Tide Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 wow thanks for the great write up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmat3 Posted April 25, 2005 Author Share Posted April 25, 2005 I tried taking one of the pins from the speaker wires yesterday. The pin did not want to budge out of the harness without me trying to destroy the harness. If I can't find the pin or very tiny wire terminals from Radio Shack, then I may have to buy a male harness (any male harness), take it apart, take the pins out, and use it as the #1 wire. Does anyone know where I can buy a pin (or a harness maker kit)??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmat3 Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 Ok, Radio Shack had some interesting parts to make the missing #1 wire. Part# 274-222 (2 position interlocking connector) should be it. There are 2 tiny female wire terminals. I'm going to attempt to fabricate a dim switch wire using this little terminal over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bemani Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Are there solder points for the connector on the radio itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanrick69 Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 I had 30 of those brand new in the box, Sold them all for $800 each! They were gone in one day. Good unit. Let you guys know when i get more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I had 30 of those brand new in the box, Sold them all for $800 each! They were gone in one day. Good unit. Let you guys know when i get more. Yes please let us know when you get more. Id be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mui01 Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Dude thanks for the info and the write. Damn that alot claims, I have to save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedpro Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT HVAC ILLUMINATION USING THE REVERSE HARNESS: When installing the reverse harness into the stock unit, you will notice that you are missing the #1 wire. There are 14 pins, but only 13 wires to the harness. That is because this harness is for a 1993-2001 Impreza, and you really didn't care if you needed this wire or not. Here is the problem on 2005 Legacy. In order for the HVAC illumination to work correctly at night, you must use #1 (which does not exist) and #7 (orange on the reverse harness) wire. #7 is called the illumination wire, and typically most aftermarket stereos use this wire. The #1 wire seems to be coming from the dimmer switch. So, what happens if you only connect #7 wire? You have no illumination to stock radio or HVAC switches and knobs. However, the LCD panel dims when you turn you headlights on. #7 wire feeds 12volt power into the system to dim the LCD panel. #1 wire corrects the dimming problem by feeding variable electrical power setting controlled by the dimmer switch. Therefore, you need to fabricate your own wiring into the reverse harness. To me, it's not a big deal if I have illumination or not. But, it's nice to have. Maybe Radio Shack got it. After I install it, I'll post another thread. It's kind of an old post, but i was able to solve this by removing the blue wire pin (power antenna) and inserting into the #1 slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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