Where to get 12V+ switched

[aldrichg9]

Hello I have been searching and going through threads and not found anything so.. If anyone knows of a please help me so I am not duplicating threads.

I am putting a Kenwood 7015 in my 03 Denali. (old, I know - but I got it for free today)
I am ditching the Bose and going with a 4-channel and a 250/1 - So no wiring adapters.
Where do I get a 12V switched power for my HU that will keep the radio going when I turn the keyt off before I open the door?
I used to just tap into the fuse panel when I did things half-assed but I am looking for the right way to do it.

Thanks,
Greg

 

[txsmainevent]

Are you using a wiring harness? If you buy the harness and wire it up you shouldn't have any issues....I've installed 3 different head units in mine and haven't had to tap into anything.

 

[Kolt-46]

If you can't get it at your radio harness, you can get it at the ignition harness. Should be a thick, pink or pink/white wire.

 

[ScottyBoy]

The only way to have it stay on until the door is opened is to buy a harness. You can get a Scosche one for about $40 if you don't need the Bose harness. You other option is to run a switched ignition from the pink wire in the ignition switch harness. But it will turn off as soon as you shut the truck off, not stay on until a door is opened. Another dawback of not using a harness is you will lose all signal chimes such as headlights left on, door open, low fuel, etc.

 

[aldrichg9]

Nope. I'm told the only harness for mine is part of an interface with the Bose and its approx 100 dollars.
Def not going to spend that just to get power.

If you know of a cheap harness that will just get me the basics without forcing me to hook in to the Bose, I'm all ears!

Are you using a wiring harness? If you buy the harness and wire it up you shouldn't have any issues....I've installed 3 different head units in mine and haven't had to tap into anything.

---------- Post added at 09:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:08 AM ----------

You bring up another question I have.
Isn't the chimes tied to the Bose amplifier?
if so I still wouldn't have them, right?

The only way to have it stay on until the door is opened is to buy a harness. You can get a Scosche one for about $40 if you don't need the Bose harness. You other option is to run a switched ignition from the pink wire in the ignition switch harness. But it will turn off as soon as you shut the truck off, not stay on until a door is opened. Another dawback of not using a harness is you will lose all signal chimes such as headlights left on, door open, low fuel, etc.

---------- Post added at 09:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 AM ----------

This seems nice and easy.

If you can't get it at your radio harness, you can get it at the ignition harness. Should be a thick, pink or pink/white wire.

 

[ScottyBoy]

The chimes are tied to the radio, which plays them thru the speakers. The harness has a little box with a speaker in it that you hide in the dash and the chimes play thru that little speaker in the harness/module.

And you should be able to use the non-bose harness if you will be bypassing the Bose amps anyway.

This is what you need.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3775_Scosche-DCGM09-GM09SR.html
Or this one will also work, and is cheaper.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17325_Axxess-LC-GMRC-01.html

 

[aldrichg9]

Thanks scottyboy!!
This is exactly what I couldn't find and the local audio shops were telling me doesn't exist!
I appreciate you going out and looking this stuff up too!

The chimes are tied to the radio, which plays them thru the speakers. The harness has a little box with a speaker in it that you hide in the dash and the chimes play thru that little speaker in the harness/module.

And you should be able to use the non-bose harness if you will be bypassing the Bose amps anyway.

This is what you need.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3775_Scosche-DCGM09-GM09SR.html
Or this one will also work, and is cheaper.
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_17325_Axxess-LC-GMRC-01.html

 

[TnTahoe]

Thats not true I know how to make the radio stay on until you open the door. There is a panel on the passenger side like the fuse panel on the driver side. There is a wire in there that you can tap into.

Sidenote: You will lose all warning chimes though, but thats what the dash lights are for imo.

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

Do you remember which wire?

 

[TnTahoe]

I will look when i got to lunch

 

[ScottyBoy]

That's a mighty long lunch! Lol.

 

[aldrichg9]

So today i was fitting my new dvd player and found that with the radio plugs removed there is still a door chime. Doesn't seem to be impacted by removing the factory radio.

What do you all think about moving the driver door speaker (and appropriate wiring) to some place under the dash so I can still here it?

This seems better than one of those 85$ harnesses that have numerous bad reviews citing several problems (bad chime tone, radio comes on or off at the wrong times)

 

[TnTahoe]

So today i was fitting my new dvd player and found that with the radio plugs removed there is still a door chime. Doesn't seem to be impacted by removing the factory radio.

What do you all think about moving the driver door speaker (and appropriate wiring) to some place under the dash so I can still here it?

This seems better than one of those 85$ harnesses that have numerous bad reviews citing several problems (bad chime tone, radio comes on or off at the wrong times)

The chime will stay on as long as you dont disconnect the wiring harness from the bose amp, well i think thats the way mine worked. there is a big connector or speaker wires and such under your center console if you leave it connected I think it should still work but if if you do like I did which was run my own speaker wires then the chimes are gone.

Oh yeah sorry guys I completely forgot to look at that wire Im gonna go find it in a few minutes.

 

[TnTahoe]

Well I decided to get you all that care a pic

Here you can see the wire that I tapped into

In this pic you can see the wire also my finger is at the top of the box, it comes out by squeezing a top tab and bottom tap

So by tapping into this wire your radio and etc. will not turn off until like 15 mins and/or you open a door. I tapped into it and ran it to a relay and then wired all of my radio and amp remote wires to it.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Great Info Will!!

 

[TnTahoe]

No problem at all!!!

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[aldrichg9]

Thanks TnTahoe for the info!
Much appreciated!

 

[aldrichg9]

Tntahoe:
It's a little hard to tell from the pictures; is that a blue with white stripe?

 

[TnTahoe]

Tntahoe:
It's a little hard to tell from the pictures; is that a blue with white stripe?

no its solid blue

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

Great info Will. Thanks