[ranger danger]

Originally Posted by rgunlock

Thanks for the responses ranger danger and iversaw! Good to know that I can keep it simple and likely be happy with it. My truck isn't running yet, so getting it to a stereo shop at this time would be a problem, but I'm in the middle of wiring and the interior is still bare, so seems like the best time to take care of the stereo, speaker wiring, etc. I'll likely go ahead and pick some good corner speakers at the very least and get them wired into the dash before putting down my carpet. I wasn't aware that car stereos had those settings - I'd assumed I would do my own installation.

Its really pretty simple stuff. You will need 2 wires for each speaker, 1 + and 1 -. That's 4 wires for 2 or 8 wires for 4 speakers. Be sure to maintain + and - on your speakers. Keep them color coded so when you do the radio install, you'll know which is which easily. Then you will need 1 ground, 1 illumination (orange), 1 constant power (yellow) and 1 keyed power (red).