radio installation

[THOMAST@UWSTOUT.EDU]

i replaced the stock radio in my 87 5kcstq a while back and might have 
a piece of info that helps the people out there having problems with the
rear shelf speakers.  

i hooked the front speakers up, and they worked fine; but when i hooked 
the rears up and got some volume going, the whole speaker setup would 
shut off.  after some experimenting, i can to this configuration that 
has worked for a few months:

hook the front speakers up normal and hook only the positive terminals up
to the rear speaker wiring.  sounds like it shouldn't work, i know, but
_it does_.  this is using all the stock wiring for everything.  sometimes,
though, i have to turn the stereo off and back on (when i first start the
car) to get the amp in the rear to work.  

the power plugin on my stock cassette deck had 4 or 5 terminals:
power, ground, antennea/power amp on, lights, and mute (for the cell fone???)

power, ground, antennea/power amp on, lights, and mute (for the cell fone???)



somebody give this a try and see if it works for them. 

i may call crutchfield and see if their adaptor (i heard something about)
will work, because this setup does add a little noise to the rear speakers
at low volumes levels.

thomast@uwstout.edu

87 5kcstq