| rader |
| am I the only one who had trouble installing a system in a Cadillac? The factory harness had no 12v switched, and the 12 v constant droped out after a relay timed out. Finding the right power sources was a pain. This was a 1998 Eldorado, replacing an OEM non-Bose system. I installed: Eclipse CD200 HU, PPI Sedona 200 amp, Soundstream ref. 300 amp, Audio Planet amp, JL autio sub w/ enclosure, Polk components up front and Infinity 6X9 3 way in the deck. Sounds great...but that a pain. |
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| mike49504 |
the constant wire should have been orange
switched ign wire= yellow
ground=black
illumination=gray
dimmer=brown
atenna trigger=pink
left front+ tan
left front - gray
right front+ light green
right front neg- dark green
left rear + brown
left rear - yellow
right rear+ dark blue
right rear - light blue
sorry for your luck but must say i never ran into that problem before and ive hooked up many systems in thoose cars |
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| rader |
| That's what I thought. maybe I a slow but ut did not work for me. The orange gave 12 v constatant, for about 10 minutes then it dropped out. I think it has to do with a "retained power" function. I had to go to a relay to get 12V switched. The 12V non-switched, I went straight to the main fuse block...knew i could not miss it there. Seems like Cadillac are just too complicated. Then again...maybe I am slooooow. |
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| MartyM |
You're correct in having difficulties in late model GM vehicles.
The same applies to other GM vehicles, especially those with "premium" audio systems and vehicles with the in-car network. The old +12V "ACC" lines are much harder to find.
I recently had to derive switched +12V from a harness under the dash, directly from the ignition switch harness.
You also could use a simple transistor-based "relay" to use a +5V switched signal to act as a relay to supply a +12V signal.
That's part of gaining experience installing! The pros like myself have to get around some pretty hard stuff in today's vehicles. |
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| Maris |
| Yeah, practically everything is harder to install in the newer cars. Just running a power wire through the fire wall is a load of pain. |
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