Fusion CAB000852 Boating Wire

marine stereos don't just plug into a wall like boombox every new stereo comes with what is called a wiring harness like this this end plugs into the back of the stereo these wires all need to be connected to the both system's harness makes it easier to splice all the wires without the stereo connected and getting in your way I know all these wires look intimidating but it really isn't as complicated as it seems eight of these wires are speaker waters you can connect four speakers and each speaker needs two wires so that eliminates more than half of the wires right there of the remaining wires two of them are power wires one is a direct power wire that connects directly to the positive terminal on the boats battery the other is a switch power wire usually it connects to the boats ignition so that when you turn the boat off the stereo goes off as well if you connect the switch power dire