Remote wire for 03 Trailblazer w/ pics
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Topic: Remote wire for 03 Trailblazer w/ pics
Posted By: itchyfishnv
Subject: Remote wire for 03 Trailblazer w/ pics
Date Posted: March 21, 2004 at 9:45 PM
I have a trailblazer and i noticed that you guys are having trouble finding the remote wire... this is what to do...first pull up the seat (drivers side.. locate the fuse box)
 next take the cover off... locate fuse #47...
 put the Remote wire in with fuse #47 and your amp will turn off and on with your car. It is the only source that I could find in the Trailblazer. Lots of installers are using this trick too... Good Luck... **i do not take responsibility for what you do to your vehicle this is only a guide. Hope this helps! NV 
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: March 21, 2004 at 10:29 PM
I don't like the idea of "tapping a fuse". It is just as easy to go to the ignition harness.
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Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 21, 2004 at 10:55 PM
Its all on the same wire... just at a different place. Plus, this is alot easier than ripping apart your dash/steering column.
Posted By: Teamrf
Date Posted: March 21, 2004 at 11:09 PM
If there is a pink wire behind the radio like on tahoes I think you can use that one. May want to test it first.
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Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 12:27 AM
I'm not much of a fan of fuse taps, but cool tip I guess always nice to have options.
By the way I hope lots of installers aren't using this trick. Clean that thing up! Later,
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Posted By: thapimpfromchi
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 3:10 AM
Hey NowYaKnow, thats a pretty clean install. You dont see that when you put the seat back down. :)
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 11:51 AM
ya but with the seat up it looks like crap... loom that wiring for the extra 3 minutes it will take and make it look professional.... :)
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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 11:54 AM
BTW why not just use a module like DEI's 55000 ( many other comapnies make them also) that take a signal off a speaker wire and give you a 12V turn on voltage, you can wire it right at the back of the radio, takes 3-4 minutes and bingo, you're done with a proper professional hookup....... that way the amp remotes on and off properly, with the power switch of the radio, not the ignition.....
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Posted By: flatulatta
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 2:04 PM
dont most amps have a REM?? b/c i see this prob alot and i never had to do anything like this...
Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 6:40 PM
"BTW why not just use a module like DEI's 55000 ( many other comapnies make them also) that take a signal off a speaker wire and give you a 12V turn on voltage, you can wire it right at the back of the radio, takes 3-4 minutes and bingo, you're done with a proper professional hookup....... that way the amp remotes on and off properly, with the power switch of the radio, not the ignition....." reply: doesnt work with 6-disc indash changers with onstar.
Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 6:50 PM
"I'm not much of a fan of fuse taps, but cool tip I guess always nice to have options.
By the way I hope lots of installers aren't using this trick. Clean that thing up! Later,
Mike" Reply: Exactly like said above... you cant see it with the seats down... the rest of the installation was all done under the carpets (pics below) so you can't see any wires until you lift the seat. 
Cant see any wires here... (besides the needed obvious) 
and right here you have no clue its even hooked up....
Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 7:10 PM
Ok, Ok, its cleaned up for now  
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 7:20 PM
Well here is my opinion that I'm sure others may agree with, and it's not to knock you at all either, you obviously know how to install, no question about that, but your attention to detail and thoroughness of install is what I would question. Just because a wires or wires cannot be seen does not mean that do not need to follow proper procedures. This attention to finer details that may never be seen is what sets my shops out from my competition. My work driving around every day in any customers car can be critiqued by all who see it, and another shop will jump on that wiring mess and pronounce the job as inferior and say you paid how much for that. The point is that this attention to detail is what sets apart a good installer from a great installer and a stereo shop from a great stereo shop.
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Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 7:47 PM
No offense taken but, Yeah i know what you are saying but you own or work a stereo shop I just did this in my garage im not out to impress people with how clean it looks nor do I do it for a living or do any kind of competition (as you can probally tell) I think its fine for just an everyday average joe looking for some extra bass, not looking to pay massive amounts of money for a "professional" install from a local stereo shop.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 7:54 PM
True I do own a stereo shop or two, but I once was in your shoes and never ever in a million years did I consider that I would actually be this involved with car audio. Nonetheless the attention to detail that you take now may pay off huge for you in the future. Take the time and clean up that wiring, that I way I can sleep at night.
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Posted By: mobile1
Date Posted: March 22, 2004 at 10:09 PM
When you tap into a fuse like that, doesn't it change the amp draw on that circuit?
Posted By: itchyfishnv
Date Posted: March 23, 2004 at 10:26 AM
It would change your amp draw no matter where you tapped it... but remote wire doesnt draw that many amps, it only turns on the amp.
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