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by Guitar831
Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:44 am
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: keyless push-button start?
Replies: 5
Views: 1271

Re: keyless push-button start?

Rockrz wrote:Question is...why???
Did you even read my post? The answer is somewhere between "twenty-first century" and " door locks and hatches/trunks"......

Still want to know why? Click here
by Guitar831
Sun Oct 26, 2008 12:38 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: keyless push-button start?
Replies: 5
Views: 1271

keyless push-button start?

" Commencing countdown, engine's on " You've seen the commercial , right? Cool, isn't it? How easy, or hard, would it be to convert the ignition key switch for a S10/Blazer/Crew Cab to keyless push-button start? I mean come on now. It's the twenty-first century. The key is obsolete. Door locks and h...
by Guitar831
Sat May 03, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: Crew Cab Modifications
Topic: Locking Gas Fill Door.
Replies: 23
Views: 2099

StylinTrucks sells these for a good price varying from $95 to $130 depending on the finish and color and type of bed either fleetside or stepside.
by Guitar831
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:36 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: EMS style Hazards???
Replies: 25
Views: 2623

Well there's no listing on the internet of what I would choose but it is in the catalog " Save $50 on Galls Hide-A-Way Strobe Kit with 90 watt power supply --- your best savings advantage! Kit includes: One six-outlet 90watt power supply Two pairs of clear(white) hide-a-way strobes with four 15 feet...
by Guitar831
Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:06 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: CB radio install help
Replies: 20
Views: 2116

I forgot I just remembered. My aunt owns a 1986 Oldsmobile 88 that has a factory plug-in CB radio handheld unit that shares the antenna with the AM/FM/Cassette radio. It's a powered antenna and if I remember correctly it exteneds/retracts when either CB or A/F/C radio turns on and off. The antenna i...
by Guitar831
Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:37 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: CB radio install help
Replies: 20
Views: 2116

Anybody ever think of getting a radio antenna in the winshield so you can install a power antenna on the fender for yer CB Radio? That way, the power antenna only comes up when you turn on your CB Radio. How would a power antenna work with any CB radio? Don't power antennaes require a 12v source in...
by Guitar831
Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:59 am
Forum: N.O.S. (Not Otherwise Specified)
Topic: the infamous Brazilian Chevy S-10
Replies: 20
Views: 1818

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by Guitar831
Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:20 pm
Forum: Stock Crew Cab
Topic: Introduce myself, South American Crew Cab
Replies: 60
Views: 7385

How about some interior pics. Are there any differences between U.S. and Brazilian models?
by Guitar831
Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:08 pm
Forum: Stock Crew Cab
Topic: Introduce myself, South American Crew Cab
Replies: 60
Views: 7385

some pictures of last sunday... 100k limit-HJ From the look of this pic it appears that your engine hood and grille are one complete assembly. Correct? If so then that's cool the differences beteween U.S. and Brazilian S10 trucks. I like the headlights and the 94-97 U.S. model mirrors on your doors...
by Guitar831
Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:50 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Radio Swap
Replies: 19
Views: 2148

What if mine looks like neither? ;) Mine is the 1.5 din with CD. The Cassette was in the console. The pre-RDS radios from 95-01 came in two different variations. 1. Radio/cassette player with CD player in console below a/c controls like in purduecrew's pic. This variation was found in full size tru...
by Guitar831
Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:04 pm
Forum: N.O.S. (Not Otherwise Specified)
Topic: Would you drive this crew cab?
Replies: 11
Views: 1246

BobbleSmitty wrote:Where did you find that picture?
http://www.4are.com/img/product/lsii/pi ... chevy1.jpg
by Guitar831
Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:39 pm
Forum: N.O.S. (Not Otherwise Specified)
Topic: Would you drive this crew cab?
Replies: 11
Views: 1246

Would you drive this crew cab?

Would you drive or even be seen in your crew cab if it was painted like this? http://www.4are.com/img/product/lsii/pics/lsii_chevy1.jpg Me? I don't think so. Yeah the windows would have to be deep deep DEEP tinted before I would ride in it. If I bought this truck first thing is a paint job. Pink doe...
by Guitar831
Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:38 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Radio Swap
Replies: 19
Views: 2148

The guy behind the counter at the service and parts department at my local GM dealership says that the RDS radios first started to be installed in 02 S-Series trucks and suvs in November of 2001. Another guy at a GM dealership in another city said December of 2001 was when the last of the pre RDS ra...
by Guitar831
Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: 3 Color LED Tailgate Light or Fire & Ice LED Light Bar
Replies: 9
Views: 2149

2kwik4u wrote: I'd love to have some extra light at the back of the Yukon for hooking/unhooking the boat at nighttime.
Here you go right here. Two styles to choose from. Style one mounts directly into the hitch with easy install/removal. Style two mounts directly over the hitch and maintains full hitch use.
by Guitar831
Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:22 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: 3 Color LED Tailgate Light or Fire & Ice LED Light Bar
Replies: 9
Views: 2149

3 Color LED Tailgate Light or Fire & Ice LED Light Bar

Which to choose... Which to choose... Both of these LED light bars offer safety with style. The 3 Color LED Tailgate Light offers amber LEDs for turn signals while the Fire & Ice LED light bar uses red LEDs for both stop and turn signals. But which to choose...
by Guitar831
Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:51 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Third Brake Light replace
Replies: 1
Views: 680

Third Brake Light replace

All in all I love the S10 crew cab. All except the third brake light. Nearly every 2nd gen S-Series truck I see either one or both of the third brake light bulbs have burnt out. I'm thinking since crewcabs are utilities they should at least have the LED third brake light like blazers have. LED's do ...
by Guitar831
Sun Mar 09, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Radio Swap
Replies: 19
Views: 2148

This earlier daylight saving time is whacked! I haven't slept past noon in forever. Oh well, screw the radio swap. Guess my friend is just gonna have to settle for an aftermarket.

Thanx anywho fellow crewcabbers
by Guitar831
Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Radio Swap
Replies: 19
Views: 2148

Would replacing the original 99 or 2000 BCM with an 02-04 BCM work? I really like those USB supported radio/cd players.
by Guitar831
Sat Mar 08, 2008 7:06 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Radio Swap
Replies: 19
Views: 2148

Radio Swap

A friend of mine is saving $$$$ to buy a 99 or 2000 S10 Xtreme and he wants to buy my stock RDS radio/cd player in my 03cc. I asked him why doesn't he want an aftermarket radio, he says he wants to keep a factory look in the dash. I told him he would need a pre-RDS radio for a 99 or 2000 year model,...
by Guitar831
Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:22 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Confused about a product.
Replies: 3
Views: 740

BTW I hate the way LMC Truck's website is set up. Instead of showing the individual product you only see a scan of the page from their catalogs of the product when you enter the item number in a search. That sux.
by Guitar831
Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:14 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Confused about a product.
Replies: 3
Views: 740

Confused about a product.

I'm using this forum instead of the Stock Electrical forum because I'm talking about an aftermarket product from LMC Truck . It's a heavy-duty headlight harness custom made for brighter bulbs and /or high power halogen lights. The product is apparently available for every S Series pickup and suv mad...
by Guitar831
Mon Feb 11, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: Crew Cab Modifications
Topic: ZR5 Conversion
Replies: 14
Views: 2045

ZR5 Conversion

Let's say I want to upgrade a stock crew cab into a ZR5 Crew Cab. LMC Truck sells the ZR5 decals and stainless steel step bars. But I would want black step bars to make the conversion look authentic. Where would I find them and other parts of the ZR5 package? ZR5 decals Black step bars Black bed rai...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:19 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Dome Override button
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Sweet!!! I never knew that site existed. Now I have an owner's manual for my cc.

Thanx f9k9
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:44 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Dome Override button
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Ok cool. So I guess I'll stick with my orginal plan to connect to a dome light wire at the BCM. I bought my Crew Cab in 2006 second hand from a guy who "upgraded" to a full size Silverado. He had lost the owners manual that came with the truck. What's the web address for the electronic version?
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:00 pm
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: Dome Override button
Replies: 4
Views: 1452

Dome Override button

What is this button labeled Dome Override on the headlight control panel? What is its function? I've pressed it in all three settings of the headlight switch (OFF/Parking Lights/Headlights) and watched the dome lights for any changes and... nothing. I have a post in the "Electrical Modification" for...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:51 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Wait a minute BobbleSmitty. You're the one who has that cool MagnumRadio CB. I remember now seeing those pics. Thanks anyway. I still want to know about your speaker and how it's mounted.
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:48 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

BobbleSmitty, you got any pics of how you mounted your CB inside your console? I thought about mounting the ST240 inside the console, but I need to keep my eyes forward when driving instead of having to look down to my right side just to turn a knob of push a button. What kind of 100 watt speaker do...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:22 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

It's cool f9k9. No hard feelings.
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

I'm one step ahead of you there. I've already talked with the county sheriff about it and he said as long as I don't use the siren to fool people into pulling over, he and his department have no problem with non law enforcement ownership. He did warn me about the city police. Said they probably woul...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:52 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

f9k9 What are you talking about? This is not a security setup. I'm not trying to replace the OEM security system. Have you even looked at the product I'm installing? It is a police siren, surprisingly, available to purchase by anyone lucky enough to discover that such a company like Galls even exist...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:32 am
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

That's cool about the rear wiper and hatch release wire harness being included on crew cabs. I pulled my dash and sure enough they are there behind the blank panel left of the radio. I used my test light on the gray wire Pin F and turned on the parking light/headlight switch and the red LED lit up. ...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:08 am
Forum: Stock Electrical / Audio / Lighting
Topic: BCM wire diagram
Replies: 1
Views: 827

BCM wire diagram

Does anyone have a diagram of the BCM connectors? I need to know what each wire on all three connectors Brown, Light Blue, & Purple are connected to and whether they are - negative (ground) or + positive (hot). Some wires are neutral and become either hot or ground when a switch is activated ie: ign...
by Guitar831
Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:07 am
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Rear hatch and wiper switch?????? On a crew cab????? What??? I assume you are referring to the wiring harness for Blazers left of the radio and below the 4 wheel drive buttons correct? I didn't know they were included on crew cabs. I'm going to use the blank panel to attach the microphone bracket fo...
by Guitar831
Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:27 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Ok good. We can disregard my third post.

Now.... How do I access the BCM? And once I gain access, how do I read all the (Position Letter:Number) connectors to find the right wires I need?
by Guitar831
Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:27 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

OK here it goes. On the wire harness for the ST240 there is a green wire that needs to be connected to the horn wire. According to the bulldog security wiring diagram that is a black wire in the steering column harness. Is this wire a ground or a hot wire? I'm assuming it's a ground because it is bl...
by Guitar831
Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:33 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Well I'm sorry HenryJ but it looks like you can't help me. I don't know of any other information that I can include that I haven't already in my first two posts.
by Guitar831
Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:13 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Sorry bout the missing 411. I have a 2003 Chevy S10 Crew Cab build date November 2002 The bulldog security website has wiring color diagrams that indicate everything is the same for 1998-2003 all S-Series trucks. And a seperate page for the 2004 Crew Cab with minor differences in wiring color. Altho...
by Guitar831
Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:37 pm
Forum: Electrical Modifications / Audio / Video / Lighting
Topic: Installation help please.
Replies: 22
Views: 2795

Installation help please.

I need to know where a good place is to install the ST240 (SK125) on or around the center console that is in easy reach from the drivers seat. Also I need some wiring help. The horn/aux input and the park kill/dome light input wires can be either positive or negative connected. I want to connect the...