Re: Screwey electrical system for stereo

[dan_masi@MENTORG.COM (Dan Masi)]

On Mar 4,  1:03pm, Preston Brown wrote:

> 2 Questions:
> 
> 1. Can I order the hardware from Crutchfield (w/o a radio) that will
> enable me to connect the AIWA radio up to this set of connectors,
> including a transformer to lower the level for the rear speakers to
> line-level? 

Maybe.  Call Crutchfield, tell 'em what the car is.  Crutchfield makes
a number of adapters for different cars... you'd get a connector that
plugs into the car's connector (in place of the stock radio), with
a bunch of color-coded wires at the other end, with labels.  You'd
connect these to your Aiwa's connector.

> 2. (much more important) I think that I have a big wiring problem, but I 
> don't know where to start looking for it.  The rear speakers, that is all 
> the ones on the rear deck and on the rear doors, are not working.  At 
> all.  I don't think that it is a problem with the radio because if I 
> switch the plugs (as described above) the front speakers still work on 
> the "rear" connection.  In addition, the antenna doesn't raise.  Is it 
> possible that all of these things are part of the same circuit, and 
> that's why they aren't working? 

One thing that comes to mind here... is it possible that there's a 
separate amplifier for your rear speakers?  Head units ("radios") 
usually have an accessory turn-on wire (and it's often blue), that
is connected to the power antenna and external accessories (like 
amplifiers), to raise the antenna and turn on the amps when the
head unit is turned on.  It could be that this wire is broken
somewhere, or that it's fused and the fuse has blown.

Dan Masi
Still waiting for his A4Q