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Old 04-09-2009, 01:51 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Redog View Post
To slove the problem off not turning off, I hooked the battery wire on the one hardness, to the ign wire on the other buss. (My Alero uses a 32 pin and the GM GPS uses a 24 pin and a small 12 pin for the amp, which I don't have)

The 12 pin is actually not used for an amp, but for other optional signals (VSS, XM, CD Changer, OnStar, reverse signal input, etc...)

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Originally Posted by Gr1m View Post
sounds like you should just connect the ign wire on your car to the power for the aftermarket headunit, there should only be one line on the actual headunit that get a 12v constant and that is to keep a little juice in the head unit to allow the clock to continue to keep time and save your EQ settings, other then that you just need ignition power for the headunit.

You fail at comprehension on this one....
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