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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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ok, quick question that a search couldnt answer. i pulled all the radio wiring from my car, and when i took the 2 yellow wires (radio and radio accessory) out of the fuse box (driver side dash) they both go to a fused link and then become one wire that goes to the bcm.

my question is, is that a radio only part of the bcm, or will not having one of those wires powered not let the bcm work at all?


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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:32 AM
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they tell the radio to turn off when the key is off and the door is open. or to turn off after a certain amount of time when the key is removed.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:33 AM
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ok, so if i remove that wire from the bcm, i should have no issues with anything not related to the radio?
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:46 AM
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just remove it from the radio, i think the bcm shares that connector from other things.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:50 AM
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just looked at the schematics and the bcm, radio, pcm, cruise control module, and the ipc share this connection at the bcm.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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one wire goes to the amp, one to the bcm, on the other side of the link, it goes to two fuses, radio and radio accesory....

the radio is gone, im looking to remove the wiring as well, thats the problem im having
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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sorry, i was looking at chevy. for the pontiac it is just showing radio and steering wheel controls in the bcm. it shows a yellow wire and dk blue at the bcm. the dark blue goes to the fuse box and comes out yellow. do not remove the dark blue wire because it control the window switches.
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:09 AM
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yes, the dark blue is connected to several fuses, i was planning on leaving that one. yellow is the problem
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looks like the yellow wire will mess with the airbag.
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Originally Posted by sroach20
looks like the yellow wire will mess with the airbag.
those are gone too.....thanks for the help, i used the tried and true method of firing it up and seeing what happened

it runs, and so far holds the charge, i think ill be ok
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