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I have a 1998 dodge ram 1500 I am trying to put a aftermarket radio in but I can't figure out what the ground wire in the dash is

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Ground wires are normally black
get a multimeter and set it on ohms resistance
put one end on the wire and the other to metal ground
if it is a ground wire the gauge reading will be all zeros as that indicates a circuit

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 10, 2009

SOURCE: 1998 dodge ram 1500 4x4 stereo wiring

glad you posted what colors you do have , cause 2 resources didn't match ,actually 3 , i did find a match to your colors was a 97 year model premium radio, so we have a match .....

black/ light green = ground
dark green = left front spkr +
purple = right front spkr +
blue/white = right rear spkr -
brown/blue = left rear spkr -
brown/yellow = left rear spkr +
blue/orange = right rear spkr +
black/yellow = park lamps
brown/red = left front spkr -
orange = dimmer signal
pink = fused battery +
green/red = radio choke relay
red/white = fused ignition
blue/red = right front spkr -

cheers

djmac62 is also an excellent answer

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 23, 2009

SOURCE: dodge ram 1500 the radio and dash lights are not working

did u look at the fuses under the hood there might be one there other than that sounds like you wiring went bad or the part of your switch is bad replace the switch

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Mike Butler

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  • Posted on Apr 19, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 99 dodge ram 1500 4x4 with the drivers

Did you take a voltage reading at socket of dim one compared to bright one?

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 06, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 1999 Dodge Ram, I just replaced the

Why this isn't a total solution, one resource I've used many times when it comes to electrical diagrams is http://www.the12volt.com/. They have all the diagrams and "audio experts" there that might be able to tell you specifically the color.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 23, 2009

SOURCE: 1998 dodge ram 1500 v85.2 towing capacity?

according to the owners amnual the max towing weight for a 1999 ram 1500 quad cab wit automatic transmission is 7600 lb.
with either 5.2 or 5.9 v8. for a reg cab it is 8000 lb.

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glad you posted what colors you do have , cause 2 resources didn't match ,actually 3 , i did find a match to your colors was a 97 year model premium radio, so we have a match .....

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