constant power to orange wire troubles
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Car: 1990 trans am
Engine: 5.0L v8 305
constant power to orange wire troubles
on my 1990 trans am we are at a loss here....where is the fuse to the constant power orange wire? we are trying to hook up a new stereo but there is no power to the constant orange wire and we cant find the second fuse box anywhere that the forums say there is.
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Car: 1988 Camaro RS
Engine: 2.8L v6
Transmission: 700r4 stock?
Axle/Gears: peg leg one tire fire
Re: constant power to orange wire troubles
check to see if your horn and dome light still work.. if they dont, check the acc fuse on the panel below the steering wheel. I had the same trouble with my constant and turns out it was a blown fuse.
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Car: 1985 Trans Am
Engine: LG4
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08
Re: constant power to orange wire troubles
In my 1985 Trans Am, the service manual shows that the orange wire comes from the 20 amp courtesy fuse. This provides power to all your interior lights as well as the cigarette lighter. On the fuse panel, it is the third one down from the top and third one in from the left. You haven't mentioned if your harness is intact or been hacked up.
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Re: constant power to orange wire troubles
well the accessory stuff works...my hubby just drilled a tiny hole in the firewall and we ran wire from battery and bypassed orange wire....
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Car: 1991 Z28 Vert
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Re: constant power to orange wire troubles
Be sure to use a fuse near the battery if you're going to do it that way. I've had to do a few customers cars that way for various reasons.
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Re: constant power to orange wire troubles
I believe on some 3rd gens, the constant wire for the radio was an "auxilary" wire and would plug into the back of the fuse box. You can swing it down and take a look behind to see if there is an orange wire hanging there and if so, you can plug it in to the appropriate spot in the back of the fuse box (fed from the CTSY fuse).
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