monoxide Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 ok this maybe a stupid question but im going to ask any ways. i know a little bit about audio but not enough to figure this out. my dad gave me a s10 he built and there is no radio in it. also there is no harness to plug a adapter into so i need to hard wire it. there inlays the problem there are really no wires in the dash since he swapped the motor out to a carbed v8. i mostly just need to know where i can get a constant +12volt from a switched +12volt and a ground. the ground i figure i could tap into the bar that runs under the dash or some where around there. the speakers i can run them anywhere i want to. but where can i get the +12volt sources from? its a 87 s10 reg cab if that helps at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 ignition column for switched and constant. or go to the battery for constant. FUSE your leads! Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainzPlanetz Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 ignition column for switched and constant. or go to the battery for constant. FUSE your leads! What he said Quote ¿ǝɯɐƃ ǝɥʇ Trolls never learn............ All BS aside, If I see one more comment in here that is NOT about the pre-sale, I will start the vacations. And that includes the trolls feeding the trolls. YOU THE ONE THAT SOUND LIKE A OGER AND HUMPBACK/TROLLS? Add "SMDLIFER" on Xbox LIVE to play with other SMD members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monoxide Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 i fuse all of my powers. what size fuse should i run? do you know off hand what color the wires are i need to tap into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingramcaraudio Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) You can also go to your fuse box and use a test light to see which is constant and switched and usally a 10 amp would be fine. Constant 12V+ Orange Switched 12V+ Yellow Ground Black Illumination Gray Dimmer Brown Antenna Right Front Front Speakers 4" x 6" Dash Left Front (+) Tan Left Front (-) Gray Right Front (+) Light Green Right Front (-) Dark Green Rear Speakers 4" x 10" Rear Corners Left Rear (+) Brown Left Rear (-) Yellow Right Rear (+) Dark Blue Right Rear (-) Light Blue Edited April 26, 2011 by ingramcaraudio Quote Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Farmville-VA/Rockwell-Audio/103036213076623?ref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 im not a fan of going to the fuse box or a test light to be honest. I prefer the ignition source and its own seperate fuse. As for wwhat colors they are its tough to say and i wont recommend any wires in a truck someone else built. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayres29 Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 if it was mine and also being a custom truck i would run a 12v fused constant right to the battery and as for the switched 12v i would make my own switch with another fused 12v constant from the battery but i like switches just my .02 Quote Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingramcaraudio Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I posted the wiring if the factory has just been cut but the wiring is still in tact if not then the code won't really help. Ignition is the better way to go but it's also more trouble for some people. The fuse box is a pretty easy quick fix. Quote Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Farmville-VA/Rockwell-Audio/103036213076623?ref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monoxide Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 (edited) ill prolly run a fused wire from the battery for the constant and prolly the ignition for my switched. what size fuses should i run on each one. edit sorry that was already answered. just red all the reply at once and forgot but just saw it again. Edited April 26, 2011 by monoxide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wood Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 id use ignition wires, no need to run one to the batt, just find a constant and switch under the column. and the best place ever for factory wiring colors = the12volt.com has a lot of info in there, and a 10-15 amp fuse should suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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