Car Audio Dimmer Wire

illumination wire or dimmer wire? | Car Audio Forum ...

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The wiring harness that goes w/ my car has an orange wire that says "illumination/dash light" on it, and an orange wire w/ a white stripe that says "dimmer." The harness that came w/ my head unit, however, has only an orange wire w/ a white stripe and it is labeled as "Illumination - to car...

What does the dimmer wire connect to?

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Hereof, what is the dimmer wire for in a car stereo? In short, the illumination wire on a car stereo wiring harness is used to dim the screen on your aftermarket car stereo. The wire is connected directly to your instrument cluster and provides a negative trigger or positive trigger that tells your radio when you turn on and off your headlights.

Dimmer/Illumination Wire | DiyMobileAudio.com Car Stereo Forum

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Hey guys, I have a metra wiring harness for the radio, there is an orange wire with a white strip that says Dimmer (which i have found is actually connected to the Illumination+ (positive illumination) wire when the car harness and metra harness is mated. I am hooking up a JVC KW-AVX820, and it...

What is The Illumination Wire On A Car Stereo For?

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Installing Aftermarket Radio: Dimmer or Illumination Wire ...

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The wiring harness is a. $6 Metra 70-1761 Radio Wiring Harness For Toyota 87-Up Power 4 Speaker. Metra 70-1761. The issue is: - The metra harness lists the Illumination wire as orange. - The metra harness lists the Dimmer wire as orange/white. - The radio lists the Illumination wire as orange/white.