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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 11:46 PM
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can anyone help me with finding an illumination wire to hook up my headunit.. it is the last thing I have to figure out to finish my new stereo install...
I have the Manual climate control system..does anyone know which wire is the illumination wire...
or what voltage it is...
Thank You..
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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 03:29 AM
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For you (and anyone searching in the future):

Since C5 doesn't have a dimmer wire in the radio harness

-with automatic dual zone controls HVAC unit the dimmer / illumination wire is the yellow one at C16 of the big plug

-with manual single zone control it's the yellow wire at pin J of the 12-pin plug

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Old Sep 13, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by markcz
For you (and anyone searching in the future):

Since C5 doesn't have a dimmer wire in the radio harness

-with automatic dual zone controls HVAC unit the dimmer / illumination wire is the yellow one at C16 of the big plug

-with manual single zone control it's the yellow wire at pin J of the 12-pin plug

Thank You Mark.............
Works Great...
Thanx to all the Great Guys out there...
Made my install possible...
Without it .........no way would I have been able to figure this install out
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