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Joey7820
02-21-2003, 11:12 AM
Has anyone re-connected power to the factory radio controls to display the time? I thought about it, cuz i dont like the cd holder pocket that lots of folks use, but i dont like the just dead display of the radio either.

If you have done this, maybe you can tell me which wires are which (save me some work)???
Nick
02-21-2003, 12:18 PM
Just plug it in to the brain, it should work. :D
AntiBling
02-21-2003, 01:16 PM
He cant, the reciever is disconnected to hook up to the aftermarket stereo.
1badgmc
02-21-2003, 01:41 PM
A friend of mine had a '94 and somehow he had his wired up to where he could actually still use the factory radio AND his aftermarket at the same time! It sure sounded wierd as hell. I think whatever he had done eventually fried the factory radio because it quit working.
ChevyManDan
02-21-2003, 02:31 PM
That's what I did at first. I ran separate power wires to the fuse box and also ran new speaker wire to the fronts. This way I could listen to the factory radio through back speaks, and pioneer cd through the fronts. It's fun to mess with people.
Joey7820
02-21-2003, 05:49 PM
lol....so can anyone tell me which connections are which on the controller part only (power, switched, and ground)?
Nick
02-21-2003, 08:42 PM
Originally posted by Joey7820
lol....so can anyone tell me which connections are which on the controller part only (power, switched, and ground)? The easiest way would be to plug the harness back into the stock brain and run a new power and ground to the head unit.
AntiBling
02-23-2003, 07:02 PM
You could go to a junkyard and get the factory harness that plugs into the factory reciever, so you can have one that plugs into the aftermarket stero, and then a plug that plugs into the factory reciever.