HU Replacement and Bose Woes
12-26-2005, 08:54 PM
#242
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
What'd you do, sneak over here and delete it from my phone? 
So I can clarify...
Originally Posted by Tatanko
I still have djfrestyl's phone #, too, so I'm good...
12-26-2005, 08:55 PM
#243
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Originally Posted by nosidetrips
so the speaker leads could get out of phase by connecting like a + to a - or a green with white stripe to a green or something like that? Is that what you mean by wiring issue, or something more like an incomplete contact or bad wire??
im a little confused on what i should be looking for when i get in there in the morning..
im a little confused on what i should be looking for when i get in there in the morning..
Thats correct. Or wires touching each that shouldnt be.
12-26-2005, 09:37 PM
#246
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alright WOO i got anxious so i went and fooled around with it.
The problem was the gain controls were too low for one, and also when i put the HU back into its space the wires were getting squished together and causing the distortion.
so i turned the gain controls up and fixed the volume problem, but was having trouble situating the wire harness and PAC in such a way that they didnt interfere... :-/ o well, at least i know the problem
The problem was the gain controls were too low for one, and also when i put the HU back into its space the wires were getting squished together and causing the distortion.
so i turned the gain controls up and fixed the volume problem, but was having trouble situating the wire harness and PAC in such a way that they didnt interfere... :-/ o well, at least i know the problem
12-27-2005, 07:10 AM
#247
Originally Posted by nosidetrips
alright WOO i got anxious so i went and fooled around with it.
The problem was the gain controls were too low for one, and also when i put the HU back into its space the wires were getting squished together and causing the distortion.
so i turned the gain controls up and fixed the volume problem, but was having trouble situating the wire harness and PAC in such a way that they didnt interfere... :-/ o well, at least i know the problem
The problem was the gain controls were too low for one, and also when i put the HU back into its space the wires were getting squished together and causing the distortion.
so i turned the gain controls up and fixed the volume problem, but was having trouble situating the wire harness and PAC in such a way that they didnt interfere... :-/ o well, at least i know the problem
12-27-2005, 01:10 PM
#251
Originally Posted by Tatanko
You know what's really funny...
...I got my Bose headunit to work just now
The POS is still getting replaced though
...I got my Bose headunit to work just now
The POS is still getting replaced though
12-27-2005, 01:28 PM
#252
Originally Posted by djfrestyl
Wires can be bundled up as tight as you wanna put them. Just make sure BARE wires arent touching. Use butt connectors/crimp caps. If you don't have any, let me know and I'll MAIL you some.
12-27-2005, 01:41 PM
#253
Originally Posted by Tatanko
I've got plenty of spare cash laying around to pick little things like that up should I run into any problems. I may not be audio savvy, but I know not to let bare wires touch. Momma didn't raise no fool
Tell you what. You mail me that, and since you have plenty, I'll mail you nothing in return.
12-27-2005, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tatanko
By spare cash I meant like $50...which is a lot relative to the price of tiny little things like butt connectors
12-27-2005, 05:27 PM
#260
Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Sounds like a wiring issue. If any of the speaker leads are out of phase this can happen. Ive never used a PAC unit and I never will. Never had a complaint from a customer, especially when theyre saving $50+.
PearlMax, you said you never use the PAC unit. What do you use instead?? I guess I missed it in the past 9 pages.
Thanks for the help man.
12-27-2005, 06:01 PM
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By splicing RCA cables from the back ur headunit to the speakers wires on the bose harness
Nismo i got this right , right?
No need to by the PAC or an aftermarket harness?
How bout a power antenna adapter thingy?
Nismo i got this right , right?
No need to by the PAC or an aftermarket harness?
How bout a power antenna adapter thingy?
12-27-2005, 06:37 PM
#262
Originally Posted by BlackMax1992SE
By splicing RCA cables from the back ur headunit to the speakers wires on the bose harness
Nismo i got this right , right?
No need to by the PAC or an aftermarket harness?
How bout a power antenna adapter thingy?
Nismo i got this right , right?
No need to by the PAC or an aftermarket harness?
How bout a power antenna adapter thingy?
Correct, splice in RCA's
No need for any harnesses except $3 worth of RCA's that you will snip anyway.
You will always need an antenna adapter with an aftermarket HU.
12-27-2005, 06:46 PM
#263
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I thought that was correct, however, wouldnt there be 8 speaker wires, 4 speakers each having a + and - wire, so how would u just twist 4 of them together and then connect them to one of the RCAs, and then again to the other?
12-27-2005, 10:04 PM
#265
Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Bout damn time, and if your gonna call...ya need to leave a message. 
Ya I know it was just a silly q about the Arc. I was wondering about the bridged/L+R/stereo switches and how to set the switches with a 4 channel input (fronts + sub) But I figured it out. It sounds good. I think I need to play with the tunning quite a bit though. All in all a very nice and clean sound. Bass reproduction is very good. Next step will be a new set of matched components up front when I get REALLY tired of whats up front, for now I'm good
12-29-2005, 11:19 AM
#267
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Well i went with an adapter and it worked out great. Went to a local car audio store and they had everything i needed. Bose adapter, wiring harness, antenna adapter, and dash fittings. The dash fittings where made by metra and took a little custom work but it looks great. The bose speakers sound good if not better, however the high pitched "s" in some songs comes in a little bit distorted, hard to explain. Now i ran into a new problem, i push the BAND button on my apline headunit to switch from cd --> radio and i get nothign, CD keeps playing , and the radiostations do not appear on the screen. When i was plugging in the antenna to the back of the headunit i remember hearing my antenna come up, and i know i connected the power antenna wire together on the wiring harness. What is up? could that button just be busted? i really dont want to rip my dash apart again
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