Installing new CD-Deck--Worth paying for installation? Hard to do?

[slammb]

MarkEMark. Since you are replacing your stereo system. I need the stock amps that are mounted in the trunk and the speakers. Will you sell them to me???

[240Degrees]

for some reason when i installed my sony deck, it wouldn't work unless I plugged in the antenna adapter. I got a wire harness to make things easy, but wouldn't turn on until i used the antenna adapter.

[elbles]

Believe it or not, it has been my experience that if a stereo will not work until the antenna lead is plugged in, that it is due to the stereo not having a ground until that lead is plugged in. Anyone is welcome to correct me if I'm wrong (as I could very well be), but as Camel said, factory grounds are notorious for not working well/not working at all, and using the antenna for a ground is a half-a$$ed way of doing it (though it's still like that in my S13, heh). Your best bet would be to run a short wire to properly ground the head unit, as I will eventually do in my car someday. ;-)

[Hijacker]

hard to say. but i have a feeling it's due to power antennas.

the antenna lead doesn't ground the radio though. the easiest way to ground the radio is to run a wire to the chassis and bolt it in with a ring terminal (mentioned earlier). I ran a wire to my shift cover and secured the ring terminal there. And even with the antenna unplugged, the radio still worked fine.

[Camel]

one note: the factory ground in the harness is typically bad. I used to just mount it to the chassis with a ring terminal instead. This will sometimes eliminate motor noise.

good luck

Didn't I cover the bad ground thing already? Funny?

[proimport17]

I have a 95 s14. If i want to install an aftermarket amp do i just disconnect the factory amps in the trunk or just wire the system up using the rca connectors on the new stereo.

[Camel]

the factory stereo is 5v out if you have amps. If you have a good amp that can handle that type of input. wire them up to rca plgs and put it straight to the amp. if not, then get a line level converter with an adjustment or use the high level input on the amp.