Hello all. I got my stuff in today and may start my install in the morning. I found the post to locate my VSS wire in the harness, but I can't find the reverse sensor wire. Can someone tell me where it is?

Thanks in adavance,

Phillip

Reverse Light = black/pink DKP, gray plug, pin 13

Thanks!

np

One more question. Can I use the ground coming out of the OEM adapter or do I need to add another ground?

Thanks,

Phillip

should be able to use it, check to see that there is a wire on the opposite side of the other harness in line with that. You could always meter it as well.

Yeah there is. Can I also use this ground to ground out the brake wire and the blue antenna wire that I move into the empty slot? Also, will I need to run seperate power and ground wire for my Sirius rec.? I was thinking of running seperate hot and ground wires for my Sirius and DVD changer, I guess from the fuse box.

you wouldnt ground the ant. wire itself, now if you were just using that wire removed from the harness and plugged into the secret spot for bypassing then yes thats fine. You 'could' use the ground for the avic and sirius unit, as well as the power. It is best to have as few grounds as possible. the gauge however should match that of the power though. so if your tapping in alot of things you may want to consider cleaning it up by making a new one by itself.

Yeah, that's what I meant by the antenna wire. I also forgot to mention that I'll have a video screen hooked up as well. I though I might make a seperate tap for power and ground to ground the Sirius, DVD changer and Flip down monitor. I'm not going to mount the monitor, I'm going to leave that up to a professional. I haven't figured out where I'm going to mount the Sirius either, probably under the back seat or against the back firewall.

I don think the ipbus cable is long enough on the sirius to put it there. but you want to have as few grounds as possible, less is more kinda thing.

Thanks again. Yeah, after looking at it, it will have to be mounted up front, I've got all my wires soldered and I'm off to the races! Wish me luck

Yeah, there's no reason to mount your Sirius in the back or under a seat when you have enough room in the dash to hide a pair of shoes.

Or a tuna sandwich.

figured you would be able to find an appropriate place.

Holy Snikeys! I just pulled my stereo to find two factory harnesses. What does that mean? Also, I searched for the VSS wire and found that it should be the gray/black wire in location 5, but it's not. location 5 is only a black and location 14 is gray / black. So which one is it?

Thanks,

Phillip

you should be able to try them both, but if i remember right in my 05 it was grey/black

OK. Now, What aboutthe other smaller harness that was on my factory radio? Please tell me it's not a subwoofer. If it is, what do I need to do?

come on back. but, wouldnt you have known you bought a sub woofer?

Is there a subwoofer enclosure under the driver's side rear seat?

Use the grey/black wire.

OK everyone. Sorry for the late reply. I had to leave town for a bit. After talking with the tech @ crutchfiled we decided that the truck was wired for a sub, but there wasn't one installed. I have the head unit & sirius completly installed and it works and looks great. It appears that the mod/hack has worked flawlessly too. I will work on the changer tomorrow and have the monitor installed next week. Thanks for all your help. I'll add pics when finished.