tinboye

I spliced basically where the wires come into the rear speakers. If i spliced at the harness which goes into the back of the stock deck, would that not be before the amp?

I couldnt see them wiring the stereo to go from the rear speakers, into the deck and then into the amp. that doesnt make any sense, it should be from the deck (output) into the amp (input), then out of the amp to the speakers.

I followed the wiring, took my back seat out, ripped the back panels off, pulled the gromits out of the doors to verify that there were only the 2 sets of wires (2 wires in each door), followed those wires. the passenger suicide door wires (light blue and dark blue) are about 2 feet up. along the back wall of the cab behind the insulation. it then goes along the running board to the front of the truck (dash), the drivers side suicide door wires are yellow and brown and go from the door, and then follow along side of the blue ones up to the dash.

I really wanted to avoid having to pop my dash off. sounds like alot of work and time, which i dont have the luxury of. Nor the money to get someone to do it.

I just dont understand how splicing into the wires which go to the rear speakers would trip the amp like its doing. doesnt make any sense.

Athanatos

looking at the connector at the amp these would be the colours/pin numbers you want to splice into


b3 black RR signal -
b4 dark blue RR signal +
b5 dark green/white LR Signal -
b6 brown LR Signal+
b7 orange/black RF Signal -
b8 light green RF Signal +
b9 dark green LF Signal -
b10 black LF Signal +

the wires you spliced into are either b2 (purple - RSAENABLE) or b11 (pink - Radio On signal)



if you want to try you can splice into the sub out wires ( i wouldn't)
pins
B L out +
C R out +
F R out -
G L out -

tinboye

i got the wiring diagram for my truck and I pulled the gromits out which seperate the door to the cab of the truck, rear speakers are as so:

LR Speaker +/- brown - yellow
RR Speaker +/- dk. blue - lt. blue

I spliced into those 4 colors which were running along the driviers side running board.

I had also tried to spliced right at the wiring harness for the amp and had the same results.

Any site or resource i check says the samething
LR Speaker +/- brown - yellow +,- radio harness or amplifier
RR Speaker +/- dk. blue - lt. blue +,- radio harness or amplifier

and that i have to splice after the amp.

Athanatos

When I get home I will upload the wiring diagram from Mitchell tech book

tinboye

i dont know if it makes any diff, i didnt mention this before but i have the classic 2007 silverado 1500, there were limited number of them made. i also do not have the module behind the glove box for XM Radio and GPS/On Star

Athanatos

This is the circuit with rear controls, there are others with addons if you don't have it ignore the rear console wiring basic system has the same wiring in all GM versions with their addons

tinboye

i would have to say this is the diagram http://imageshack.us/f/534/radio2uw.jpg/ but without the 3rd harness, mine only has a small grey one and a larger blue one.

so if this is the right circuit then B3 - B6 go from the deck into the amp, then from the amp A5 - A8 to the speakers.

I spliced into A5 - A8 right at the doors, and tried right before the harness, i get the same results.

Would my capacitor possibly be kicking it?

I had that installed back when i had my alarm starter put in.

they ran the wire from the battery, to the capacitor and grounded the capacitor to the seat belt bolt under the rear folding seat. I ran another ground wire from the amp to the same bolt. They also ran the remote wire which should be PNK B11 according to this diagram.

So if they spliced the remote wire wrong would this kick the amp out?

Athanatos

if they spliced into b11 (radio on) then it should kick in no probs

as for the wires did you try using b3-b6?

as for the capacitor i am not sure, does that mean you have another amp installed in there? if so did they splice into the existing harness or used a lineout converter?

tinboye

no i did not try b3-b6 as ive been told not to splice before the amp.

there is no other amp other than the bose factory amp and the built in amp in the powered subwoofer.