# Installing CD Player **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 12, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119 "2010-12-12T13:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lamboceligts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@lamboceligts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lamboceligts)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/1 "2010-12-12T13:05:55Z")
I have a 1996 Nissnan Pathfinder and I am trying to install and aftermarket cd player. I’ve installed cd player before and it’s easy… It’s a Alpine IDA-X303 and I have the wiring harness to install and it doenst work. I think it’s not powering on because of the power wire shown in the picture (with red tape around it) but there is no where to plug into the back of my headunit… here are some pics to help. Any ideas?? ![http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7623/1666x.jpg](http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7623/1666x.jpg) ![http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/products/20081/500/h500iDAX303-b_mt.jpeg](http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/products/20081/500/h500iDAX303-b_mt.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/2 "2010-12-12T13:18:41Z")
Red wire looks like the antenna not a power wire. ---
**Author:** ![lamboceligts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@lamboceligts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lamboceligts)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/3 "2010-12-12T13:23:59Z")
Oh ok you could be right. I was confused because my celica has a power like that and antenna one. Would that be needed to install at all? ---
**Author:** ![Superium](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/superium/32/7405_2.png) [@Superium](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Superium)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/4 "2010-12-12T13:27:38Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Red wire looks like the antenna not a power wire. Agreed, powered wire should just be a solid red 14 gauge or whatever normal size wire. Also check your ground. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/5 "2010-12-12T13:28:03Z")
> [@lamboceligts](#): > > Oh ok you could be right. I was confused because my celica has a power like that and antenna one. > > Would that be needed to install at all? No, but look around for a random ground wire that’s not part of your harness. The ground wire may be screwed into the stock unit and separate from any harness. You’d need to wire that in and chassis ground it. But I don’t know for sure how it is on a Pathfinder. ---
**Author:** ![lamboceligts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@lamboceligts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lamboceligts)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/6 "2010-12-12T13:32:11Z")
Okay I will look for a ground and update. I knew it had to be something simple lol. ---
**Author:** ![cobalt300z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/858c86/32.png) [@cobalt300z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cobalt300z)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/installing-cd-player/207119/7 "2010-12-12T14:27:53Z")
nissans use a common ground. so if there isnt one in the harness just make one and it should work. and you need a antenna adapter to get that to plug into the back of your head unit