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remote wire for 01 tahoe

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i'm curious where you guys with stock decks tap into for your 12v source for the remote wire for your amps? i know there has to be one under the stearing colum, if you could tell me which color and the location i will be forever grateful. i would get a pac thing, but it would be a waste, since i plan to upgrade to a gps hu soon. thanks

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it seems you guys like the windshield wiper power source. i guess this one works good? and where is the best spot to tap into it?

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anybody know what fuse it is? or do i add another? any help i would appriciate it.

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Don't quote me but the yellow wire going to the rear of the deck should be the accesory wire. Test it first. Also a search of the internet should find wire colors and functions to the factory head unit. I used the power for the Factory head unit so the stereo equipment is on the same circuit so when the windshield wipers quit working you don't have to figure out is it the wipers or the amps... Tapping the power at the rear of the factory head unit was very easy no sense in looking else where for a remote turn on source. And according to here the yellow wire is what you need to tap.

As for amp fuses mine is under the hood. One of those bmfn fuses. Amp power, the heavy gauge, I ran through the fire wall drivers side above the parking brake assembly using the factory pass-through, and connected it to the battery. I used one of the seat bracket bolts for ground, the other heavy gauge wire. All wires going to the amp I ran under the drivers side threshold.

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thanks man, i'm running 0 guage wire, so i might run it under the truck. i assume i will have to pull the dash off to get at the yellow wire? i have the cd and tape player with the consile, so i don't think i can get up inbehind. if i do have to take the dash off, is it just the clips that are holding it in? thanks

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Yes, the bezel just pulls off, the head unit is then accesible with clips on each side, then pulls straight out. The wire was easy enough to feed up to the harness. I tapped the yellow wire near the connector.

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jeez i love how easy that dash comes out! 10 minutes to pull the cd player, i love it.

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ahh crap, the back of my deck doesn't have any yellow wires. i brought out the test light and i checked every wire and i could not find one that worked with the truck off, and with it on. just the orange and green wires were constantly lit. then the pink wire in the back of the cassette player. so whats the next color of wire to look for? and where, maybe time to go to the window wipers again.

asilverblazer Senior Enthusiast

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Does pink go to the deck as well? What year Tahoe are we talking about?

Double check if any other wires have power with the ignition on, especially near the orange wire. Check all the wires on the same harness as the orange wire, those are the power and signal wires. Should be three harness/plugs One for the power memory wires (has the orange wire), another from/to the slave cassette player, another to the speakers. I'm going off memory hear too, so things might be a little fuzzy compared with what's there. I'll try to pull mine out and look when I get home.

 

P.S. The orange wire is memory it receives power all the time, tapping it will result in powering the amp all the time=DEAD battery.

 

AND... Make sure the ignition is on when you test the wires. If it's not the ignition switched wire will not power your test light.

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i tested all the wires with the ign off ans on. i guess i will go to the wiper circuit. in the lower console i have a tape deck and it has the same wires.

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