2004 Escalade, Alpine W205, PROBLEMS.

[Thewes 10+ year member]

So I have had it up to my neck in this head unit bullshit. For some reason I can just not get this IVA Alpine W205 to work in my 2004 Escalade. Ive wasted a hundred dollars on a harness, and I am not going to drop 400 dollars to have a local shop do the installation. When I hook everything up, everything works correctly except the following...

-Have to manually turn on/off the head unit, instead of it automatically turning on/off with ignition.

-Speakers do not play any sound, AT ALL.

Now heres what I am thinking the problem is- I have everything wired up correctly to my knowledge, I'm new to this, but not a complete ****ing moron. I have the PAC Audio TR7 to bypass the Alpine horse shit where you cant alter ANY settings unless doing the parking break, (I do not plan to use this to watch videos while driving) I believe since I spliced into the ignition to wire this up right, it is somehow bypassing the ignition to the head unit and also to the factory amp, that would explain me getting no sound at all and the w205 not turning on or off. So can someone chime in and help me out? I will not fall into the local audio trap and pay 400 dollars for a double din installation.

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[lashlee 10+ year member]

Which harness are you using? I've installed a few units with the GM databus, using the right harness without any trouble. Make sure that you are powering the bose amps up with the remote wire.

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

sounds like you are hooked up to a constant with your yellow wire and did you hook up your factory amp u need to do that . You have to hook the remote turn on up in the factory harness

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

Which harness are you using? I've installed a few units with the GM databus, using the right harness without any trouble. Make sure that you are powering the bose amps up with the remote wire.

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you beat me too it lol

 

[Thewes 10+ year member]

Im using the Metra GMOS04. Can you explain what you mean when you say I have to run the remote to the bose amp?

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

not the ign but the turn on on the unit needs to be hooked up to the factory amp

 

[Thewes 10+ year member]

Wait, I have to locate my factory amp to run the remote wire to it? If the remote is already wired in the harness then yes I did hook it up. Db, have any other way we can talk? Would appreciate some more help. Thanks man.

 

[dbman150 5,000+ posts]

your factory amp wire should be in the wiring harness that you hooked up