Not sure if I am in the right thread but just bought a new pioneer HD unit. First one I have purchases in eons.
Speaker connection looks like a smaller version of the input output cables for our in home Wii or DVD player.
Am I supposed to find connectors like that and simply splice with my existing cables or are there cable up grades I can buy somewhere.


I know it's a newb question, be nice

 

You can find adaptors to splice into the connector that came with your headunit, these adaptors will plug into the factory harnesses. You can find these at Best Buy or other stores like that.

 

If you are talking about those type of connectors, you use those if you have amps. If you do not have amps all your speakers/power/everything should just be run through normal wires. They do make a harness (around $15?) that you plug into the factory plug and splice into the radios wires so you can easily plug/unplug the radio if needed.

 

yep, similar to that, now I get it, thanks

 

Those cables (Composite) are also sometime used to carry video from your deck to a remote screen if you have one somewhere in your car (visor/headrests etc) or to connect an Xbox etc to your video system. On the majority of single din decks, they are just to connect your amplifier like stated above.

Certainly get the harness if you can- makes it much easier when your deck has to be pulled out.