I need audio help

I have a SONY MEX-5DI car cd player and I need to find somewhere that has the power harness that connects directly to the cd player itself....not the adapter to fit the car......I need the 16 pin plug that goes right into the cd player and no one has one and sony wants $120 for it...please help guys..... i gotta get this beeyach pumping again....

circuit city has the plugs that are universal on one end, and plug into the cd player on the other end. they sell them this way to minimize installation time for diy'ers, they sell the universal on one end/vehicle adapter on the other end. that way instead of splicing 20 wires together, you just plug in 3 plugs, car-universal plug-cd player. I think they're $25 or so. Hope this helps. I know they make them for sony cause i got one a few years ago. Let me know how it works.

go to a sony dealer, they should have the extra harnesses. hes not talking about the middle harness, that connects to the deck harness and dash harness, hes talking about the one that plugs into the actual head unit.

an actual car audio shop should have them if they are a sony dealer.

We used to get them from a place called JLtroy.com they cary all kinds of replacement harnesses for Pioneer, Alpine, Clarion, Sony, JVC, etc.

I tried from there and evidently you have to be a dealer to order...... any other ideas?

try ebay. they're usually really cheap. I just bought the plug wires for my Alpine IVA-D310 and it was only about $40 all together.

try www.metraonline.com or call em @National: 800.221.0932 i think they sell some harness's for radios and not just for the car harness.

Edited: 1/24/2007 11:37:50 PM by sdime2372

Originally posted by framedragger



go to a sony dealer, they should have the extra harnesses. hes not talking about the middle harness, that connects to the deck harness and dash harness, hes talking about the one that plugs into the actual head unit.



that's what i'm talking about, it plugs into the head unit. you unplug the stock harness and plug this one in, but the other end ends in a universal plug that circuit city also makes, it just eliminates having to butt connect a bunch of wires. you can use it for anything, just cut off the universal plug and butt connect away.





here's the link:

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Metra-Radio-Wiring-Harness-SY-1680A/sem/rpsm/oid/113642/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

and a direct quote from the circuit city site:

Radio wiring harness: One plug inserts into the back of the radio, and a universal plug connects to the Metra vehicle wiring harness. No bare wires to join and solder

anyone know where i can get the factory style harness? someone cut off the factory harness off my truck and i want to put it back on.

If you are still looking for this part, you can find all the replacement pieces you need for your head unit here:

http://servicesales.sel.sony.com/web/productSearch.do?searchOperation=modelSearch&searchText=MEX5DI