hey guys
i have a 2000 gsr and have a problem with my aftermarket radio... everything works until i turn on my parking lights/headlights... when i turn on my lights my radio turns off... but when my lights are off then it works... i have no idea what the problem is... to let you know it is a aftermarket radio from pioneer...

one question i have is if the radio illuminate wire from the factory harness which is red/black... is that supppose to connect to the remote system wire from the pioneer harness? if not then what is it suppose to connect to...

thanks for your help

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yellowmonkeyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey guys
i have a 2000 gsr and have a problem with my aftermarket radio... everything works until i turn on my parking lights/headlights... when i turn on my lights my radio turns off... but when my lights are off then it works... i have no idea what the problem is... to let you know it is a aftermarket radio from pioneer...

one question i have is if the radio illuminate wire from the factory harness which is red/black... is that supppose to connect to the remote system wire from the pioneer harness? if not then what is it suppose to connect to...

thanks for your help</TD></TR></TABLE>The red/black illu. wire would hook up to the HUs illu. input orange, if there is no illu. input on you Pio. just cap off the red/black, the "remote system wire" is, [if its a blue or blue/white wire] the amp turn on lead, the other thing I would check is your ground for the Pioneer if it is connected to the OEM illu. lead the unit will work with the lights out but stop working as soon as you turn on the lights 94

 

thanks for the reply... yea i understand that the remote system wire is for a external amp.. but if i disconnect it from the red/black illu. wire then my HU does not turn on... i checked the ground for the pioneer and it is grounded properly.. any other suggestions
oh yea the pioneer does not have a illu. input
thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yellowmonkeyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks for the reply... yea i understand that the remote system wire is for a external amp.. but if i disconnect it from the red/black illu. wire then my HU does not turn on... i checked the ground for the pioneer and it is grounded properly.. any other suggestions
oh yea the pioneer does not have a illu. input
thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>Check for power on the Pioneers red wire, [acc. fused in the incar fuse box] and the yellow, [ constant power fused in the engine bay fuse box] 94

 

both fuses are fine... i checked the backup fuse in the engine bay as well and its fine... i have no idea whats wrong with this

 

Had the same prob. ....not with the same car though...*lol*

Question: So you used the old power wiring and everything to hook the aftermarket up, or did you try to wire it new.....dunno if you understand what I mean, but usually there's the connector that u usually just plug into the radio, or did you have to rewire that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yellowmonkeyboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">both fuses are fine... i checked the backup fuse in the engine bay as well and its fine... i have no idea whats wrong with this</TD></TR></TABLE>Are you saying that you have no power at the radio fuse in the incar fuse box evan if the ign. is on, and the heater, [blower] fuse, maybe you have a problem with the ign. switch or it's wireing, maybe a loose plug, this is what I would check, on the ign. sw. harness, should be 4 12 or 10 gage wires, white- 12v into switch, must be good if car runs, black/yellow- starter., must be good if car starts, black/yellow-ign., must be good if car runs, yellow- acc., check for output, check all the plugs that plug into the fuse box, also have you had anything installed, like an alarm or something that would be wired into the cars wiring? 94

 

thanks for replying fcm... i got it to work... like both of us thought in the beginning the red/black illu wire should be left alone if there is not a illu wire from the pioneer... i disconnected illu wire from the remote wire... and everything worked fine... oddly enough i did this before and it didnt power up... maybe i didnt press the power button long enough on the pioneer HU???? i dont know but everything works now so im happy... thanks again fcm for your help