What color is the illumination wire on the z110bt? and I have a Trailblazer so where is the best place to splice it in so the display dims at night. Thanks

Orange

ok Thanks a bunch

Hmmmm. I connected a wire from the Orange/White wire labeled for the illumination to a gray wire connected to the rear wiper harness and that did nothing. I think I got something wrong here...lol. I need to know where is the correct place/wire to connect/jump the Orange-White wire in my 03 Trailblazer so the screen automatically dims at night. I thought I was gonna get blinded last night driving.

Thanks all for the help.

BTW... Pioneer contacted me again and said that the mic needs to be plugged into the jack that is labeled "Mic"... no kidding. I thought that was funny. I never would of thought of that...........

BTW... Pioneer contacted me again and said that the mic needs to be plugged into the jack that is labeled "Mic"... no kidding. I thought that was funny. I never would of thought of that...........

Yeah but you'd be surprised at how many people we get around here that plug it in somewhere else.

I here ya. Still trying to figure out where to wire in the orange wire for the auto dimming feature to work.

onnect the orange/white wire on the z110bt to the orange/white wire on the harness that you are using going into the vehicle. If for some reason you dont have an orange/white on the harness then you will need to find a brown wire in the drivers kick panel. this is your + parking light wire. if you cannect to this it will dim the z110bt anytime the lights are on. USE A DMM TO VERIFY ANY WIRE BEFORE CONNECTING TO IT!!!!!!!! If you do not know what a DMM is or dont have one....please see a pro installer so you do not damage your vehicle.

ok Thanks. Yeah, I don't know what a "DMM" is. I do have it hooked to a brown wire under the dash, but I think its the wrong one(obviously). I will however continue to look. I am determined to get this thing to dim.

ok Thanks. Yeah, I don't know what a "DMM" is. I do have it hooked to a brown wire under the dash, but I think its the wrong one(obviously). I will however continue to look. I am determined to get this thing to dim.

"Digital Multimeter"... basically what I asked you about in the other thread you are posting in.

This is motivating me to connect my ILL wire. Perhaps I'll do that this weekend...

Digital Multimeter... I guess I will need to look int this. Thanks

What exactly does it do, and how will that help me?

Sorry for the dumb questions, but I am trying to do this for the 1 st time and I want to do it correct.

A digital multimeter is a device used to measure voltage and other things inside of a vehicle. You can "probe" different wires and see what they do before connecting anything to them. Randomly connecting wiring in a car is the worse thing you can possibly do. Especially in newer vehicles that use alot of data wiring. I understand that you want to do this correctly as anyone should. My best advice to you however is leave it up to a professional. If you do not know what a DMM is there i should be safe to assume that you have no idea how one works or what you need to be looking for. Save yourself a ton of hassle and possible damage to you car and find a reputable installer. I am a professional installer and to simply connect the illumination wire my shop(and id assume most others) would only charge about $20 bucks to connect that wire for you. Thats cheaper than a DMM to buy yourself.

Thats cool.I have no problem bringing the truck to you. I am in Jersey...where are you?

Opposite side of pa. However Im sure there are some shops in your area that could do this for you.

ok thanks. I will definitely look into this if I cant do it myself. I thank you for your advice.

Does your car/truck radio control lights dim when you turn your lights on. If it does then you should have an illumination wire as an input to you factory OEM radio/HU.

If you are using a after market harness to connect your Z110BT to your factory wiring then all you have to do is color match and connect.

www.scosche.com

I hope this info helps

Hmmmm. I connected a wire from the Orange/White wire labeled for the illumination to a gray wire connected to the rear wiper harness and that did nothing. I think I got something wrong here...lol.

You tied into the incorrect wire. You need to tap into the brown wire with the white stripe seen below. NOT the gray wire. This will control the dimmer/illumination wire. This is a brown wire with a white stripe.

image courtesy of ss-shoutout.com

Does your car/truck radio control lights dim when you turn your lights on. If it does then you should have an illumination wire as an input to you factory OEM radio/HU.

 

If you are using a after market harness to connect your Z110BT to your factory wiring then all you have to do is color match and connect.

 

http://www.scosche.com

 

I hope this info helps

For whatever reason the illumination wire does not operate as it should on the Trailblazer. This connection is the easiest work around. Let me know how this works out for you.

That photo definitely helps! ok...Gonna go do that.

ok. I did the change over. Now I wait till dark to see if it does the trick. Gonna wait on re-installing the dash in case of an issue. Still gonna need to get back into it tho once the new mic comes. Now I see that my key fob does not lock/unlock the doors. Gonna change the battery.

ok. Seems like the battery was on its way out. Now I see that the unit is trying to do the"VR Search" thing with my ITouch forever and then says that it was unsuccessful. Whats up with that?