Whether your an expert Volkswagen electronics installer or a novice Volkswagen enthusiast with a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, a car stereo wiring diagram can save yourself a lot of time. One of the most time consuming tasks with installing an after market car stereo, car radio, car speakers, car amplifier, car navigation or any car electronics is identifying the correct color wires for a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta.
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1997 Volkswagen Jetta Car Stereo Radio Wiring Diagram
Car Radio Constant 12v+ Wire: Red/White
Car Radio Switched 12v+ Wire: Orange
Car Radio Ground Wire: Brown
Car Radio Illumination Wire: Gray/Blue
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Antenna Trigger: N/A
Car Stereo Amp Trigger Wire: N/A
Car Stereo Amplifier Location: If equipped, each speaker has an individual amplifier located at the speaker.
Front Speakers Size: N/A
Front Speakers Location: N/A
Left Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Blue/Black
Left Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Orange/Black
Right Front Speaker Positive Wire (+): Red/White
Right Front Speaker Negative Wire (-): Orange/White
Rear Speakers Size: N/A
Rear Speakers Location: N/A
Left Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Red/Light Green
Left Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Orange/Black
Right Rear Speaker Positive Wire (+): Blue/Light Green
Right Rear Speaker Negative Wire (-): Orange/Red
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HAVE A 1997 VOLKSWAGEN JETTE GLS AND HAVE AN ANTI -THEFT ALARM ON TH RADIO AND I NEED TO KNOW THW PRECDURE TO ENTERING THE CODE TO UNLOCK THE RADIO
James,
If you have the radio unlock code, follow these instructions to unlock your VW Bose Radio:
1. Simultaneously press SEEK and < SCAN (the lower of the SCAN buttons) until 1000 appears on the radio screen. (Note: There is no single SCAN button on the radio.)
2. Input your unlock code using the radio preset buttons.
3. When your finished inputing your volkswagen radio unlock code press the SEEK and < SCAN buttons simultaneously until the display changes, then let go of the buttons, and after a few seconds, your radio should be functional.
Hope this helps.
Note: Feel free to use any information posted on Modified Life but keep in mind that all information here is provided as-is without any warranty of any kind. Use of the wiring information is at your own risk. Always verify all information, wire colors and diagrams before applying any information found here to your 1997 Volkswagen Jetta.
Hey James,
I have the same car and we had the code but my husband threw it out by acident. We don’t have the code anymore. Could you tell me you Four Digt Code. it may not work because we have different serial numbers on the cars but it would be really help ful to try. Please Help…..
The color codes help, but do you have a schematic for the connectors?
Sorry we don’t have the color codes for the connectors. You would have to find a manual or schematics for the radio it connects to.
Yo TKS I was searching this info since a long time. TKS merci beaucoup
hey i was wiring my radio and somehow the fuse was still in for the radio and it sparked now when i turn on the acc the radio works but when i start the car the radio will not work is there a relyin there somewhere? thanks for any help you can give me
Danny,
Your best bet is to check all of your fuses (not just the radio fuse). It sounds like you blew a fuse somewhere. Hope this helps.
I was looking at installing some pioneer 6×9s in my friends jetta. As I was removing the factory speakers I noticed that there are 4 wires, instead of the usual two. Is the striped wire a neutral? If so, why does each speaker have 2 neutrals, seems a little overboard. Please let me know, asap. Thank you.
Mike, our guess is that your friend’s car has a Bose Audio System which uses its own enclosed system for audio output. Your best bet is to bypass the Bose system and install new wiring from the radio harness to the new speakers.
Hope this helps.
I need the wiring harness color codes for a 1992 VW Jetta. Can it possibly be the same for the 1997 and/or 2006?
Im trying to replace the rear speakers on the back deck and am having trouble getting the covers off … is there a trick ? or do i just have to pry them off ?
A simple way i found to bypass the code was to dissattach all the wire form the back then plus them back in with the the blue one, followed by the brown set followed by the black set. it worked on my 99 jetta, hope that helps anyone who couldn’t figure out their code
Ronnie, ask and you shall receive: 1992 Volkswagen Radio Wiring Diagram
Steve, open your trunk and look on the underside of your rear deck lid. Check for screws and/or clips. Usually rear deck lid speaker covers have a fastener to hold them down. Hope this helps.
have a 2000 volkswagen jetta have an anti theft alarm. since I heve the car the cd player doesn’t play the cd but the radio and cassete it does work. it show a messege on the display that say error magazing.
do I need to unlock the cd?
Sergio, it sounds like your cd changer magazine is jammed. Open the cd changer door and look for a small pin hole. If your cd changer has this pin hole, there is usually a small button inside it. This button is the reset button. Use the tip of a pen or the end of a paper clip and press the button. This should reset your cd changer and fix your problem.
Hope this helps and good luck.
IM TRYING TO INSTALL A WIRING KIT FOR AN AMP AND SUB ON 1997 JETTA AND I CANT FIGURE OUT WHICH WIRE IS THE REMOTE WIRE. ALL I NEED IS WHAT COLOR THE WIRE IS SO I CAN HOOK IT UP. EMAIL ME IF YOU KNOW. DEVILDRIVR420@YAHOO.COM
Adam,
Technically, you could connect your remote turn on wire to the radio switched 12v+ wire (Gray/Blue). That way your amplifier is on whenever the car is on and off your amplifier when your car is off. Just make sure to run an in-line 1-amp fuse on the remote turn on.
Hope this helps. Good Luck.
Yo steve sometimes the speaker covers arent meant to be removed and all you have to do is lift the carpet above the speakers which the grilles are attached to thats at least the way it happens in some cases, and that way you dont break your clips
Okay, looking at the back of my stock radio, I see three plugs; the bottom one is obviously power, ground, etc, the middle one is obviously speakers…what’s the third (top) plug for? There are approx 4 pins that have two wires connected to tem, and anoter 4 or so pins with single wires…Is this tied into te car alarm, etc? Is it safe to leave unplugged?
I have a 1997 Jetta and the alarm will not shut off. I am trying to enter the code but it isnt’ taking. What do I do, I can’t shut it off.
CJ
CJ, are you talking about your car alarm or the anti-theft code in your radio?
I cannot un-lock the radio on my 97 jetta diesel car. It’s always in safe mode after I changed the battery. The car was sitting with a dead battery 3 months before I installed a new one. I’ve since take the radio out, and lots of numbers are on the back.. nothing makes sense to me. Can you help ?
Gary, if you don’t have the radio security code, you would have to obtain it from the dealer. Hope this helps. Good luck.
i have a 1997 jetta gl and it has the anti-theft radio is there any way of bypassing it to put a aftermarket radio in instead.
Chris, the anti-theft security feature of your stock radio will not affect your after market radio. You can go ahead and install your aftermarket radio. Hope this helps. Good luck.
Thank you for the clear and accurate information on clearing the SAFE mode in the Bose radio; there are a dozen other sites that ‘address’ the issue, but yours is the only one that posted an answer that worked!
BTW: I found that the stored fuel/injector algorithm goes South as well; but here in CA it is not a big issue unless you go to smog it, and they (may) fail your komputer readout for not having a program. Also, here in CA I believe the ‘default’ mode operates with more HP than the ’stored curve’ mode! Oh yeah!
The only other interesting comment I picked up readarding ‘locked out’ radios is that if you throw the radio in the freezer overnight they will ‘lose’ the lockout issue; same as shortinga battery RAM I suppose.
Thanks again!
Carymcdon, we’re glad we could help you with your car stereo wiring diagram needs. Thanks for the car stereo wiring information contribution!
I have a 1993 Vollkswagon Passt. I know how to unlock the radio (thanks to a comment already made on here) but the unlock code I was given from the previous owner of the car features the number 7 which is not on the preset number buttons.
Was this a mistake made by the previous owner or have I just not figured out how to enter anything beyond the 1-6 preset buttons?
just want to say thanks. MAINTENANCE SUP AT MY VW DEALER GAVE ME BAD INFO, AND AFTER I READ THIS, I (ME AND MY NON TECHNICAL SELF!!!) WALKED OUT AND FIXED IT IN 10 MINUTES, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
Deborah, we’re glad we could help you with your car stereo wiring diagram needs.
hey i have a 1997 golf and the stock seem the same but im trying to figure out how to take the deck out excatly…. cna u help at all?
Chip, you would require Volkswagen Radio Removal Tools to remove your factory radio. If you look closely at your radio, there are small slits at each corner of your radio. These tools are slipped into those slits to release the radio. The radio then slides right out. Here are the VW Stereo Removal Tools you need:
Volkswagen Radio Removal Tools
Hope this helps. Good luck.
i just bought a 97 jetta GT. It was at a local auction and I got it dirt cheap. Their was no radio in it.. Looks to have been pulled by previous owner. I wired up a new one. But get nothing. I checked all my wires and Im sure all is correct. I think it might have something to do with the anti theft system. I have no idea.. Any help?