Help Wiring Hands-Free Cell Kit

[dukbludvl]

I am trying to install a Motorola hands-free cell phone kit (model # S6965B) in my 2000 Yukon. I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out where to hook the power into. I hope someone who has done something like this or is familiar with these trucks' fuse boxes/electrical system could give me a little guidance. I have one ignition sensored wire that needs to go into a 10AMP max source, and one other wire that needs to go to a 4-10AMP source. Someone said to hook them into the radio's power so the phone will work like the radio -- only shutting off when you open the door.

 

I took a look behind there, and there are a lot of wires I could tap into. Can anyone tell me speficically how to do this --- which wires to connect the cell kit into?

 

Any help/guidance would be very much appreciated -- I spent several hours yesterday and still couldn't get this thing working.

 

Also, if anyone has installed a cell antenna, please let me know what kind you got and where you bought it.

 

Thanks!

 

Jon

[Taaaaaaahoe?]

The easiest way to do that may be to run the wire right to the fuse panel, and pull the fuse for the radio, and tap into it. They do make little "fuse taps" you can push into a fuse cavity with a fuse as not to dammage your cavity with a wire. (check radio shack)

Im ASSUMING that your phone kit has the konw how on its own to stay on if your in a call when you shut the phone off, and again I am GUESSING that it needs 2 power locations. One which goes on and off with the car, often known as ignition, like say the power windows, and one that is ALWAYS on, often known as a constant, like say the cigar lighter.

Id tap into the fuse panel for these sources, and if need a ground, just find a metal screw or bolt which has a nice metal to metal contact for your ground.

As for the ant. do you really need another one? will the one on your phone sufice? often times those are just bosters...see if you really need one or not.

Hope this helps!

 

Good luck!!

 

Mike

[Bob G.]

Jon,

 

I sent you an e-mail with pics to show you how I wired mine up. Hope it helps.

 

Bob G.