2005 Dodge Ram Double DIN Radio Install! 

Well known issue with every Chrysler/Dodge vehicle. Anything older than 10 years speakers, courtesy lights or power locks dont work, and that rubber accordion is where you need to look. Their wires always break. It's like they use the brittlest insulation possible for the wiring harnesses. Ford and Chevy don't have that have that issue.

100% correct. It's a common repair.

​@chadjohnson7544 not always, I checked and I still have a ground issue to my door locks😢

@@jlrockafella hmmm interesting. Let me dive into some old documents and get back to you on that.

Appreciate your comments/opinions. The camera working now and then was from a faulty power or ground cable coming from the reverse harness in the taillight. Which has been fixed. Just because it’s not in the video doesn’t mean I haven’t fixed it. I know exactly what the little red wire is now. I connected it that day of install. Just didn’t mention in video. I asked the customer (after video was filmed and when he came to pick up the truck) if he wanted me to run new wires to fix the speaker. He said no that it’ll be okay and didn’t want to pay me for the extra time/effort for that (also mentioned in another comment). Wire connectors are a personal preference. A certain connector does not make you better or more professional. Sure there are better methods. I used connectors that I already had laying around our shop. Have had zero failures. I do audio work on the side away from my full time job so I am learning new things as I go. I have never claimed to be a “professional”. I love what I do and I’m just a young guy looking to achieve a dream

@@ArdenAutomotive You get paid to do the work, that makes you a professional. It's how professional a reputation you want that separates the shade trees from the bad asses. Those connectors will probably be fine but probably isn't good enough for the bad assed mechanic or the new guy building a reputation. The ones with crimp and shrink wrap (with sealant) cost a little more but they do a heck of a job in relieving stress on the crimp connection, reducing fatigue at the junction of flexible wire and non flexible crimp, and they seal out corrosion causing moisture. For the slight increase in cost, they're well worth it. As for leaving things out of your videos, you'll get called on it. I've been doing RU-vid for 10 years. My first channel (I have three now) started with a camera that did video, a digital audio recorder, and a Sony handi cam. I've learned a lot. I upped my A/V gear a bit and picked up some heavy duty editing software. I still get called out when I leave things out. LOL Oh, this is the newest account. Slow on the start but when construction begins it should start gathering subs.

The customer bought them so I have no clue where he got them unfortunately!

Go on Crutchfield and put in your truck info. Then find the radio you have or one of similar size (Single DIN or Double DIN). Click "See the installation gear you need" and it'll bring up any harness or dash kits you'll need

The speakers don’t work but the windows do roll up and down. Could it just be the speakers r blow or something else?

My 05 2500, the light doesn't come on when the door is opened, the speaker doesn't work, and the door lock doesn't lock when done from front. Was told to replace the wire harness. Doing that this weekend

Had the same problem with my 04 on the rr door speaker wasent took the lil boot off where all the wires go in to the door as 3 wires were cut one was speaker other to was the door lock silonoid

It will depend what options you have on your truck. Go to crutchfield.com then put in all your truck details that it'll ask for. Then find the same radio or similar radio that you're installing and click on "save on required installation gear" and it'll show you all the parts you need!

Yes

You can either smash them down somehow to make them flat, melt them with a lighter/torch to make them flat or take a little bit of super glue around them and that'll work too

The kit comes with spacers and screws

Yep. Those Rams are known for that

I am not sure. The customer provided those bulbs. Sorry!

Not sure about that one. You should have a red one and yellow one for power. One for constant and one for ignition

Yes. It is the trigger wire to tell the radio you’re in reverse

Crutchfield

Thanks buddy

Jensen and Boss audio are fairly decent budget brands

First off I’m not an audio shop. I was doing some audio stuff on the side (installing speakers, radios and subs). I don’t repair things if there’s already a known issue. When this guy came to pick up the truck I asked him if he knew some of the speakers didn’t work and he acknowledged that so I suggested he could bring it to me later to run new wires and I gave him a price for all that (yes expensive price because I don’t want to be responsible if that doesn’t fix the issue then I’m either chasing an issue that I don’t know or have an angry customer because he has to pay me for time and effort but didn’t fix the issue). Sure that may be the wrong way to go about it but I don’t have a shop with unlimited resources and time

Okay your set up looks like a shop is all. But I get it requiring and electrical diagnostic can cost a lot of money. I was just commenting because I thought you were running a legit shop not side job.

@@charles-ih7zp No. I did some audio stuff on the side at the window tint shop I use to work at. I don't do any more audio stuff because of stuff like that.

Double DIN

Appreciate the advice! Yes I called the customer after finding out the speaker did not work and he said he knew that. The customer was a close friend so he was understanding.

Customer didn’t want to pay that much to get the one speaker working

Sure am!

Where are you located

Its free advertising for your good work as well

@@JohnDoe-dv9yl Knoxville, TN

1. Didn't have steering wheel controls to begin with. 2. Customer supplied al the stuff that was installed. Not my choice. Clearly you didn't hear the part where I said the customer installed those speakers and he just wanted me to check his connections. I didn't even install the speakers. 3. I did what I could with the camera that was provided. There's no such thing as a pre-wired backup camera in a 2005 truck where backup cameras were barely even a thing. 4. Like I said previously I didn't buy the radio or speakers or anything in this install. He bought what he wanted installed so I installed. Not my problem that he didn't want to spend the money for a good radio and good sound system