Tell me, when you got the unit, if it was new, how LONG was the pink wire coming off the Pioneer power harness that plugs into the back of the unit - was it six inches or six feet?

this it important - thanks

I may have got a refurb, which would explain a great deal

i think they come short but they include a long wire extension.

i think they come short but they include a long wire extension.

thanks - no extension included with mine

Yeah it's a pretty long pink wire that they include.

I just had a second one sent from amazon - same thing as the first...NO pink cable included.

Is there at least a pink wire coming from the harness plug?

oh yeah, the pink wire is in the harness, but it's 5" long, so you have to splice your own cable on. Try finding pink auto wire in a small town