I just got my 88 and someone in their infinite wisdom cut the stock wiring harness out and now idk how to wire up my stereo...anyone able to help?

 

i have the exact same problem

 

This is for a 93. Let me know if its not the same as your 88.

Car Radio Battery Constant 12v+ Wire: Pink
Car Radio Accessory Switched 12v+ Wire: Violet/White
Car Radio Ground Wire: Black
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Light Blue/Red
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Orange
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger Wire: N/A
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 (+): Dark Green
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown/Red
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Violet
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Dark Blue/Red
Car Audio Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Car Audio Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Brown/Yellow
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Brown/Light Blue
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Dark Blue/White
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Dark Blue/Orange

 

Try this one. I found it for 88-90 XJs

Constant 12V+Pink
Switched 12V+Purple/Orange
Ground Black
Illumination Orange/Black
Dimmer Dark Blue/White
Antenna Trigger Gray

Front Speakers5 1/4" Doors
Left Front (+) Green
Left Front (-) Black/Yellow
Right Front (+) White
Right Front (-) Black

Rear Speakers5 1/4"
Tail Gate
Left Rear (+) Gray/White
Left Rear (-) Brown/White
Right Rear (+) White/Black
Right Rear (-) Brown

Heres the link
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...tail/1150.html

 

do they make a whole new harnes where you can remove the dash and put a new one in?

 

That I dont know about. It will be super expensive if they do and you'd have to get it from the dealership. Your best bet is to go to the junk yard and cut out the harness from an 88-90 XJ and wire it in yours. Probably cost you no more than $5 bucks and a little time.

 

idk ive been looking cant find anything yet...ive tried going by the wiring that the other guys posted but i still dont get any power to the stereo

 

thats weird so you just tried to directly wire it with no harness?

 

The guy who owned it before you may have jimmy rigged all the wiring. Or it might be a blown fuse, bad ground, or bad head unit. Try running an inline fused wire directly from the battery to the head unit and see if it turns on. Dont forget to gound it.

 

the po of mine removed the stereo by cutting the harness out of the car itself he then relized he could just unhook it and let the plastic part of the harness in my front seat but he cut them to close to it so i cant reatach the wires

 

OUCH!!! Youre gonna have to run new wires for everything if theyre too short to attach new ones. You could aslo trace where all the wires originate from and pull them out from there and then attach new wiring and then re-route them. Thats all I can think of. OR... try looking for a spot in or under your dash where you could pull out all the stereo wires so that you could attach new wires with out having to completey pull them out form where they originate from.

 

 

I cut the wire connector out so the stereo would fit better into the dash, and I was able to pull the harness out more to solder the wires.

 

Go to the boneyard and cut the stereo pigtails out of the dash, then graft it to yours.

 

Fellas this thread gave me a sad memory.

I spent I think three hours experimenting which wire was which in my 96 after the PO decided it would be a smart idea to cut the original factory harness and then not only did he do that. He spray painted all the wires to match the color of his new deck. So I had to pull the dash to get down to the original color/stripes.

God bless you and your wiring because I have no words to share that could be helpful