spooledup91DSM
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So, my 05 Denali has some electrical hacks I WILL figure out lol. This vehicle has a reconstructed title from being flooded in NY in 2012. After that, it makes its way to IN where I believe it may have been stolen. I just wanted to give just a little background here.
Upon buying it, the stereo was out of of base model truck and lockex. My truck came with the LUX system. Few things work in it and it has what I'm thinking are some serious ground issues. When seats are moved or windows, etc, the lights and whatnot take a serious and obvious hit as they dim down really bad.
I think most issues will be fixed by finding connectors that still need replacing as well as grounds. Btw, the TECH II indicates that all modules are communicating except the airbag module FWIW.
My biggest concern is finding out what they've done with the VTDS. Here's the rundown:
Within the main harness, closest to the engine, there is a pink wire (my research says pink is ignition related) that has been cut in two where the lower half of the wire has been connected to a black wire which then runs back through the firewall where it splices into a yellow wire (the yellow wire is not cut). Minds you, there are no resistors nor relays in this hack. Just a black wire running from A to B. What the hell is going on? I have a hunch that a lot of things that don't work are related to this if one follows the circuitry and understands how these systems are tied together by the BCM.
Oh, another weird going on. The Retained Power feature, continues to stay on after a door has been opened. Windows goes up and down, the Nav unit actually plays even though there's no sound (it goes back to theft lock once ignition comes on). I imagine the power remains on until the Active Voltage system kills all power. I will attach a pic of the strangeness of the keys here shortly. You will understand why I'm posting them once you've seen them.
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The H2 key will only start the truck. The GM key must be an original because it works locks and starts the truck. Second pic is of the splice to the yellow wire on top of the column just below the dash where the dash is. Third pic is just to show the ignition has to have been changed because it shows no sign of water damage.
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Oh, here's where the black wire is connected under the hood.
Upon buying it, the stereo was out of of base model truck and lockex. My truck came with the LUX system. Few things work in it and it has what I'm thinking are some serious ground issues. When seats are moved or windows, etc, the lights and whatnot take a serious and obvious hit as they dim down really bad.
I think most issues will be fixed by finding connectors that still need replacing as well as grounds. Btw, the TECH II indicates that all modules are communicating except the airbag module FWIW.
My biggest concern is finding out what they've done with the VTDS. Here's the rundown:
Within the main harness, closest to the engine, there is a pink wire (my research says pink is ignition related) that has been cut in two where the lower half of the wire has been connected to a black wire which then runs back through the firewall where it splices into a yellow wire (the yellow wire is not cut). Minds you, there are no resistors nor relays in this hack. Just a black wire running from A to B. What the hell is going on? I have a hunch that a lot of things that don't work are related to this if one follows the circuitry and understands how these systems are tied together by the BCM.
Oh, another weird going on. The Retained Power feature, continues to stay on after a door has been opened. Windows goes up and down, the Nav unit actually plays even though there's no sound (it goes back to theft lock once ignition comes on). I imagine the power remains on until the Active Voltage system kills all power. I will attach a pic of the strangeness of the keys here shortly. You will understand why I'm posting them once you've seen them.
---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:06 PM ----------
The H2 key will only start the truck. The GM key must be an original because it works locks and starts the truck. Second pic is of the splice to the yellow wire on top of the column just below the dash where the dash is. Third pic is just to show the ignition has to have been changed because it shows no sign of water damage.
---------- Post added at 04:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:25 PM ----------
Oh, here's where the black wire is connected under the hood.