Hey guys I wanna let you know that I don't have a Ram but I do have a dakota and I belong over @ dakota-durango.com/forum and I just purchased a overhead console on ebay from a 2005 ram. I plan on hooking it up to my truck when it gets hear but I would like to know if anyone has a FSM or know what color wires do what. Here is the wire layout I received from the seller:
The computer harness has 4 wires coming from it.
- white with purple stripe
- pink with blue stripe
- red
- black with white stripe

the light pigtail has 3 wires coming from it.
- black
- yellow with blue stripe
- yellow with a faint silver stripe
Thanks for all the help guys!

 

What year is your dakota? You have to get a overhead comp from a vehicle running the same com bus. The signals are not analog, they're digital.

I tried to hook my overhead comp (2007) into my buddies truck (2004) and it wouldn't communicate. The plugs were identical. The problem was that we were running different com bus'.

 

I was told it will work because I have a newer dakota 2004. the bus wire on my truck is violet/yellow tracer and only one like this console

 

Im trying to figure out which ones the bus,power,dimmer and dround

 

This what you want? I don't fully understand what your looking for so I guessed. This is the image of console for 05 ram 1500.

 

Looks almost right! i just need to know which wires do what?
mainly for the computer

 

Still not completely sure what your after,

White/Violet if the Data wire to your computer
Pink/Darkgreen Is the Main power, Turns the console on when your truck is on.
Black/White is ground
and Red is the power from the battery so you don't lose memory.

 

Thats it I think
w/v = my buss wire v/y
B/W= ground my black wire ground
I should have one I splice into dimmer and ignition
Here is a rough thread,kinda old
http://www.dakota-durango.com/forum/...ad.php?t=20030

 

I might have something for you, I will look when I get home this afternoon.

 

Well I have a good question then..sorry if I jack your thread man..So can I take my overhead comp out of my truck since it isn't working and take my uncle's out and plug it in to see if it works...My truck is an 02 with the 5.9 in it and his is an 03 with the 5.9. I think they are the same computer