That's why they sell adapter harnesses... you're not supposed to do that.
it's way easier to just strip and crimp the adapter harness and then just
plug it in. That's how I learned to to it at installer class back in the
day.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Brian Tong"" <thedude807@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:BAY2-F54RjfXr6nbb3M00015ad1@hotmail.com... > > 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 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. > > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >
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