Sorry. OEM wiring harnesses for Vanagon radios do not have ACC. You
may have wired up something to the CONNECTOR, but the connector isn't
connected to anything.

I had this same problem with I installed a radio in to my 91 non-GL. I
had forgotten that little tidbit and was trying to figure out why my
radio didn't turn on. When I double checked the harness connectors I
realized that there wasn't a corresponding wiring (going to power) on
the OEM side of the connector.

On Mar 27, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Michael Sullivan wrote:

> Dennis, i understand the first part of your answer, but the rest
> OMH(over my
> head):-) Red is the acc wire and connected. yellow is the memory and
> connected. Black is connected. AF harness is dual so fits both the OEM
> harness into one.  All I had to do was get an adapter for the
> antenna. Just
> putting it out there. Michael.
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
>> Are you supplying power to both the Red and Yellow wires? Is the
>> black
>> wire connected to chassis? AFAIK this unit does not have provision
>> for
>> vehicles with non switched accessory ignition switches so you will
>> need to
>> switch the red wire or else expect a future dead battery. Also,
>> don't rely
>> on the original wire to feed it. Get at least a 12 gauge so you
>> don't have
>> to watch the face plate dim whenever it tries to make bass.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Michael Sullivan
>> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:29 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Radio Install
>>
>> OK...Need a little advice. Bought a DUAL XDM6820 from JC Whitney
>> and got
>> the
>> wiring harness #1784 and antenna adapter to install in 91GL.
>> Harness fits
>> both OEM harnesses behind dash and antenna adapter w/amplifier
>> fits, but
>> when I connect all wires as instructed...no sound or power on
>> faceplate.
>> It
>> is a removeable faceplate and when I take it off there is a
>> blinking red
>> light showing power is getting through.  I pressed reset and no
>> change.  I
>> checked fuse #3 and all good.   Placed a call to tech support but
>> closed
>> till AM.  Any ideas? All other items on fuse work(interior lights,
>> vanity,
>> etc)Thanks, Michael.
>> BTW-No power antenna in 91GL? Right?
>>
>> --
>> Michael in San Antonio
>> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'