Wiring aftermarket head unit question
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Wiring aftermarket head unit question
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I searched and didn't get what I was looking for.
I have an 06 SS/SC with the pioneer and onstar. I am trying to wire my aftermarket pioneer head unit with the metra 70-2103 wiring harness because I don't use onstar. I know there is no red for 12v ignition and have to tap in the fuse box. I also have all the speaker wires hooked up from the metra harness to my aftermarket harness (white, white/black, purple, purple/black, green, green/black, grey, grey/black)
Now I am still missing illumination (orange/white) and amp turn on (blue/white) off of my aftermarket wiring. Where do I tap into these?
How do I connect the stock amp and sub?
There are also two plugs on the back of the stock radio. What do I do with the other smaller plug?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
I have an 06 SS/SC with the pioneer and onstar. I am trying to wire my aftermarket pioneer head unit with the metra 70-2103 wiring harness because I don't use onstar. I know there is no red for 12v ignition and have to tap in the fuse box. I also have all the speaker wires hooked up from the metra harness to my aftermarket harness (white, white/black, purple, purple/black, green, green/black, grey, grey/black)
Now I am still missing illumination (orange/white) and amp turn on (blue/white) off of my aftermarket wiring. Where do I tap into these?
How do I connect the stock amp and sub?
There are also two plugs on the back of the stock radio. What do I do with the other smaller plug?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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The smaller plug just dangles in there. I was confused as to what the hell it was for, but it didn't affect me at all.
Also I didn't have to tape anything to the fuse box, everything was in the harness.
I used PAC C2R-GM11B though. Not the Metra. Not sure why they'd be different.
Also I didn't have to tape anything to the fuse box, everything was in the harness.
I used PAC C2R-GM11B though. Not the Metra. Not sure why they'd be different.
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The smaller plug just dangles in there. I was confused as to what the hell it was for, but it didn't affect me at all.
Also I didn't have to tape anything to the fuse box, everything was in the harness.
I used PAC C2R-GM11B though. Not the Metra. Not sure why they'd be different.
Also I didn't have to tape anything to the fuse box, everything was in the harness.
I used PAC C2R-GM11B though. Not the Metra. Not sure why they'd be different.
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the mini plug is the wires for the stock xm. no need for anything aftermarket so just dangle as iToastie said. Since you went with the cheap metra harness illumination isnt an option. so all you have is the remote needed to turn on the amp and power all 7 speakers in the car. If there is no remote wire in the metra harness or its not actively leading to a wire you want to look for a pink wire and test to see if this is the stock amp turn on. if it is connect the remote from the pioneer to that and ur done
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the mini plug is the wires for the stock xm. no need for anything aftermarket so just dangle as iToastie said. Since you went with the cheap metra harness illumination isnt an option. so all you have is the remote needed to turn on the amp and power all 7 speakers in the car. If there is no remote wire in the metra harness or its not actively leading to a wire you want to look for a pink wire and test to see if this is the stock amp turn on. if it is connect the remote from the pioneer to that and ur done
So is the pink wire on the stock harness? I can just tap it?
Any idea what the wires on the mini plug for the xm are for?
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you should be able to yes but you want to test first just in case. if i remember correctly theres 2 pink wires i dont remember if it was in my 06 or it was the newer 07+
they are to transfer signal from the xm tuner box on the rear deck, which is only usable with the stock radio
they are to transfer signal from the xm tuner box on the rear deck, which is only usable with the stock radio
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I did this with my Pioneer Double and the fat OnStar harness boxes with an HD tuner all in the stock radio space. It's doable.
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