Screwy problem with new car stereo. 97 chevy S-10

Jun 25, 2008 4 Replies

Installed new car stereo in 97 Chev S-10, There were no adapter kits available so I used a multi meter to configure power, ground, speakers, stereo lights, etc. It worked fine when I turned on the key. When I turn on the lights the stereo dies. Could this be a grounding wire problem ? Does anyone have a easy fix for this ?


Well you could just follow the correct wiring...

Black/white stripe -Ground Brown - Interior light feed Gray - Dimmer feed Yellow - Hot in Accy or run Orange - Hot (batt) Dark Green/white stripe - Vehicle speed input (for speed controlled volume) Pink - Power antenna

Speakers - Gray- Left Neg. Front Tan- Left Pos. Dark Green- Right Neg. Light green- Right pos.

Speakers - Yellow- Left neg. Rear Brown- Left Pos. Dark Blue- Right Pos. Light Blue- Right Neg.

Hi!

Uhm...yes, there most definitely *are*. Scosche and Metra Electronics *both* have wiring adapter kits for 1997 S-10s. It's better to wait and get the proper adapter than it is to cut into the factory wiring.

Are you sure your stereo does in fact have a "light" connector? Very few of them do. I have a strong feeling that this should be disconnected because it isn't used.

William

Thank you for the correct wiring. Is this for all GM trucks ?

Pretty much all GM vehicles that are not connected to the data buss.

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