More help please
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More help please
I took apart my radio today on my 98 Camaro and I come to realize that there more connections on the back of it then on my other radio and harness. It has the main part on the right side with the power and speaker connections. On the left side, it has the attenna and some other plug right below it
What is it? I have no steering controls or changers so I ruled out that. Another question is that my deck which is this one:
http://sm.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-...=0&cc=01&avf=N
The one in the link is abit newer then mine. Only difference is mine only has the rca outs to the amp. It has no connections for speakers or anything like that. It needs the 4 channel amp to run. If I hook this up to my existing stereo which I believe is Monsoon, am I gonna mess anything up? I hope I stated that right. Any help is appreciated. This will determine if I have to sell the deck or not
Thanks!
What is it? I have no steering controls or changers so I ruled out that. Another question is that my deck which is this one:http://sm.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S-...=0&cc=01&avf=N
The one in the link is abit newer then mine. Only difference is mine only has the rca outs to the amp. It has no connections for speakers or anything like that. It needs the 4 channel amp to run. If I hook this up to my existing stereo which I believe is Monsoon, am I gonna mess anything up? I hope I stated that right. Any help is appreciated. This will determine if I have to sell the deck or not
Thanks!
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From: OHIO Go Buckeyes!
The other plug is the CD changer controls. It's there whether your car came with a changer or not. The steering wheel controls are on a single wire in the main wiring harness with the speaker and power wires.
That HU won't work with the rest of your stock stereo system. Whether it is the POS Monsoon or not makes no difference. The factory amp uses speaker level inputs. Not line level (RCA) inputs.
That HU won't work with the rest of your stock stereo system. Whether it is the POS Monsoon or not makes no difference. The factory amp uses speaker level inputs. Not line level (RCA) inputs.
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You can use the HU with an after-market amp. Thats not a problem. You just can't use it with the factory amp.
Why in the world would you want to run speaker wires from your 4-channel amp to the wiring harness? Will you be using the factory speaker?
Why in the world would you want to run speaker wires from your 4-channel amp to the wiring harness? Will you be using the factory speaker?
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That is what I want to do. I do not want to run new wires to the speakers and have to get new speakers and all that jazz. I was just wanting to plug in the harness, run the wires for the amp and be done with it. Tha amp is a low end amp so I have no fear of blowing the speakers. So if I get another deck where I don't need an amp, I guess you can call it a regular aftermarket radio, will that just plug in? Or would I have to go through with getting new speakers and rewire everything
Simple lol, what will work with my monsoon system without haveing to get new everything?
will this do:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....uct&cmp=%20%20
Sorry.
Simple lol, what will work with my monsoon system without haveing to get new everything?
will this do:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....uct&cmp=%20%20
Sorry.