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nday 
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Posted: May 17, 2010 at 9:02 PM / IP Logged  
Hi all,
Used to be a frequent poster, but then I got married and had a couple kids. It's good to be back. Anyways, my questions are these:
I currently have an alarm system (installed by others) in a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix w/ Monsoon. If I were to install a head unit WITHOUT the GMOS-04 adapter which retains the Class 2 Data Bus interface, would my alarm system still work? My intent would be to replace the stock speakers and power them with a 4 channel amp, therefore eliminating the need for the h/u to interface with the Monsoon amp altogether. My question is, which other features also vanish? Driver info, remote locks, etc? The chime and the steering wheel controls are gone for sure, but I just don't know about the ancillary stuff.
If it were decided that I did need the GMOS-04, would there be any way to install this harness AND install (2) amplifiers? My limited experience with these harnesses tells me that the harness takes up (2) pre-amps, which would make hooking up more than one amp more-or-less undoable. Is there a way around this? A different harness, perhaps?   
Thanks for reading, and please let me know your thoughts on my questions.
Nate
blanx218 
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Posted: May 17, 2010 at 10:33 PM / IP Logged  

all the GMOS4 does is give you a door chime and and ignition turn for the h/u. if i were to do the install, i would use a metra 70-2003 harness and get my own turn on from the fuse panel or ignition harness. next when wiring the headunit i'd leave the speaker leads unconnected and run some rcas from the h/u to the amp. then go under the back deck(at least i think thats where the factory amp is in your car) and locate the output wires that run to all the speakers, and extend them to the 4 channel amp.

you can also get a steering wheel control interface from pac audio. most new headunits have an input for the steering wheel control module, just make sure you get the appropriate swi for the headunit you are using. do you already have a h/u?

oh yeah, removing the factory radio wont affect your alarm at all.

nday 
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Posted: May 17, 2010 at 11:23 PM / IP Logged  
Thanks for the feedback.
I like that idea. So the Metra harness you suggest would plug into the 24-pin harness, and would provide connections for two wires (+12 Volt and Ground). The switched power source would come from a ignition-switched circuit in the fuse panel. I would lose my chime, which I can live with. Anyone see any negatives with this plan?
My h/u is a Pioneer 6800MP. I am not sure if it will support a PAC SWI-PS or not, as those seem to be specifically for models with wired remotes unless I'm missing something. My unit does not have a wired remote, but it may have an input for one. Does anyone know if my h/u will support this interface module?
Thanks again.
Nate
nday 
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Posted: May 17, 2010 at 11:37 PM / IP Logged  
And if I would only learn to Google shi+ before I post it, I wouldn't have to ask! Google tells me my h/u would support the PAC SWI-PS. So that issue is solved.
But I would still like to get opinions on the harness plan outlined above. I don't see any flaws on the power side of things, but I just want to make sure this won't make GM grumpy.
blanx218 
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Posted: May 17, 2010 at 11:44 PM / IP Logged  
when you have the factory radio in you can do some stuff thru the radio like program if the horn honks when you lock with the factory fob, how long your lights stay on when you get out of the car, etc. not saying it is a bad idea to wait for some others to give you input, but in the past 15 years i've done this type of install countless number of times without any repercussions. i'd say go for it. it should be an easy install for you since you have some background with audio
nday 
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Posted: May 18, 2010 at 12:01 AM / IP Logged  
Yeah, I really don't see any negatives with the plan at all. Power is power and ground is ground, no matter how expensive the harness is.
I especially like the idea of running wires from the Monsoon to the new amp. That will save me a lot of routing time. But who knows, I might run new wire anyways.
Thanks for your help blanx. A lot of good info.

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