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1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Car Radio Wiring Diagram


Question: Where can I find a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 radio wiring diagram? What are the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 radio wiring harness colors?

If you’re looking to change the radio in your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 or troubleshoot why your car radio stopped working, we’re here to help!

Our comprehensive 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 radio wiring diagram shows you all the radio wire harness colors, car speaker wiring colors and car speaker sizes. Use our 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 stereo wiring guide to help you with your car radio and installation needs.

1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Radio Wiring Diagram

This 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 radio wiring chart shows you all the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 radio wire colors and their functions. Utilize this guide to help you with a car radio install or help with a car radio troubleshoot. If you don’t see the car radio wiring information you’re looking for, please feel free to ask your question at the bottom of this page.

Application Radio Wire Color
Car Radio Battery Wire (Constant Power 12v+) Red/White
Car Radio Accessory Wire (Switched Power 12v+) Yellow
Car Radio Ground Wire Black
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Car Radio Illumination Wire Black
Car Stereo Dimmer Wire Gray
Car Radio Antenna Trigger Wire Brown
Car Radio Amp Turn-On Trigger Wire N/A
Car Radio Amp Mute Wire N/A
Car Radio Amplifier Location N/A
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1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Speaker Wiring Guide

This 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 speaker wiring chart shows you every speaker wire color and the speaker wire location. Use this 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 speaker wiring guide to help you with a speaker replacement or speaker upgrade. If the car speaker wiring information you’re searching for is not listed, please don’t hesitate to ask for it at the bottom of this page.

Application Speaker Wire Color
Front Center Speaker Positive Wire (+) N/A
Front Center Speaker Negative Wire (-) N/A
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Front Left Tweeter Positive Wire (+) N/A
Front Left Tweeter Negative Wire (-) N/A
Front Right Tweeter Positive Wire (+) N/A
Front Right Tweeter Negative Wire (-) N/A
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Front Left Speaker Positive Wire (+) Tan
Front Left Speaker Negative Wire (-) Gray
Front Right Speaker Positive Wire (+) Light Green
Front Right Speaker Negative Wire (-) Dark Green
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Rear Left Tweeter Positive Wire (+) N/A
Rear Left Tweeter Negative Wire (-) N/A
Rear Right Tweeter Positive Wire (+) N/A
Rear Right Tweeter Negative Wire (-) N/A
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Rear Left Speaker Positive Wire (+) Brown
Rear Left Speaker Negative Wire (-) Yellow
Rear Right Speaker Positive Wire (+) Dark Blue
Rear Right Speaker Negative Wire (-) Light Blue
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Subwoofer Positive Wire (+) N/A
Subwoofer Negative Wire (-) N/A

1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Speaker Sizes and Location

This 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 speaker size chart shows your speaker measurements and speaker locations. Use this chart to see what speaker fits in your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.

Application Speaker Size and Location
Front Center Speaker Size N/A
Front Center Speaker Depth N/A
Front Center Speaker Location N/A
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Front Tweeter Size 1″ Tweeters
Front Tweeter Depth N/A
Front Tweeter Location N/A
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Front Speaker Size 6.5″ Speakers
Front Speaker Depth 2.5″ Depth
Front Speaker Location Front Doors
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Rear Tweeter Size N/A
Rear Tweeter Depth N/A
Rear Tweeter Location N/A
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Rear Speakers Size 4″ x 6″ Speakers
Rear Speaker Depth 2.5″ Depth
Rear Speaker Location Rear Panels
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Car Subwoofer Speaker Size N/A
Car Subwoofer Speaker Depth N/A
Car Subwoofer Speaker Location N/A

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10 thoughts on “1998 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Car Radio Wiring Diagram”

  1. Steve, the constant power wire is the orange wire located in the 1998 Chevrolet Silverado stereo wiring harness. Hope this helps. Good luck with your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado radio installation.

  2. When changing out my stock radio, there were also a second dark green wire and a purple w/ white stripe. My aftermarket cd player is not retaining memory. Can anyone help?

  3. James, there is an adapter that allows you to use the AUX input on a factory 1998 Chevrolet Silverado C2500 stereo to connect your Apple iPod. The adapter uses the socket where the CD Changer harness is plugged into. Here is the Apple iPod adapter harness you need:

    Auxiliary Input Adapter for 1998 Chevrolet Silverado C2500

    If you’ve never installed car audio before, we advise you to take your car to an experienced mobile audio installer. Hope this helps. Good luck with your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado C2500 aux input adapter installation.

  4. i have a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado C2500 am/fm casette stereo w/ aux cd player from factory. is there any possibilities for connecting a mp3 into the mix with out drastically changing the head unit or changing the cd player for a mp3/cd combo??? thanks

  5. Just took my dads 1998 silverado 1500 off his hands, i have a set of 6 x 9 alpine speakers from my old car. will they fit in the silverado and if not is there any other way to mount them so they will work? thanks

  6. Dave, technically you could connect your 1998 Chevy Pickup amplifier turn on wire to the accessory 12v+ wire located in the steering column at the ignition switch harness. That way your amplifier is on whenever your 1998 Chevy Pickup is on and off whenever your 1998 Chevy Pickup is off. Just make sure to run an in-line fuse holder with a 1-amp fuse on the amplifier turn on wire. Hope this helps. Good Luck.

  7. So I’m installing a sub into a 98 chevy pickup extended cab. I’ve got everything ready to go except for the amp turn on signal. The stock head unit has to stay, if i put anything else it will get stolen for sure, at least i built a sneaky stealth box for the sub. Anyway I dont want to pull out the head unit and running a wire from the 12v cigarette lighter is my last resort. Anyone know of a 12v accessory wire in the driver side threshold i could tap into. I want this to be a clean install (obviously) but most of all when I pass this truck down to my brother i want to be able to take my sub with me and not leave a mess in the truck.

  8. Cody, technically you could connect your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado amplifier turn on wire to the radio switched 12v+ wire. That way your amplifier is on whenever your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado is on and off whenever your 1998 Chevrolet Silverado is off. As for your RCA wires, you will require a line out converter. A line out converter will allow you to provide an aftermarket amplifier with an audio signal via RCA wires. Here is the Line-Out Converter you need:

    Scosche 2-Channel Speaker to RCA Line Out Converter

    If you’ve never installed car audio before, we advise you to take your car to an experienced mobile audio installer. Hope this helps. Good luck.

  9. I am trying to hook up a 12′ Pioneer with the stock chevorlet CD player, but there is nowhere to hook the remote wire or the RCA wires?

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