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#85060 03/22/2003 4:31 AM | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18 | I wanted to put a radio in the glove compartment of my 70 chevy c-10. The only way I could get it to work is to the the red power wire from the original radio and hook it to (2) wires on my new radio. One (red)is supposed to be a constant pwer source and the other (yellow) was supposed to be linked to the ignition. The radio works but only when the engine is on or the key is set to "ACC'. I'm new at this and would appreciate it if anyone knows exactly how I should be hooking these wires up. Oh, I do have the ground connected properly.
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#85061 03/22/2003 6:55 AM | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 398 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 398 | Greetings, Scott and Welcome to The 'Bolt. If you're talking about some type of aftermarket tape or CD deck, then you need to address the power situation a little differently. First off, check your hookup instructions which came with the radio. This will tell you which wire is "battery +" which your radio uses for station memory and clock functions, the other wire will be for "accessory +." I don't know much about what's going on in the fuse panel of your '70, but when I had my '72 Malibu, there were two terminals on the fuse panel marked "bat +" and "acc +." It's a simple matter of attaching a male spade terminal to the end of each wire and then plugging it into those slots. you'll need to extend the wires which came with the radio harness a bit, then just run 'em across under the dash and secure 'em. Hope this helps, any further questions, don't hesitate to ask. Regards, Wannabe 
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#85062 03/22/2003 8:16 AM | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | sounds right to me - factory setup is always turn on the key to turn on radio, so radio has to be off when the key's off - then ya don't turn off the key when the radio ain't receiving without realizing it's on, and let it run the battery down.
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#85063 03/22/2003 10:28 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Look at your manual and see which one needs to have constant power for the memory preste to stay and not have to be re-set each time you turn the key off and back on. I believe it will be the yellow wire in your situation.
is there a wire diagram on the top of the unit you want to install?
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#85064 03/24/2003 5:56 PM | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 279 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 279 | I always used to tie into the cigarette lighter wire since it is always hot. That way I didn't have to have the ignition on to play the radio. I put an in-line fuse for the radio between the radio and the cigarette lighter wire. Never blew a fuse and never had any problem doing this. Others might not think it's a good idea though. | | |
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