Sounds like you have the factory amp and it's not hooked up (remote switch isn't hooked to head unit), therefor, it's outputs to the speakers aren't there.
Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L
>
> From: "Brian Tong" <thedude807@hotmail.com>
> Date: 2003/07/17 Thu PM 01:56:42 EDT
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Re: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
>
>
> No the head unit works properly. the amp works, the sub works, and if I
> plug the speaker out put leads from the head unit directly to a loose
> speaker or something, it works perfectly. But the wires in the dash harness
> seem to have come "disconnected" from the speakers in the doors/rears. If I
> put the Ohm meter on the +/- wires of the DASH harness, there is no
> continuity. So I think I'm just going to run wire from the head unit to
> each speaker. A pain, but necessary.
>
>
> >From: "Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com>
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> >Subject: DML: Re: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
> >Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:59:42 -0500
> >
> >""Brian Tong"" <thedude807@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:BAY2-F135cdfoqpP27Y00013eae@hotmail.com...
> > >
> > > 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:
> > >
> > > 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
> >
> >Wow, sounds like you got a bad head unit. If I recall correctly the only
> >wires that I didn't use were the dimmer/illumination and mute ones. I
> >don't
> >have a mute button anywhere in the truck (I think this is only for the
> >steering wheel mounted controls) and my had unit doesn't dim. As far as the
> >park and ant wires go: Odds are the "Ant" wire would be used to make a
> >power antenna function. My head unit had a seperate wire for the power
> >antenna actuation as well as a remote lead. That would explain one extra
> >wire... The "park" lead is something that I've never had to deal with
> >before, but neither of these *should* effect the way that your head unit
> >will perform. Where did you get this unit? If you got it at one of the
> >major chain stores like CC or BB, I hope you got their warranty. If so,
> >they'll probably give you another one after they verify it to be defective.
> >Good Luck!
> >
> >--
> >- Josh
> >Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
> >
> >
>
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