Need help: Pac AddGM24

[805Z06]

I can't find the remote connect wire. I did a search on this forum and the wires are not matching. There are three wires that stay hot with the car is on and off. There is a red/white wire (harness) = (Pac) yellow White (harness)= (pac) pink Purple (harness) = blue/pink (pac) Those are the three wires I found that carry power. But none of these wires shuts down the power when the car is off, it stays continuos. There does not appear to be any other wires that carry power and the 3 that do always stay on.

[805Z06]

This is strange. I just checked again, and the wires from the factory harness, white and purple are no off. I guess 10 minutes have to go by or something.

So do I connect it to the white or purple then?

[pentavolvo]

generally speaking you use a fuse tap and tap the wiper fuse in the fuse box for power but obviouslly this is acc/ignition controlled not radio controlled. Note there are 2 wiper fuses you have to remove the 2ndary cover on the smaller fuse box to the right and its under there.

the red/white wire is always hott its the battery feed
white is the antenna enable signal which may very well stay on for like 10 -15 min after the car turns off like the xm receiver does

i dont have a purple wire on my diagram

i will tell you this that white antenna enable signal also runs to factory amp which may be in deed turnin on the factory amp as well as the antenna module and the sat tuner

[Spkrboy]

IMO the best method is to use a signal-sensing box to create a remote turn-on lead. Using one of these, the other components turn on/off with the head unit.

Like this one.

[805Z06]

Originally Posted by Spkrboy

IMO the best method is to use a signal-sensing box to create a remote turn-on lead. Using one of these, the other components turn on/off with the head unit.

Like this one.

Thanks for the lead..

Originally Posted by pentavolvo

generally speaking you use a fuse tap and tap the wiper fuse in the fuse box for power but obviouslly this is acc/ignition controlled not radio controlled. Note there are 2 wiper fuses you have to remove the 2ndary cover on the smaller fuse box to the right and its under there.

the red/white wire is always hott its the battery feed
white is the antenna enable signal which may very well stay on for like 10 -15 min after the car turns off like the xm receiver does

i dont have a purple wire on my diagram

i will tell you this that white antenna enable signal also runs to factory amp which may be in deed turnin on the factory amp as well as the antenna module and the sat tuner

Thank you for coming through. That damn thing drove me nuts. Spent hours testing each wire and trying to figure out why there was no remote. That white wire and other purple wire stays on too long after you turn the car off.

I did what you said. I hooked it up to a 10 AMP heater/washer fuse. It did the job perfect.

I am thinking that red wire to the radio, the main one, should be routed differently. I know the factory did this, but it drains lots of power by staying hot and powering the other two wires.

Would it be possible to wire the main HU, red wire just like the remote? Seems like it would save a lot of battery.

Anyways, the hours/whole day of wiring the HU is finished...

[TheKomoman]

Originally Posted by 805Z06

Thanks for the lead..



Thank you for coming through. That damn thing drove me nuts. Spent hours testing each wire and trying to figure out why there was no remote. That white wire and other purple wire stays on too long after you turn the car off.

I did what you said. I hooked it up to a 10 AMP heater/washer fuse. It did the job perfect.

I am thinking that red wire to the radio, the main one, should be routed differently. I know the factory did this, but it drains lots of power by staying hot and powering the other two wires.

Would it be possible to wire the main HU, red wire just like the remote? Seems like it would save a lot of battery.

Anyways, the hours/whole day of wiring the HU is finished...

Just because there's voltage on the wire doesn't mean there's any draw, therefore drain on the battery. That wire always being hot isn't a problem.

As described by Penta, there's no switched wire in the harness, so using a fuse box switched circuit to trigger is the ticket.

[pentavolvo]

that red wire draws next to nothing and you need that to save presets etc