hard wire stereo....any fuse panel spots open

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dudeface

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i am installing a new stereo. trying to hard wire it so it stays on without the key in the ignition. do not want to run power a the way to the battery............so, where on the fusebox is a plug for power. or am i gonna have to run power from the power locks or some shit? any extra power spots on the fuse panel at all

1996 tahoe 2 door

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well its not smart to run the system while trucks not on but if you want to you need to run the power wire from the deck to the main ignition power wire in the ignition harness there is goin to be 2 thick red wires in there and that is your power wire good luck
 
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well its not smart to run the system while trucks not on but if you want to you need to run the power wire from the deck to the main ignition power wire in the ignition harness there is goin to be 2 thick red wires in there and that is your power wire good luck


so you never run your stereo when the truck is off? kinda ******* gas if your out camping or something. when you put the key to accesory to play your stereo..............is the car not off?. same deal my friend, i just want the keys in my pocket, not in the truck. you can steal my stereo...........but i wanna keep my truck.

thanks for the advice, sounds like a plan

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you could always run a new dedicated power wire, fused, straight from the battery. also, i can pull my keys out of my ignition with the key in any position, but will not turn past the "off" position without the key in it. like i can pull my key out while in the run position, but if i turn the key back to "off," it won't go past "off" to "acc." and i cannot turn my key from "off" without the key in it, can't start it without the key. mine's a '99, and i didn't know the key would pull out until my buddy jerked it out of the ignition with it running (typical older gm). anyhow, just saying, you may wanna try that route, you could always put the switch in the acc position and even if someone got in it, they couldn't start it without the key. i know it's ghetto, but it may be worth a try, that way you wouldn't have to worry about if you left your radio on or not. or just dismiss it as nonsense that i even brought it up. good luck sir. branndon
 

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no i never run my system with the truck off cause i have way to much shit and will kill all my batteries but you can i just wouldnt do it..all you gotta do is fuse a power wire from either the battery or to the ignition harness
 

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