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    illumination wire or dimmer wire?

    Have you done that before? Will that definately work if I hook both the orange/white wire and the solid orange wire up to the orange/white wire?
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    illumination wire or dimmer wire?

    So if I hook it up to the illumination wire will it brighten when I turn the interior lights on? or if I hook it up to the dimmer will it dim when the headlights are on? it's a JVC unit. Thx for the help again.
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    illumination wire or dimmer wire?

    Nobody can help me with this simple question?
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    illumination wire or dimmer wire?

    The wiring harness that goes w/ my car has an orange wire that says "illumination/dash light" on it, and an orange wire w/ a white stripe that says "dimmer." The harness that came w/ my head unit, however, has only an orange wire w/ a white stripe and it is labeled as "Illumination - to car...
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    Head Unit Removal on '99 grand-am

    *bump* anybody? please?
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    Head Unit Removal on '99 grand-am

    Sorry for basic q, but how do I remove the stock head unit on a '99 grand-am? Thx in advance.
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    hu/wiring harness connection

    thx I'll solder it and use electrical tape
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    hu/wiring harness connection

    So I'm gonna install my first head unit today....how do you guys suggest I connect the head unit wires to the wiring harness? Should I solder? crimp? solder and crimp? I know how to solder, but I've never crimped before...any tips/suggestions/guides? Is heatshrinking stuff really necessary...
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    hrrmmm....

    That noise canceller sounds like a good idea. I've also noticed that even when the radio sounds like crap, as soon as I turn the engine off it sounds crystal clear.....so would the canceller fix that too? Also...could somebody hook me up w/ a link to where I could buy one of these or give me a...
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    hrrmmm....

    In my '94 camry w/ my stock system in there for some reason when I listen to the radio there is a buzz that correlates w/ the rpms of my car (as the engine revs the buzz gets higher pitched). Does anybody know what causes this, how I can fix it, and if it will continue when I get my new kenwood...
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    stupid question...

    wow...those are seriously tight lookin......only thing is I'm plannin on gettin a Music Keg once I get some cash, so I'm kinda stuck w/ Kenwood.
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    stupid question...

    umm...thought I already made it clear I was a total n00b and I knew it was a stupid question, but thanks for baggin on me anyways...:P To answer your question, yes I've used many a CD player...never seen one w/ two flip down faceplates tho
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    'nother n00b q...

    So I have a 1994 Camry XLE that has like the upgraded speaker package...so it has 2 rear, 2 front, and 2 tweeters up front as well. If I get the Kenwood MP822 head unit will I have to do anything special to hook it up to the tweaters?
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    stupid question...

    hehe....close.....I'm wanting to buy it, and everything I read about it was obviously saying it played CDs as well as being able to hook up to a changer or keg or whatever....but after looking at all the pics I'm like "Where the heck does the cd go?!?" Thx for the help
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    stupid question...

    Where does the CD load into for the kdc-mp822? http://pix.crutchfield.com/products/2003/113/x113mp822.jpeg
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