1997 cherokee radio wiring Help !!!

replacing factory radio with a new aftermarket, can't find a wiring color chart for the factory wiring, what wire is what? please help, i have 13 wires total on 2 sep plug, 1 has 6, the other has seven.

easiest thing to do is buy an aftermarket wiring harness from crutchfield, partsexpress, or just about any car stereo shop. They plug directly into the factory harness and tell you what each wire needs to be connected to. Or you can match the color wires going to the speakers with the ones you have at the harness and splice them into the new radio speaker wires. That leaves the hot, ground, and memory. Hot is only juiced when you have the car cranked or in accessory position. memory will always be hot, even with the key out of the ignition, to maintain the clock and ground is well, ground. If you have a mulitmeter, it will be a cinch. I'd go with the aftermarket harness for a clean install.

This is how it is listed on www.the12volt.com however the wiring diagram for my 88 wasn't 100% right and neither was the haynes manual but by cross-referencing them I was able to figure it out.

1997 Jeep Cherokee Stereo Information:

Constant 12V+ - Pink/Yellow
Switched 12V+ - Red/White
Ground - Black
Illumination - Orange/Brown
Dimmer - Black/Light Blue
Antenna - Right Front

Front Speakers - 5 1/4" Doors
Left Front (+) - Dark Green
Left Front (-) - Brown/Red
Right Front (+) - Purple
Right Front (-) - Dark Blue/Red

Rear Speakers - 5 1/4" Rear Deck
Left Rear (+) - Brown/Yellow
Left Rear (-) - Brown/Light Blue
Right Rear (+) - Dark Blue/White
Right Rear (-) - Dark Blue/Orange

Hope this helps

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If your stock jeep wiring harness hasn't been cut yet the aftermarket harness is the cleaner way to go. No sense hacking up a perfectly good wiring harness. Just my .02

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