stock radio remote wire?

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

ok doing this today and ive been looking all morning for factory wiring diagrams and i cant find ****. so if anybody can tell me the color of the signal wire from the radio or another option that doesnt make me turn of the amp with a switch every time it would be greatly appreciated

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[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

forgot to put that it is an 04 Grand Cherokee Laredo

 

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

and yes im running the factory radio

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

switched ignition

 

[its10v1 10+ year member]

Or find the wire labeled: Power Antenna, as this is basically the remote wire.

AMAGAWD 100thpost :/

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Your stock radio doesn't have an amp turn on wire because it wasn't designed to be used with an amp. You need to find some other wire that's only live when the car is on which should be fairly easy. Easiest thing to do is tap into one of the fuses in your fuse box, windshield wiper fuse, or headlights, etc, just make sure the fuse has 12V when the car is on and 0V when the car is off (which you can verify with a DMM)

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Or find the wire labeled: Power Antenna, as this is basically the remote wire.
AMAGAWD 100thpost :/

Not a good idea, generally when people hook into the power antenna wire they can't run there amps when listening to a cd because the HU will kill the power to that wire when the tuner isn't in use.

 

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

ok i then i didnt know if you could put it in with just any old 12v on off wire so the ignition switch output will be fine i found it in the harness and look at number 13 on this harness but when i tested it i didnt get a voltage http://www.wjjeeps.com/radio_systemdiag2.jpg

 

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

ok i got it wired thanx guyz

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

Or find the wire labeled: Power Antenna, as this is basically the remote wire.
AMAGAWD 100thpost :/

funniest thing i have read lately, the antenna remote only works when radio is on fm/am. so unless you want the amp to only work when listening to radio stations disregard this guy.

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

Or find the wire labeled: Power Antenna, as this is basically the remote wire.
AMAGAWD 100thpost :/

this is almost sig worthy.

OP just use either the switched ignition for the radio or an accessory on the fuse panel (do not push the fuse with the wire into the fuse panel)

 

[18inchjeepin 10+ year member]

yellow wire

on an aftermarket deck the power antenna wire is blue/white striped, remote wire is solid blue

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

Not a good idea, generally when people hook into the power antenna wire they can't run there amps when listening to a cd because the HU will kill the power to that wire when the tuner isn't in use.

and cherokees don't have power antennas either..... so he is wrong on both counts lolz

BG has the solution you need just trust in the Gumper...

 

[Bob Saget]

Get one of these at AutoZone & add it to your fuse box located under the dash, next to the hood release. Use a DMM or test light to find a fuse with 12V switched power, place the existing fuse in the first slot, & add a 10A fuse to the back slot that has the lead coming off it. Then all you have to do is run the remote turn-on wire to the fuse box & crimp onto the lead. This keeps everything clean, no factory wires are hacked, & you have easy access to the fuse....also makes removing it entirely very easy....last I checked they were like $5 at AutoZone, well worth it imo.

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

i think i have seen one of those before, pretty nifty if you ask me. but i prefer aftermarket radios so don't usually have to worry about remote wire issues.