray.
1.2) Remove one exposed screw at left bottom side of car stereo.
2.1) Open glove box and remove two exposed
screws along right side of car stereo.
3.1) Pull bottom edge of car stereo trim
panel away from dash and down to release top latches.
3.2) Disconnect connectors at lighter and set car stereo trim panel to side.
4.1) Remove two exposed screws, one on each
side of car stereo.
4.2) Pull car stereo forward, disconnect antenna and connectors.
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Factory Wire Color Codes
See Diagrams Below
Aftermarket Wire Color Codes
See Diagrams Below
Speaker Phasing
Installing Aftermarket Speakers and Proper Hook-up
NO AUDIO
With aftermarket stereo installation?
Erratic Volume Control
DIY Repair
Front and
Rear Speaker Removal and Installation presently not available.
Aftermarket stereo installation?
Why purchase the aftermarket wire harness? Installation is easier, no guess work with wire color codes and a Headache Saver!Factory wire colors codes are not universal. See Aftermarket Videos above.
We discourage cutting the factory wire harness.
This section aids in troubleshooting and determining wire color codes, phasing for speaker hook up, locating power wires for installing external devices and add-ons.
Diagrams may not be applicable to Bose Audio Systems
1978 - 1992
IMPORTANT - There are two (2) yellow*, two (2) gray and two (2)
brown wires in this harness. Locate the +12 volt constant wire first.
Label it or splice to constant wire on aftermarket stereo first. Swapping
yellow wires will cause damage to any aftermarket stereo. Check fuses if your unable to find +12 volts.
1
Black
Ground
2
Gray
Dimmer
3
or Blank
Antenna/Amplifier
Trigger On
4
Yellow
Switched +12 volts
5
Light Green
Right Front Speaker (+)
6
Tan
Left Front Speaker (+)
7
Gray
Left Front Speaker (-)
8
Dark Green
Right Front Speaker (-)
9
Brown
Left Rear Speaker (+)
10
Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker (+)
11
Light Blue
Right Rear Speaker (-)
12
Yellow
Left Rear Speaker (-)
Factory Wire Harness
On
Factory Car Stereo
13
Orange
Orange
Constant +12 Volts
14
Brown
Brown
Illumination
Corvette Only with Second One Wire
Black Connector
15
Pink
Bose Amplifier Trigger
On
1988 - 2005
IMPORTANT - There are two (2) yellow*, two (2) gray and two (2)
brown wires in this harness. Locate the +12 volt constant wire first.
Label it or splice to constant wire on aftermarket stereo first. Swapping
yellow wires will cause damage to any aftermarket stereo. Check fuses if your unable to find +12 volts.
1
Gray
Left Front Speaker (-)
2
Tan
Left Front Speaker (+)
3
Dark Green
Right Front Speaker (-)
4
Light Green
Right Front Speaker (+)
5
Black
Ground
6
Brown
Illumination
7
Gray
Dimmer
8
Blank
9
Yellow* (Green)
Switched +12 volts
10
Orange
Constant +12 volts
11
Light Blue
Right Rear Speaker (-)
12
Dark Blue
Right Rear Speaker (+)
13
Yellow
Left Rear Speaker (-)
14
Brown
Left Rear Speaker (+)
Wire Codes and Pin Lay Out on Back of Factory Car Stereo
Note the location of the connector "Keys" in yellow.
1
Ground
2
Right Front Speaker (+)
3
Right Front Speaker (-)
4
Left Rear Speaker (-)
5
Left Rear Speaker (+)
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Illumination
14
Right Rear Speaker (+)
15
Right Rear Speaker (-)
16
Left Rear Speaker (-)
17
Left Rear Speaker (+)
18
19
20
21
Dimmer
22
23
Switched +12 Volts
24
Constant +12 Volts
All wire diagrams and color codes are not 100% accurate.