WIRING STEREO HELP!!!
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WIRING STEREO HELP!!!
Hello my fellow bull nose brothers!! Long time no talk i had an account a few years back but i can not find it! Anyways i come to yall for help because i had to buy an aftermarket stereo! I went ahead and got Bluetooth because i dont have cup holders and my phone usually just slides around. Anyways the stereo will not keep memory. I have wired to every wire i have. I read that there is supposed to be a lime green wire but i do not have one!!! Is there anyone that has dealt with this! Thanks guys! 
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Yeah... I have a 1981 and the wiring is very similar. Had a bunch of wiring diagrams up here on the web someplace but they got deleted, I feel bad about that and what those guys are saying is right... Light Green/Yellow Stripe = Always On, Fused, 15A power. This feeds the cab interior lamps, radio memories, other such accessories (as equipped).
Those guys are right - whatever wire on the aftermarket radio requires such power, an easy place to find it is that LG/Y wire. You have one, you just can't find it.
Saying you don't have one is wrong, they ALL have one; you just can't find yours.
Those guys are right - whatever wire on the aftermarket radio requires such power, an easy place to find it is that LG/Y wire. You have one, you just can't find it.
Saying you don't have one is wrong, they ALL have one; you just can't find yours.
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Do you have a factory clock? If not, the plug for that is to the right of the HVAC panel near the ashtray level but behind the trim, and clipped to the dash infrastructure.
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That same circuit exists inside the cab, just gotta trace that wire.
Pic of optional underhood lamp below:
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You can diagnose this yourself using the information on Gary's web site:
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