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Any way to find the ignition, illumination, and constant wires if your stock radio harness is gone??

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Old 03-04-2009, 11:22 AM
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Default Any way to find the ignition, illumination, and constant wires if your stock radio harness is gone??

tried the audio forum already... wires have been cut up from previous installs no more stock harness...
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Default A voltmeter. Or one of those cheap light up wire detectors from the autoparts store.

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Default i have my radio area pretty accessible due to partial carpc install I can take some pictures

you might be able to match up color codes and such. I know the power/ground are just a bit larger than signal cables. Only issue with taking pictures, I unfortunately have Bose. Let me know if you want the pictures or not.

Just noticed you wanted only power/illumination... so those should be the same Bose and regular.
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Default pictures would be a huge help if its not too much trouble.. there are just so many wires everywhere

at this point I dont know where to start and I dont have a volt meter... I once I can find the Ignition (most important) the power and the illumination the rest shouldn't be too hard
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ok. can probably get 'em up around 7pm west coast
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Default thanks I appreciate it - take your time though I wont be able to work on the car until

next weekend anyway unfortunately
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Default picture of power/switch/illumination

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/88525/dsc_6183.jpg"></center><p>this picture from closest row from left to right: switched, illumination, ground

the wire right above ground (brown) is constant 12v (red, blue stripe)

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Thanks dman this is a big help ill let you know how it turns out
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