Ok guys, i mustv wired up something wrong when i installed my stereo but for some reason i cant get my map lamps to tun on when the doors are closed.. they will only turn on when the doors are opened... Yeah, i know i fukd up bad... well kinda.


well anyways, does anybody know what colors the wires are for the map lights? that way i can just go in and fuse them so that i can turn them on and off whenever i want... thanks and much appreciated

 

bump... anyone?

 

map lights? like the ones in the back of the dome light?

 

Start with a process of elimination lol, look at your stereo wire diagram, make sure they are all good to go and find the stragler... hopefully it helps alittle

 

yeah, u know, the lights under the rear view mirror... those little mugs wont turn on when the doors closed.. Lol. but yeah, thats what ima end up doin... it may take a while...

 

ah, yeah i dont have those lol

 

neither do i... but reguardless i dont see how adding a stereo harness is going to mess with those... check the wire u ran for power

 

What harness did you use to wire up your stereo? I noticed you have an 07, just wondering if you used one of metra's gmos-lan adaptors.

And I'm guessing you have a sunroof, I have one too and i hate the fact there's no light for the back seats. If I throw anything back there at night it's gone unless someone has a flashlight lol.. or the sun rises.

I'm thinking of wiring one in, it wouldn't be too hard to splice into the lights for the r/v mirror, and I could control them from there I bet.

 

yeah i got the 07 cobalt lt... i got the map lights that are right under the rear view mirror and yeah i got the sunroof.... and no, i did not use the gmos lan adapter... i just used the basic harness for the G5, i believe. but yeah, it sucks not having the dome light, its dark as hell when night falls... i mite end up splicing the wires, fusing them, and running them to their own power source... not sure yet though.

 

wait u dont have a dome light? that sux *****... i got hid white led in my dome and its bright as ****... but im still considering adding one for the back

 

Naw bro, my car doesnt have the dome light and i bought it BRAND NEW I drove it off the lot with only 7 miles on it.. Lol but yeah, i got the "map lights" which are decent but its hella dark at night. I got a sunroof so thats why there are no dome lights.

 

seriously guys, the dome light goes where to sunroof is... so, sunroof = no dome light

If you have a sunroof your interior lights are built into your rearview mirror.

 

Thank u, well explained Now, does anybody know what colors the wires are for the lights? anybody?

 

lol ank the rear view off and find out

 

So basically when you push the switch under the mirror they dont turn on?

But when you open the doors & unlock them they still come on?

I would see if f33k could get you a diagram of the mirror

 

Yeah... when the doors are closed, the lights dont turn on when i push the switch... but when the door is open, the lights come on when i push the switch.. its like its wired up backwards but i dont get how that coulda happend... im stumped

i will try to get that wiring diagram.. thanks for helpin my out reign

 

Why dont you start by unplugging the radio?If the map lights work,you know u fucked it up.If they dont work,thats what warranty is for.

 

Naw, i didnt **** up anything... I just plugged it into the harness, unless the harness doesnt support it... Because the lights DO WORK, they just dont turn on when the doors are closed.... ONLY when the doors are opend..

 

Id start off by getting the right harness if i were you.The plugs might be the same,but the pins might be different.There are wires that go into the radio from the door pins.You know how the radio stays on till you open up the door?Maybe your getting a ground feedback going to that wire and causing the map light not to work?

 

I'd try what this guy ^^ is saying. Try sticking your stock H/U in for a sec, and see if they work.

 

I just got done trying that out.. and yes, they do work... Im thinking its just the harness then... See, i have an 07 Cobalt LT and **** man, its a bitch trying to find the correct harness for this car.. 05 and 06 cobalts got it made, but the 07s have everything integrated into the stereo such as the chimes. Im using the harness for the G5... stereo works flawlessly, but i dont know whats up with the map lights..

Thats why i was wondering if anybody here knows what color the wires are for the map lights so i can fuse them off, and connect them directly since theyr only 12v... good or bad idea, what yall think? silver?

 

Personally I'd just get the GMOS-LAN harness.. I got mine off Ebay for like 100$ shipped.
Less headaches and less chances of frying something in your fuse panel or worse.
I can't remember if you said you have the pioneer system or not. If you do, you need the gmos-lan-04 to bypass the amp on the h/u (otherwise you're running your speakers through 2 amplifiers >.>); if you don't have the pioneer system, you need the gmos-lan-03.
Good luck whatever you try to do man

 

Naw, i dont have the premium sound system by pioneer... mine came bone stock and the GMOS-LAN harness is expensive as hell... Keep in mind im a college student, funds are always tight with me.. one harness is the price of one of my books or two!! Lol

i'll figure something out, thanks though.

 

did u ground your amp to where there are wires around it. and by wires i mean car wires and not speaker wires.


i did that in a focus hatch and ended up everytime my bass hit my taillight would go to it. because the bolt i used was also a ground for the taillights