by pairsnpaint » Sat Oct 31, 2026 2:08 pm
Hello everyone! Thanks for letting me join in. I'm just trying to upgrade my '97 Pontiac Grand Prix with a touch screen unit with Bluetooth and a back up camera, nothing wild or crazy.
I purchased a cheap Chinese unit in a single DIN version. I have the Bluetooth paired, the speakers, phone, and everything seems to work fine but I have a couple of issues I need help with if you can. The first is the unit does not hold memory of time/date or preset FM stations. The second is when I shift into reverse I get the message "No Signal". My "A" harness is labeled (in bold) thusly:
A1 - Reverse - Pink. I have this wired to the back up camera red wire.
A2 - Key (steering wheel controls) - Orange/Black. No corresponding wire in car harness. I do not have steering wheel controls in this car.
A3 - Antenna - Blue. Connected to Blue car harness wire.
A4 - Acc - Red. Connected to Red car harness wire.
A5 - Parking - Brown. No corresponding wire in car harness.
A6 - Battery+ - Yellow. Connected to Yellow car harness wire.
A7 - Ill - Orange - Connected to Orange car harness wire.
A8 - GND - Black. Connected to Black ground car harness wire.
I've double checked my camera wiring at the taillamp and all appears correct. I even tried a second camera.
Am I missing something with the A2 and A5 wires? Any advice/help you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Hello everyone! Thanks for letting me join in. I'm just trying to upgrade my '97 Pontiac Grand Prix with a touch screen unit with Bluetooth and a back up camera, nothing wild or crazy.
I purchased a cheap Chinese unit in a single DIN version. I have the Bluetooth paired, the speakers, phone, and everything seems to work fine but I have a couple of issues I need help with if you can. The first is the unit does not hold memory of time/date or preset FM stations. The second is when I shift into reverse I get the message "No Signal". My "A" harness is labeled (in bold) thusly:
[b]A1 - Reverse[/b] - Pink. I have this wired to the back up camera red wire.
[b]A2 - Key (steering wheel controls)[/b] - Orange/Black. No corresponding wire in car harness. I do not have steering wheel controls in this car.
[b]A3 - Antenna[/b] - Blue. Connected to Blue car harness wire.
[b]A4 - Acc[/b] - Red. Connected to Red car harness wire.
[b]A5 - Parking[/b] - Brown. No corresponding wire in car harness.
[b]A6 - Battery+[/b] - Yellow. Connected to Yellow car harness wire.
[b]A7 - Ill - Orange[/b] - Connected to Orange car harness wire.
[b]A8 - GND [/b]- Black. Connected to Black ground car harness wire.
I've double checked my camera wiring at the taillamp and all appears correct. I even tried a second camera.
Am I missing something with the A2 and A5 wires? Any advice/help you can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!