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Old 01-11-2004, 05:31 PM
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someone please help me...

i took out my stock deck. i didnt realize i needed a gm wire harness and i started cutting after i cut all the wires i realized none of them matched the deck wires. i tried getting them all back together and it dosent work. there are 3 yellow and green wires
and two of some other colors. now i jsut screwed it back in and tried to put it back together as best i could but it dosent work. and now my climate control system dosent work. NOW when i was driving my cluster lights just crapped out. what the **** am i gonna do? im so aggrivated/annoyed. someone with any advice please help.
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First thing u need to do is calm down the wires can probably be reattached to each other, and u can get new harnesses if u need them, at the most ur mistake might cost u a few bucks more than likely
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k dude if ya wanna cheat a bit go and get the aftermarket harness. but dont open it and match the pins up to the colour on the back side of the radio... it will tell you which colour goes to what cause the pins on the aftermarket plug into the factory harness. the colours that come out of the aftermarket will line up with the factory harness. but don't panic some wires will not be used. in every case. you can hit me up if ya need more info.
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Try and use good connectors to splice the wires back together. Make sure no loose' strands are poking out and shorting against each other.
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ok but can i buy a replacment harness for the factory harness? becuase thats what i cut. and how did my climate control get messed up? im very confused. im taking it to a stereo shop after school today and im hoping they can give me some answers and possibly fix it.
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that would be the easiest solution for u but might cost a little more, if u want to learn a thing or 2 u might want to do it urself, im sure people on the forum would be glad to help
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Your climate got messed up because the VF display is controlled by the stock stereo. Check Techinfo for the fix.

I suggest you splice back the stock harness, and go from there. Replacing it entirely would be a bitch.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Your climate got messed up because the VF display is controlled by the stock stereo. Check Techinfo for the fix.

I suggest you splice back the stock harness, and go from there. Replacing it entirely would be a bitch.
Agreed, but aren't we talking about a '97 here? I thought the VF display driver in the stereo was on '92 and '93 Bonnes only.

In any event, it sounds like you've managed to cross-connect some circuits, including possibly shorting the dash backlighting to ground. Undo all the connections you made, take a deep breath, and figure out what color wires you need to reconnect. If you tell us what color of wires you need to deal with, maybe we can identify them.

1) You have a 1997, is that right?
2) Do you still have the factory harness plug to reconnect?
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yes its a 97 and yes i still have the harness.
i went to aid auto stores and discovered a had blown two fuses. i replaced them and then the climate control and my cluster lights started working. so thats all fine and dandy. now i need a wireing schmeatic or soething to help me put the wires back the way they belong. if soemone can help me then please do.
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Can't you match up colors from the stock harness to the wires???

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