Help? After-market CD doesn't activate antenna
 

Stereo stuff seems to be the topic of the moment.
I just installed a new JVC head unit, all wires matching and connected to plug-in. Powers up, CD sounds great, but antenna won't go up with the radio on and reception is not-so-good without it.
I know the antenna works fine with the old Bose unit, but that unit is dead.
Any ideas? Wire connects I missed? I always liked that antenna powering out and would hate to do without.
Thanks. Again.

you got the little adapter for the plug right???

I t hink there should be like another wire .BLUE. to make go up when radio is turned on.

There should be a wire labled like ant power or something

don'y you need a radio that would do the automatic atenna
im not sure

i have a problem wiht my audio like it got jacked when iw as younger and the radio wires are a messs totall messs it fixiable but like do i need a certain type of head unit for the bose speakers

anyone got and head units in mind write the link on a reply

thanks

There is a blue maked (I think) AAT that is not connected to anything. Where would that go?
There is a blue marked "antenna" that connected to another blue and made the radio seem to power up but not the antenna.
Think I got some signals crossed here.

There will be 2 remote 12v lines. One can be used to power an external power amp and one can be used to power the antenna. They will both energise when you turn on the radio. The antenna one is usually blue/white(radio side) On the car side the gray/yellow wire goes to the power antenna timer circuit to control the antenna. Hope this helps.
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if you're using the stock BOSE amps and speakers, then you need to have the 1 antenna output from the stereo go to 2 wires. 1 that triggers the antenna, and 1 that triggers the amps.

Excellent help! That'll do it. Thank you guys.

Run a direct 16gua. wire from the signal wire on the CD player to the switched wire on the power antenna. You'll need a voltometer to test for the signal wire, and a friend to turn the ignition on and off to create voltage.

Enjoy.

I've got a question about a cd player, ok so heres what happend i was switching my old one out since it dint have an equilizer on it and i just got a new system well there was some kind of equilizer or something in there some little box and all the wires were connected to it so my friend said we dont need this and took it off but i still have it so we then procced to connect everything, the red to red, orange to orange, and black to black, and the antenna wires well it dont turn on. theres still the original bose speakers in the front and those are connected cause i dont wanna blow my stuff, anybody got any suggestions it would be really helpful?

I don't see a question in here?:scratch:

that little box is an adapter to make the bose speakers work with a "normal" HU

but why itsnt it turning on tho?

You have to match the new HU wiring with the wiring in the car. Make sure you have 12v going to HU 12v If your stock connector is still there buy yourself an adapter for the stock connector it will have everything labeled.

What doesnt turn on?:
1)The headunits itself?
2)The speakers?
3)The antenna doesn't rise?

The antenna comes on and thats about it when i hook it up. so should i just go and buy another one of those boxes so i know which wires to hook with it? whats it called an hu?

i have a FAI-1A Scosche which i guess an aftermarket amp for my front factory bose speakers since everything else is changed but those. so i guess ill go and try to mess around hooking up wires through that to see if i cant get it working. thanks for the replys

Is another aftermarket headunit fit for those bose speakers of 1989 maxima gxe? I want to replace the broken bose head unit with another new headunit suck like Jvc CD. Thanks for reply.