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ok...so i have this 98 grand prix gt....iu think it may have had a monsoon audio system in it...dumb thing is even with all the speakers unplugged i get resistance across speaker wires...so is there an amp somewhere that i need to find and get past?
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well, how much resistance? and how large are the wires? copper isn't a superconductor, you can expect SOME resistance, depending on length and size. -
amp for the 'concert' sound in my buick was under the glovebox. basically i had to trace the wires that plugged in to the radio over there, then it was sort of an amplifier looking thing that had the antenna plugged in to it. is there an antenna plugged in to your monsoon deck?Comment
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well i dont have the original car stereo for it..i bought the car without any radio installed....resistance wise i was seeing around 2k ohms...and that was WITHOUT any speakers hooked up....that leads me to think there nay be some kind of amp in the car somewhere...anyhow i am at a loss so far...havent had time today to go poke around and now it's dark out...thanx for the help guys
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2K Ohms in, at most, 15 feet of wire by itself is definitely wrong. there is something there, check under the dash and i bet you'll find it.Comment
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are the connectors there for the stereo still? or did some dumb bastard chop them off?
in this cavity for a stereo is there an antenna plug too? because if not, then there is probably an amp, and the part in the dash is more of a dummy than anything. the amp gets the hook up to the radio antenna and the part in the dash just controls the stations, and tells the rest of it the levels and balances and shit. the stereo in my regal didnt have an antenna plug in in the dash, i had to buy a 3' extension!! lol not that bad though, my grand marquis had the same set up... but worse. amp and shit was in the trunk, so i had to make a 20' wiring harness!! with a 25' antenna extension! it was the biggest pain in the ass stereo i ever installed. futureshop wanted over $100 for the wiring harness. fuck that noise. ill make one, or GO TO THE JUNK YARD!! haha thats where i found mine, went at the end of the day, had it coiled up into a 12" across by 6" tall donut (this was a HUGE umbilical cord of wires) and they told me to just walk out with it. thank you very much.
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yeah all the wires are there...and none are cut...also i should note...there is also a plastic connector with 3 wires on it thats seperate from the wire harness that went into the radio...i dont know where it hooks to (i assume the radio) but it's the same length as the radio harness wires....i guess i'll have my boss look for a location of the amp...(i work in a garage) and i'll run the whole deal past him and make his brain work a bit HAHHA...thanx for the help so far
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the three wire plug is for the steering wheel radio controls more than likely. and i bet if you follow the harness that has all the other wires in it you will find the amp not too far away, if it isnt in the trunk either inside the rear 1/4 by the wheel or under the rear window where the speakers are.
on a fast search from google i found this, have a look around i bet you can handle this on your own.
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/showthread.php?t=462937Comment
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i goit it fixed...the 3 wires i talked about are for cd audio or aux audio if the radio was equipped with it....i was told to look UNDER THE DASH...so i did...i follwed the wires and it was RIGHT UNDER THE GLOVE BOX....reach up...give a squeeze on top and bottom or harness...and slide out...TADA...no wires to cut...just left it unplugged...and now no more weird measurements with ohm meter...and speakers work
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sounds like i knew what i was talking about, i dont mean to toot my own horn, but that is what i told you to do right off the bat! lolComment
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this was the FIRST post i made in this thread...Originally posted by SofaKingWeToddDid View PostComment
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yeah man thats cool..you nailed it...seems like you aint so WETODDed after all!!!Comment
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sure i am. i just guess right a couple times out of a year.
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