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Ill Wire or Dimmer Wire?

By elcid · Dec 24, 2008in Problems/Troubleshooting💬 5 posts👁️ 1,232 views
Posted Dec 24, 2008 · 16:58 UTC#1

I'm installing the Z3 into a Silverado SS and have had the ILL wire hooked into the Illumination wire on the GMOS unit and made sure that the daytime / nighttime was set to automatic. The unit never dimmed or turned the picture color over (on my old N2 the land on the map turned to brown at night time instead of white). Yesterday, I broke into the wiring again and hooked the ILL into the Dimmer wire instead and turned the headlights on, again checking that daytime/ nighttime was set to automatic. It still didn't change the color over.

 

Can someone give me a definitive answer to what the correct wire is? I've seen some posts on here saying dimmer wire, and others saying illumination wire (maybe it's vechicle dependant?). Neither seems to work for me. Thanks.

Posted Dec 25, 2008 · 02:28 UTC#2

mine is the illumination wire, IIRC all are.

Posted Dec 29, 2008 · 20:43 UTC#3

I guess I'll try that again and hope it wasn't connected right before.

Posted Jan 08, 2009 · 01:44 UTC#4
I guess I'll try that again and hope it wasn't connected right before.

 

did you resolve this issue I am finishing up my harness now 2 orange wires on GMOS and one Ill wire out of Avic...

Posted Jan 08, 2009 · 06:03 UTC#5

I have an 04 Sierra and the dimmer wire from the stock plug did not work for me. I had to grab the wire at the light switch. Look at this great tutorial and you should find the correct wire.

 

http://www.avic411.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3398

 

Jason