Below: Left/top to radio? Right/bottom two to connectors from the dash? If so... What goes in between? It does not appear there is a color-to-color match/line-up. Help? atriot:

 

I think you have the wrong year part.

ETA:
Harness to car
Harness to radio
N/A from Metra.

================================================== ================
1987 Jeep Cherokee Car Radio Wiring Schematic
Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Red/White
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Violet/Orange
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Orange/Black
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: Gray
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Front Speakers Location: N/A
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Green
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Black/White
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): White
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Black
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Green/White
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown/White
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): White/Black
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown
The 1987 Jeep Cherokee radio wire color information above is updated as it is submitted by the Modified Life community.

 

Top looks like ~1989 radio plug. Bottom looks like ~1986 radio plug.

If your radio is the top plug style then use that plug.

If your radio is the bottom plug style then use that plug.

If your vehicle has a radio plug that ISN'T butchered already I would find the correct year radio or get an aftermarket harness and go that route.

Both the plugs you show go to the radio.

 

YES! I think you are the most correct so far! The two connectors are from the dash. Now... What radios use these two connectors?

 

go to best buy and bring the connections

 

Unfortunately I don't think they carry OEM units! What I need is a NOS/OEM radio that will accept the two connectors!

 

junkyards... eBay.. Good luck, they're rare

 

Solution:

 

Like this one?










I'm sure I have that damn bass slider around here somewhere...

 

thats a rare piece ...

 

Close! But I believe it should more like this:

 

Upper picture is 89' style. Lower picture is at least 86' style, maybe newer.

 

Man... them old stereos are pretty rugged.

 

Wire color will not match when installing an aftermarket radio. Just have to use the chart on radio and a chart for stock wiring, then match functions.
The smaller pig-tail connector is for speakers. The other handles power and accessory.

 

The long connector in the pic is the same as the one that was used in my '94.
What SteveMongr said about having the pin-outs for the Jeep and a different radio is what I did, to put in a Pioneer radio.
Soldering iron and shrink tubing gets it done.

I still have the original radio if anyone wants it. Works good....