i did the same mistake in my old jeep. the harness really is worth it trust me. it took me weeks to figure it out. The dimmer isnt used so dont connect it

 

.... i have switched around all the wires about 15 times now......even ran a wire from the head unit to power from the fuse pannel and didnt work. i have have no problem conecting 10 color coated wires to 10 different color coated wires... but i think that somewhere the wire got spliced into from the guy before me. i got another head unit laying in my room im going to wire it up. if it doesnt work might have to sell the jeep and buy a different one.

 

its your ground. hook your multimeter to the ground you are using and then turn the lights on. if your ground bounces around then just hook to another ground.

i've seen this before, is why i say this.

if it doesn't work, just sell the jeep and get another one

 

quick fix..... run the yellow wire from ur radio to a fuse that has constant power like the horn .. that should take care of it

 

lol now you tell me i just about have the other radio in the jeep, just waiting for the liquid tape to dry. but ya if that happens with this radio i will try a different ground
thanks for the info

 

91jeep i already tried that and it didnt help anything.....so ya it might be the ground like superj said

 

i used to install and repair installs gone bad for people when i was in the military so i saw some weird stuff

 

hahaha ya i know what you mean its crazy what some people rig up just to get something to work...

 

yes, it is. unbelievable sometimes

 

That's funny because I just bought my 89 XJ and the PO put a CD player in it and it does the same thing, when the key goes off the memory is gone. It's a real rats nest in there and I haven't even tried to figure it out yet. I suspect tho that the stock radio power/ground wires are to blame. Run a new ground and new power wires to known good sources. If after that you still have the problem it's could be the radio itself.

 

If I'm correct i'm pretty sure the yellow and red both get connected together and the dimmer isn't used trust me

 

nope that doesnt work eather cause than it never shuts off.... but the 4 wires i have left over out of the jeep are pink, purple with white line, blue with red line, and orange with black line. and i already had the pink to red and purple with white to the yellow like the diagram shows and it still doesnt save the memory. it has a good ground and shows it getting 12v on the constant all the time. i dont get it!!!! time to look on craigs for a new jeep

 

Pink is constant power Orange with black line is dimmer

 

These Help.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Metra+-+...okee&cp=1&lp=1

i mean ****! Really? It doesn't make you any less of a damn man to buy a wiring harness. Spend 16 bucks instead of buying a different XJ?!?!?!?!!? Jesus tap dancing Christ it must be nice to have money to burn.

 

The PINK wire is constant 12v, and yellow is switched.