Hey guys, I have a '95 Base Pickup that has no radio (blank plate/pocket covers the radio area). Can anyone confirm if there is wiring behind the panel so that I could install a headunit if I so chose? I was also wondering if the speaker wire is under the dash as well for the front speakers.

 

It should have all the wiring, but is only wired for two speakers. No rears.

 

Perfect, that's what I needed to know. And yeah sadly I know about the lack of rear speakers.

 

I ended up cutting into the door panels for the rear channels and I hated doing it but the front 4 inchers just didn't do it especially at highway speeds. Running wires to the panels is easy enough and a good set of shallow 6 inchers in the doors make all the difference in the world.

 

I wonder if there are any solutions for rear mounting, under the seats or near the seatbelt area? There's gotta be a better way than cutting through the doors.

 

You can fit slim 6x9 boxes behind the seat. It's tight but they fit.

 

You can make some simple boxes out of mdf and mount some 6x9's and lay them under the seats. I made some for mine out of scrap mdf, sealed em up w caulking, stuffed 2-6" pioneer 80w in there, and they rock my truck pretty well.

Wiring isn't that hard either... 1 constant hot(key off), 1 switched hot(key on), 1 ground, +&- wires for each speaker, antanae, etc.. If you have an electrical system, you have the necessary wiring.

Get a simple tester w/a lightbulb, find a constant hot, a switched hot and a ground to chassis, tap into them w/piggyback splices and you're in business, OR... go buy a stereo from a shop and they'll install it for free usually.