Join Date: Jan 2006. The wiring of the radio has an option of either a permanent connection or the ignition switch. Once the multi-meter is grounded, ensure that the ignition switch is in the "off" position. All the wires have been matched up except that one. This is not advisable, and is almost certainly not what you want. I am wondering how to add the 12v ignition to the aftermarket stereo? 3-+12 ... 10 – Telephone mute (mute switch for radio) 11 – Telephone audio input signal left, positive. 6 Light switch signal 7 +12v constant from battery 8 Ground How it should be (ISO compliant): 1 Steering wheel control (later models) 2 Steering wheel control (later models) 3 Not used. Spin I can't find a radio wiring loom diagram anywhere, even an image. The ACC wire needs to be connected to car igniton. The main purpose of the switch is to allow the operator to safely engage the ignition system and activate the electric starter. I am not looking for the accessory electrical source which remains on for 20 minutes after turning the car off. Where is everyone tapping into for the remote turn on while keeping the stock radio? Link to post Share on other sites. I have everything connected right - however there is one wire from the new radio's wiring harness that doesn't have a match on the old one. The 12 volt constant power wire is usually yellow or blue, though it may be a number of colors coming from the car. That unmatched wire is labeled: 12v ignition/switched power. The rest of the harness wires are for the speakers. I believe the 12 vdc constant power is just to maintain memory and clock type functions. 4 +12v constant from battery 5 Remote for antenna amplifier etc. The car uses a CAN-BUS digital communication protocol, which transmits, among other things, ignition status of the car. Step 3: Connect the starter relay wire The starter relay wire needs to be connected to the Start terminal located on the ignition switch. Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Orange Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Class 2 Serial Data Radio Ground Wire: Black/White Radio Amplifier Trigger Wire: Pink Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Tan Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Gray Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Light Green Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): Brown I use the removal of the head unit face to switch the unit off, and fit it to turn on. 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Stereo Wiring Information. There are several checks you can carry out to trace the source of the interference. I want the stereo to come on when the ignition key is in position 1. It could also create a risk of fire if the fuse for your unswitched source is too large for the wiring of your switched source. here is the factory wire diagram colors from the Olds manual. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 6 of 6 Posts. 2003 Oldsmobile Bravada Car Radio Stereo Audio Wiring Diagram Car Radio Constant 12v+ Wire: Orange Car Radio Switched 12v+ Wire: Yellow Car Radio Ground Wire: Black Car Radio Illumination Wire: Gray Car Stereo Dimmer Wire: Brown The old radio only had a constant power wire which I attached to it's match on the new radio. I'm no longer trying to directly wire it to the battery. i am assuming that one of the wires from the factory plug switches a relay inside the factory deck to turn on the 12v. Use the diagrams to properly match each with its appropriate wire from the car. I have perminent power fine, but when I turn the ignition on 12V isn't appearing across the switched wire and the ground wire. Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Getty Images. 2.Wire name: 12V battery(+) Color: Yellow. I just recently got a 2009 Silverado z71 LT3 package with the Bose system and was wanting to put my amp and subs in, but there are no ignition hot wires. Thanks in advance. After you have marked that wire and set it aside, turn the ignition switch on, turn the headlights on, and turn the dimmer switch - if equipped - all the way up. Lol, theres little to none. If you place a jumper wire between a always-on 12V source and a switched 12V source, you've now turned your switched wire into an always-on wire (with power supplied from your original always-on source). Hi, the best place to take a feed for this is from the thick black/yellow wire on the back of the headlight switch. Ignition hot wire location. The accessory lead wire energizes other vehicle accessories, such as the radio, when the ignition is turned to the ACC position. Wiring guage for installing switched 12V for stereo/radio Polo ... the wire from the ignition switch is a Black/Red wire ( 1.0mm) pin 4 might be marked as "S" this feeds to fuse 19 5 amp and this leaves the fusebox as a Black/Brown wire (0.5mm) and goes to the Onboard power supply unit on plug 73A pin 42 . Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Black/Blue Radio Ground Wire: Brown Re: Bugging you guys again about stereos!!! SOURCE: Need to know what color the 12V ignition wire. The ACC wire offers power/electricity only when you insert car key into ignition switch and turn it to the left. Once you are sure that the ignition is off, proceed to probe the wires on the switched portion of the ignition switch (refer to figure 1 above). When you probe a wire that supplies 12v you know you have found a constant 12v … With pin 8 being the earth, pin 6 being the dashboard illumination feed to the radio, and pin 5 being the radio switched 12V feed to the aerial (and also goes back to the white wire feeding the lights on warning buzzer in the RS2). I've followed that yet when I switch the engine off, I lose all my presets. I believe I saw somewhere that this is found at the fuse box and not at the radio wiring harness. Password: Register/Join: FAQ: Photos: Calendar: Search: Today's Posts : Mark Forums Read: VW MKV-A5 Golf/Jettas Discussions area for A5/MkV Jetta/Golf (2005/2006 PD and 2009 CR). Share this post. Hello All, Can anyone point me to a source of 12 V ignition switched source near radio harness? TEST THIS WIRE WITH YOUR DMM. The red wire is designed to be connected to a 'switched' 12 volt supply i.e. The ignition switch in a motor vehicle is the main electrical component used by the operator to start, run and turn off the vehicle. The manual says to connection both (from the radio) together and straight through to the permanent if you want it to be 'always on'. This car has no switched 12v wire in the harness, forcing me to tap into the cigarette lighter for that switched power source. I've bought a Bluetooth module which connects to the AUX port in my B-Class W245 2005, very similar (if not identical) to this one. The antenna wire is much thicker with a metal head and can be connected separately before you install the stereo. Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Orange Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Class 2 Serial Data Radio Ground Wire: Black/White Radio Amplifier Trigger Wire: Pink Left Front Speaker Wire (+): Tan Left Front Speaker Wire (-): Gray Right Front Speaker Wire (+): Light Green Right Front Speaker Wire (-): Dark Green Left Rear Speaker Wire (+): Brown The fuses are all intact, and I have no idea where to go next! one that is only live when the car's ignition is on (or is in the 'accessory' position, which not all cars have). Aug 8, 2009 at 11:47 AM #2. sdgd711 Full Access Member. 1-+12 VOLT IGNITION WIRE. 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Stereo Wiring Information. kennyboy 0 kennyboy 0 I'm new! 07 Jan 2011, 19:58. As per the instructions, the bluetooth module's 12V wire needs to be connected to an ignition switched 12V wire from the car. Jul 17 2012, 7:55pm. Newbie . Sorry – as Luke said, I think it’s a bad Idea to use the Switched live (ignition wire). Electrical Question - Switched ignition wire in stereo wiring loom? Thread Tools: January 26th, 2006, 06:22 #1: EllisD75. User Name: Remember Me? All the other switched circuits are too sensitive to carry additional loads of any size. Multi-pin connector 4, 12-pin, for CD changer control and CD audio input signals . 14-SPEAKER LF-2-GND. 0. susie-4964 Posts: 23,143. 9-SPEAKER RR+. 12 Volt Universal Ignition Switch Wiring Diagram from www.ford-trucks.com Effectively read a electrical wiring diagram, one has to find out how the components within the system operate. Getting it from fuse box would be my last option. The car radio 12 vdc constant was switched with the 12 vdc key switched power. You should have 12v in ACC and Run ONLY. The yellow wire must be connected to a permanent 12 volt feed in the car (that is where 12 volts is supplied even when the car is switched off with the key out of the ignition). I have tried finding a feed from the hazard switch and the graphical computer to no avail. wiring a car stereo and avoiding the ignition. Ignition/Switched 12v wire? Ignition hot wire location. 10-SPEAKER RR- 15-SPEAKER LR+. I can run the stereo fine, except the stereo only works when either the engine is running, or the ignition is in position 2 (Dash board information lights are all on). I am looking for a 12V power source that is integrated with the key ignition. Posted 16th Mar 2011. when the car ignition is turned off all power is lost to stereo not even enough to remember the code, can this be sorted if the stereo has a constant live and not having a remote live off the ignition? Sadly that was too simple - most radios now have multiple 12v feeds, but it is very rare to have a switched 12v feed - they now rely on a computer to turn them on, the computer communicates over the CANBUS. In the good old days there would be a 12v Feed and a switched 12v Feed. Jul 17 2012, 8:19pm. 12 – Telephone audio input signal right, positive . The idea behind the switched live is that you can’t accidentally leave the head unit on, while the always live retains the head units settings (tone and radio stations). Interference is either radiated - that is, picked up by the aerial - or conducted to the set by its own wiring. For example , if a module will be powered up and it sends out the signal of half the voltage in addition to the technician would not know this, he'd think he offers a challenge, as he would expect a new 12V signal. The wire that shows less than 12V at that point is the dimmer/illumination wire. if this is true, does anyone know what wire that is? The other "hot" wire from the car harness (indicated to be red) is also 12vdc but is "switched" through the ignition switch when actuated with the key. So you should get 12v then it drops when you crank then when the car is running it should be 12v again. Open the harness and you'll see large gauge wiring and look for the black/light green. 5. Car radio interference originates usually in the ignition system, the charging circuit or among electrical accessories. How to Wire an Ignition Switch by Michelle Schaefer . For connection to the car kit, on the radio loom -or adjacent to-where do I find +12v battery line Ground, car battery Car radio mute Car ignition sense Thanks for any help. any idea how to do this? The standard wiring arrangement is to have the ignition switched 12V feed going to pin 7 and the permanant 12V feed from the battery to pin 4. 3 +12v switched with ignition 4 +12v constant from battery 5 Remote for antenna amplifier etc. vinylandtrinkets 15. 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