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| avocadotom |
 Aug 8 2020, 06:17 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 17-September 19 From: Pittsburgh, PA Member No.: 23,469 Region Association: None  |
I am in the (hopefully) last stages of assembling my ‘72 914 and I’m hoping to install a stereo.
There are two mystery wires coming out of the hole where the stereo would be, although they do not appear to be the negative and positive wires (although I didn’t check if they independently have power to them). Any idea what they might be? Backstory: I bought this 914 disassembled by a previous owner and I’m new to 914s, so it’s been a journey... Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| bbrock |
Aug 8 2020, 06:54 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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It isn't for a stereo because those are not built in to the harness. Stereos had a separate harness. The brown wire is a ground. My guess is it is for the fan controls. There should be a tab on the slider mechanism to connect to ground. Can't tell what color the other wire is.
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| 76-914 |
Aug 13 2020, 09:46 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,878 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(bbrock @ Aug 8 2020, 05:54 PM)  It isn't for a stereo because those are not built in to the harness. Stereos had a separate harness. The brown wire is a ground. My guess is it is for the fan controls. There should be a tab on the slider mechanism to connect to ground. Can't tell what color the other wire is. Probably yellow. Yellow morphs to brown after 50 years. Peel back that insulation a tad to reveal the color. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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avocadotom Mystery Wires (stereo, maybe?) Aug 8 2020, 06:17 PM
BPic Can’t tell in the photo. What color are they? Aug 8 2020, 06:44 PM sholman5 Check the wiring diagram for the fresh air heater ... Aug 8 2020, 09:06 PM avocadotom Thanks all, I’ll do just that! Aug 12 2020, 10:44 PM avocadotom Ha! I will totally peel back the wires to see... Aug 17 2020, 09:31 AM Junebug only brown/white wire I see on schematic are: Park... Aug 17 2020, 12:05 PM lierofox I wonder if the brown wire with white tracer is fo... Aug 17 2020, 12:07 PM
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I wonder if the brown wire with white tracer is f... Aug 17 2020, 12:15 PM scallyk9 Not sure with a '72 model year 914 but on both... Aug 17 2020, 02:36 PM bbrock That's right. For factory wiring, solid brown... Aug 17 2020, 03:11 PM |
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