I just spliced in, same as I always do. But how could that cause a complete
loss of continuity in the speaker leads? All FOUR speaker leads!
>From: Ken Allgood <kenallgood@cox.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
>Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 8:15:39 -0400
>
>
>Did you buy a wiring harness from Circuit city to plug into the factory
>wiring harness, or did you just splice up the factory harness?
>
>Ken Allgood
>97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
> >
> > From: "Brian Tong" <thedude807@hotmail.com>
> > Date: 2003/07/17 Thu AM 12:11:33 EDT
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Subject: DML: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
> >
> >
> > I don't get it. I'v put a million stereo's in a million different cars,
>and
> > I can't get this one to work!! It's on my '99 with factory cd player.
> >
> > Here's the deal. I am installing a Pioneer 5500. I already had a
>pioneer
> > 200w amp powering a 10" sub. Should be real straight forward. But I
>get
> > all the wires hooked up and there is no sound at all coming from ANY of
>my
> > door/rear speakers. The head unit powers right up, the amp turns on,
>and
> > the sub hits nice and clean, but NONE of the door/rear speakers are
>making a
> > sound.
> >
> > So I'm frustrated thinking I got a bum head unit. Just for kicks I grab
>the
> > speaker leads off of the sub and run the speaker wires from my amp to
>the
> > speaker wires in the dash. I KNOW the amp is working, I KNOW there is
>sound
> > coming out of it, I can hear it. But when I put the leads from the amp
>to
> > the door speaker wire, nothing happens. No sound.
> >
> > Here's the other thing that's got me. What do the "PARK" and "ANT" wires
>do?
> > I'm looking at the chrysler head unit and there is two little diagrams
>on
> > it listing the wires coming out of it. It reads:
> >
> > Feed connector:
> > (bat) (acc) (ill) (park) (rf-) (lf-) (mute)
> >
> > speaker connector:
> > (rr-) (lr-) (rf+) (lf+) (rr+) (lr+) (ant)
> >
> > there is no wire coming out of the (mute) slot because I don't have a
>mute
> > button. I know what all the other things are, but what is "park" and
>"ant".
> > I assume "ant" means antenna, but it has a regular style antenna
> > connection in the back, so I don't get it.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Brian
> >
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