That was something else I was thinking about. Not sure if our trucks have a factory amp or not, I don't remember seeing one in my truck. Usually the culprit is you didn't run a remote switch to the factory amp, so the factory amp is not coming on, thus no stock speakers working. Had that happen in my Ford Probe. If that's the case, need to find out which wire is the remote switch, and hook that up to the remote switch coming off the head unit.
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
> From: "Sam Perez" <samjperez@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/07/17 Thu AM 11:58:14 EDT
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
>
>
> Didn't I read something here a few months ago relating to the infinity
> system and how you have to wire around the factory amp. I know I had to do
> this in my Moms Lincoln. I tired to use the factory plug and play connectors
> and yet I got no sound from the speakers but when I wired around the factory
> amp I had sound. So question is do you have the infinity sound system
> because I know there is a amp somewhere don't remember where.
>
> --
> Sam Perez
>
> ""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
> > > >
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