Re: 87 5ktq Radio Questions

["Daniel Hussey" <dan_hussey@email.msn.com>]

Ian,

>OK - this is beginning to make sense.  I did'nt know what all the stuff
>under the rear seat was all about - side note, what are the three
>colored connections that have wires that run *into* the rear seat
>cushion?
>
>Anyway, back to the original - could I figure out which wire provided
>the switched power to the rear amp from the original harness, wire it
>to the switched 12v in my Kenwood, have it go from there?

Um, you'd use the remote turn on-lead comming off your head unit.
Which Kenwood are you using?  The older (2 yrs old) KDC-3005/4005/ 6005, etc
models look very stock in that car's dash!

>Another - I can hook up the rear spkrs to the rca jack output; this
>leads me to believe that there are rca jacks running to the rear amp
>already there?

Um, I don't totally remember, but I don't remember any RCA's back there.
The rear amp is tiny and I think it's just wires running to it, but may work
the same sorta way.... well, has to in a way I guess.

You know Crutchfield has a nice install kit for adapting a CD player to
car's original wiring harness.  A little complex since it requires use of
something called a low-to-high pass converter, but it's still a lot easier
than trying to re-wire the whole thing.  If you are going to do all that, I
suggest going with an aftermarket 4-channel amp and powering the speakers
via that.  The factory speakers in that car actually sound pretty good when
you get some power running to them...BTDT.

>Yet one more: getting the stock deck out - there are 4 holes in the
>deck, I imagine some VAG tool #something is needed?  Does it depress
>little tabs to release the deck?  A bicycle spoke?

It's a tool called a Din puller.  Fortunately my dad put a Blaupunkt in the
Porsche and so I had a set of these to remove the radio, but a lot of older
factory radios come out the same way.  You can get this tool from a lot of
places (Crutchfield has these as well) or just go by a Best Buy or Circut
City install bay and ask them if you can borrow it quickly or have them pop
out the old unit for ya.  Will only take them 30 seconds, so they will
(well, should) do it for nothing.

Later,
Dan
89 200TQ
Unappreciated part time Best Buy employee~!
Personal Quote:  "Take this job and shove it!"