Aftermarket Head Unit Installation Question
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Aftermarket Head Unit Installation Question Does the 2nd connector, the black 9-pin connector, from the stock unit need to be wired to the aftermarket unit? If so, does the wire harness that's suggested in the FAQ connect the 2nd connector to the aftermarket unit?
I have a monsoon system in a 2002 Trans Am if that makes any difference.
I have a monsoon system in a 2002 Trans Am if that makes any difference.
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The monsoon system has an onboard amplifier. There are 2 ways to make this work, the first and easier way to do it is to hook the blue wire with white stripe coming out of the back of the aftermarket cd player into the SOLID blue wire on the harness that plugs into the factory harness, what this does is turns on the factory monsoon amp, which in turn plays through it. The drawback to doing it this way is the high power from the aftermarket cd player is dumping into what is supposed to be low power into the monsoon amplifier, so at high volume levels, there is usually a noticeable decrease in sound quality.
The 2nd option (and the CORRECT way to do it) is to rewire from the cd player to the speakers throughout the car, which is a pain, but its technically the correct way to do it.
so basically, if TOP sound quality isnt really a big deal, do it the first way and dont look back.
sorry for the long post, just wanted to explain thoroughly
The 2nd option (and the CORRECT way to do it) is to rewire from the cd player to the speakers throughout the car, which is a pain, but its technically the correct way to do it.
so basically, if TOP sound quality isnt really a big deal, do it the first way and dont look back.
sorry for the long post, just wanted to explain thoroughly
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Thanks for the help. How noticeable is the decrease in sound quality? I always have my music turned up loud, so if it is that noticeable, i would rather have it done correctly. If i take it somewhere to get installed, will they take care of that for me?
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You should be ok, it's one of those things that if you do it the fast way and aren't happy, you aren't out any money or anything, so its nothing lost. Try it the fast way and give it a spin, when i worked at a stereo shop over 3 years I probably only hard wired 1 due to a sound quality issue. You should be just fine!
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ok first off the other wire the 2nd harness is prly for ur cdchanger
the monsoon amp does not require a remote turn on and if u have factory speakers there is no reason to bypass the amp at all (the stock headunit was the weak link, plus with monsoon amp u will properly power the oem subs)
the monsoon takes speaker level inputs not low level so there are no issues with dumping highpower into low power what so ever
the monsoon amp does not require a remote turn on and if u have factory speakers there is no reason to bypass the amp at all (the stock headunit was the weak link, plus with monsoon amp u will properly power the oem subs)
the monsoon takes speaker level inputs not low level so there are no issues with dumping highpower into low power what so ever
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i hate to keep asking question, but posting this made me more confused than i was in the first place. As long as i get a wiring harness and connect it to the two 10 pin connectors, my sound system will be fine?
