Jason Novak

It's standard cable for hooking up computers/cable modems/etc onto a network:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

To ground to the chassis you just connect the wire to the outer metal case of the radio, there are some places you can secure it

LS1-Z28

Ok. I think I got this lol. SO you just splice open that cable and take the individual wires out of it?? Sorry if this is a dumb question haha. And you just cut them to the length you need??

Also does the first post have a picture to where you grounded it, if not do you have one?

Sorry for all the questions just want to be positive.

Thanks,
Daniel

Jason Novak

I wouldn't pull out the wires, the cable has 8 wires in the sheath, just use 5 of them and cut the others flush - just to keep it cleaner.

For the ground you can use any screen that touches the chassis, just loop it around and tighten it. If all else fails just strip and inch or two off the wire and loop it a few times through one of the vent holes on top:

http://www.jason-novak.com/pictures/face.jpg

Colbear96z

I just did this to my 00' ss, worked great! Thanks Jason for the write up

amish1979

The HU in my 205 Malibu has the same setup. I installed everything with pins 1 & 3 on the 14 pin cable, CD player worked so I fugured everything was cool. But nothing with the AUX input. I went as far as to completely remove the splice (disconnecting the wires at 1 and 3) so obviously where I had spliced was NOT the CD player. Ugh. Time for take 2 tomorrow with the 6 pin cable.

So the BLACK cable was pin 1 and the L audio on yours?

02SSISFUN

ok so i need some help.. i did this mod but my sound is crap and its only coming out of the right side..
i have a 02 ss camaro.
this is how i did it
pin1------- split and attached to the aux---- on the otherside i reattached to wire
pin2---left alone
pin3------- split and attached to aux------on the otherside i reattached to wire
pin4---left alone
pin5---left alone
pin6---left alone

i think there is six i may be wrong but i also grounded the aux input too. did i connect them wrong?? any diagrams that better explain what wires i need to tap into??

02SSISFUN

edit: the ssound is only coming out of the left side sorry

LS14EVR

iTrader: (3)

Check post 107 and 208 for some additional. help. Make sure your plug is fully seated. That can make only one side work if you don't have it fully seated. Check your solder joints etc.

zaooozaa

I know its a long time since this thread was posted..but i have a 2006 chevy malibu Lt. and i want to do this time mine. im just wondering if the first and third pins are the left and right audio as well? or if they are different ones. i guess i could just use a fuse tester for it. but i just want to be positive before i splice into them. thanks in advance.

TheOfficial

Just wondering, would it be possible to have it take over the fm tuner when you plug in instead of your cd player?

Edit: Nevermind, I found my answer...

on1wheel01

Well ima go through the 20 pages when I get some time. I need to see if this will work with my 95. I have a cd player one of out who knows what year.

1961ba427

iTrader: (26)

I first tried this with my 97 SS's Monsoon cd player and couldn't get it to work (it had the serial cable instead of wires...so it could have been done, but I'm not that talented..lol). A couple days later a friend let me have the one out of his 98 SS and it was completely different on the inside despite being seemingly the same radio from the outside and only one year apart. It worked like a charm.

treyville2418

will this mod work on the perwired cd changer connector in the hatch area? I know its a long ways from were i would run the jack?

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

No, the connections through the CD changer harness are not active unless the head unit detects a changer connected. That's why this mod uses the connection between the built-in single CD player rather than the changer connections.

on1wheel01

Ok guys some help needed. After doing this mod my radio will not come on no lights no loc nothing. Only thing that shows life is the security light blinks ideas ?

on1wheel01

Maybe I should add I didn't ground to the radio chassis I did a different ground. Might could be the problem but I don't see how. I'll retry it later tomorrow

on1wheel01

OK still didn't work after the ground idea. I took it apart and fixed it back to stock. And still no signs of life. Maybe I screwed it up? Guess I need to go to the salvage yard and get a replacement. I have the standard 10 speaker system delco radio so just any should work I guess. I have a spare tape deck which I guess I should have tried on it first but it works fine when I put it in. So no telling what is wrong

WhiteBird00

iTrader: (4)

Have you checked the fuse?

on1wheel01

Ok after more looking into it. I shined a flashlight at the screen and saw loc. I unlocked the radio and it works. SO either the bulb is burned out or the lcd screen is. Any opinions? I have a spare tape deck but can';t get the bulb out of it.

on1wheel01

So it seems my bulb was burnt out. I robbed one from my spare tape deck and bam she works. Now I just gotta get a head set cable and will test it out.