Re: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!

From: Brian Tong (thedude807@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 17:15:00 EDT


YES, i DO! Holy cow, I didn't even think of that!! That makes perfect
sense, my 300z reqired wiring around the Bose amps. I'll take a look,
thanks for the info!!

>From: "Sam Perez" <samjperez@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Help w/ aftermarket stereo install!!
>Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:58:14 -0500
>
>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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