UPDATED General Stereo FAQ - READ THIS!
07-29-2010, 11:52 AM
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ok so i got a sony headunit, got it all wired, and inititally i had no sound at all, tiul i read your post about taking the amp wire into the pink harness wire, that fixed it. so now i have sound and all my sources work, except my radio. its all static, even hometown stations. complete static. cd works, ipod works, but no radio..any ideas?
07-29-2010, 11:55 AM
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if your antenna is plugged in to the car and you bought the antenna adapter and that is plugged into the radio... i would check to see if anything came loose in the back of the car. if not id check to see if the antenna adapter is broken (if your car is a 07+).... the chrysler antenna adapters have that lil pin in the middle and they break pretty easily
09-11-2010, 05:15 PM
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how do you hook up the radio using the Gmos-04? The output side of the harness only has 1 wire for each speaker..but radio harness still requires 2 for each wire...?? Its an avic d-3
09-14-2010, 09:25 PM
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I figured as much. I was trying to find a tuner for the Sony cdx-gt540ui (which is apparently not compatible with the XMDSON100 and Universal Tuner), but the only one I found was the xm-xt1, which is not sold anywhere.
09-15-2010, 04:02 AM
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hmm quick google search looks like it uses the same ****. diff part numbers but
XMDirect2 Sony Car Kit Add XM Satellite Radio to your Sony receiver at Crutchfield.com
XMDirect2 Sony Car Kit Add XM Satellite Radio to your Sony receiver at Crutchfield.com
09-19-2010, 06:30 PM
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one last question though. What causes the loud "thump" or "thud" sound when the car is turned off and the radio with it.
09-20-2010, 02:39 PM
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Is there another wire I can change to where it doesn't do this and powers down correctly?
09-20-2010, 07:16 PM
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not really. the power antenna should work even thou its not a true remote out. The only option other then replacing the radio would be to buy ground loop isolators for the rcas and hope that helps. but thats really a shot in the dark
09-22-2010, 08:16 AM
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OK, so I finally got around to purchasing the correct XM tuner and also a new cd deck (Sony CDX-GT540UI). I soldered the wires of the cd harness to a Metra 70-2103 harness and bought the necessary stuff (dash kit, antenna adapter...). But when I plugged it in, nothing happened. The faceplate didn't light up or anything. The rest of the car ('06 Cobalt LS) worked perfectly normal, just not the radio. When I checked the layout of the factory harness, it was not only different in color, but one of the pins didn't match up with the Metra harness. Any suggestions?
09-22-2010, 09:34 PM
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Quick question. Installing aftermarket HU in 06 ss/sc with pioneer system. have the axxess interface XSVI2103 harness and can't get the deck to light up. The cd player buzzes as if it has power but nothin happens. Any quick ideas?
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09-23-2010, 02:13 AM
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OK, so I finally got around to purchasing the correct XM tuner and also a new cd deck (Sony CDX-GT540UI). I soldered the wires of the cd harness to a Metra 70-2103 harness and bought the necessary stuff (dash kit, antenna adapter...). But when I plugged it in, nothing happened. The faceplate didn't light up or anything. The rest of the car ('06 Cobalt LS) worked perfectly normal, just not the radio. When I checked the layout of the factory harness, it was not only different in color, but one of the pins didn't match up with the Metra harness. Any suggestions?
09-23-2010, 02:15 AM
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hard to tell on a module harness like that. id say test the acc and constant and see if both are getting voltage. in most cases a cd player will make that noise when first connected to constant, so if u keep hearing it thats defiantly weird
09-23-2010, 03:43 AM
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I had it connected to a wiper fuse (fuse #15) in the floor panel, 10 A I believe. I checked the stock harness and there's a green wire that when attached to the metra 70-2103 harness, is actually not connected to anything in the harness. But neither is the blue antenna wire from the metra harness. Both wires are in a different pin space.
