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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 01:41 AM
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Default 2001 C5 Radio Connection Pin Outs - Defined

Thought I'd pass this on to help others that are interested in trading out their stock head unit. This comes straight from the 2001 service manual - with a few personal notes of my own. (I'd scan and post the pages, but I believe that's a big GM and forum no-no. I don't think there's any issue with what I've done here though.)

* Normal 3rd party Harnesses only plug into the stacked C1/C2 connectors. I'm supplying the pinnouts to C3 and C4 for those tapping into the factory CD harness.

Radio C1

---==-----==--
|xxxxxx||xxxx|
------------------
10................1

1 - Gray - Speaker Return-LH Front
2 - Tan - Speaker Feed-LH Front
3 - Dark Green - Speaker Return-RH Front
4 - Light Green - Speaker Feed-RH Front
5 - Black/White - Ground
6 - Pink - Radio Signal-On (Coupe Only)
...... * (Powers the Radio Antenna Module/Diversity Antenna Relay. I measured 5 Volts coming out of the stock radio to power the RAM. I cheesed out and fed it 12 volts - and that seems to work - but do
this only at your own risk!)
7 - not used
8 - Dark Green - Power Antenna and Amplifier Relay Feed-Coil (With UZ6)
...... * (The relay chooses which antenna to use: Front/Rear. I measured 12 Volts coming out of the stock radio when it chose the 2nd antenna.)
9 - not used
10 - Orange - Battery Fused Feed

Radio C2

--==-----==---
|xxxx||xxxxxx|
------------------
20................11

11 - Brown/White - Remote Radio Signal-LH Audio (With UZ6)
12 - Dark Green/White - Remote Radio Signal-RH Audio (With UZ6)
13 - Black/White - Remote Radio Return-Audio (With UZ6)
14 - not used
15 - Dark Green - Entertainment and Comfort-Data Buss
16 - Orange - Serial Data
17 - Light Blue - Speaker Return-RH Rear
18 - Dark Blue - Speaker Feed-RH Rear
19 - Yellow - Speaker Return-LH Rear
20 - Brown - Speaker Feed-LH Rear

Radio C3

-------
|xxxx|
--==--
1....4

1 - Dark Green - Audio Signal-Conditioned-LH Front
2 - Light Green - Audio Signal-Conditioned-RH Front
3 - Brown/White - Audio Signal-Conditioned-LH Rear
4 - Black - Audio Signal-Conditioned-FH Rear

Radio C4 (CD Changer)

|-----==-----|
|xxxxxxxxxx|
----=----=----
15..............7

7 - Yellow - Audio Return-Conditioned Common
8 - Bare - Drain
9 - Tank/Black - Audio Signal-LH Front
10 - Light Green/Black- Audio Signal-RH Front
11 - Brown - Audio Signal-LH Rear
12 - Dark Blue - Audio Signal-RH Rear
13 - Light Blue - Audio Return-Common
14 - Bare - Drain
15 - Black - Radio Ground


I hope you can use this AP - Good Luck :)



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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 01:49 AM
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Thanks Still_Single ... I just printed this out ... I hope it helps me ...

I dont think I will need C3/4 because he is using amps, not the Alpine HU power ... and the C1/C2 ... according to what you said, should be a part of the harness I will buy ...


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Old Oct 26, 2002 | 01:58 AM
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Watch out for the coupe antenna power/relay wires in the harness you buy. The one I bought had them mislabeled as something else. If your friend has a vert, then never mind.
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Watch out for the coupe antenna power/relay wires in the harness you buy. The one I bought had them mislabeled as something else. If your friend has a vert, then never mind.
Its a coupe ... and thanks ...
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