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04 Cadillac CTS, what do I need?
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<blockquote data-quote="useless idiot" data-source="post: 7525754" data-attributes="member: 637369"><p>It's not hard to by-pass the $70 harness, you just lose the chimes. I installed a Kenwood in my dad's '03 Silverado this way. I used <a href="http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine/Home/Products/Catalog/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20S4K7_nid=GSVXBDLLB9gsVB2NDGZBTHglGS17YF8VY7bl" target="_blank">3M</a> to connect the speaker wires to the factory harness, ran the ground directly to the chassis, &amp; the 12v constant/switched to the fuse box. I used a pair of <a href="http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=071-580" target="_blank">Littelfuse Add-A-Circuit Fuseholder for ATO/ATC Fuses 071-580</a> for the 12v wires, connecting the switched to the windows &amp; the constant to the dome light.</p><p></p><p>The Kenwood functioned 100% normal, he saved $70, &amp; it didn't hack up the factory harness/plug. When he sold the truck I just removed the taps from the harness, taped up the cuts they left, &amp; plugged the factory unit back in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="useless idiot, post: 7525754, member: 637369"] It's not hard to by-pass the $70 harness, you just lose the chimes. I installed a Kenwood in my dad's '03 Silverado this way. I used [URL="http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Marine/Home/Products/Catalog/?PC_7_RJH9U5230GE3E02LECIE20S4K7_nid=GSVXBDLLB9gsVB2NDGZBTHglGS17YF8VY7bl"]3M[/URL] to connect the speaker wires to the factory harness, ran the ground directly to the chassis, & the 12v constant/switched to the fuse box. I used a pair of [URL="http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=071-580"]Littelfuse Add-A-Circuit Fuseholder for ATO/ATC Fuses 071-580[/URL] for the 12v wires, connecting the switched to the windows & the constant to the dome light. The Kenwood functioned 100% normal, he saved $70, & it didn't hack up the factory harness/plug. When he sold the truck I just removed the taps from the harness, taped up the cuts they left, & plugged the factory unit back in. [/QUOTE]
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