trouble wiring s14 se stereo?

[chmercer]

i just got a new headunit and was following along with the guide at http://www.installdr.com and i have it all plugged up and nothing works does anyone have a better wiring diagram or anything?

[chmercer]

also i just found this http://www.240sx.org/faq/artic...s.htmis that absolutley necessary to solder stuff around inside your factory amp?

[Rockenreno]

you could crimp instead of solder

but I'm pretty sure you need to bypass the factory amps

[chmercer]

anyway, i have soldered up all the power connections to the plug that came with my head unit. i did like it says in here http://www.installdr.com/Insta...1.pdf and i went by the positions on the plug rather than the color of the wires, because they didnt match up. could anyone check if that is correct?

[TurboKA37]

did u get an antenna adaptor so the antenna will plug in? i didnt and turns out there is a ground through the antenna so the head unit wouldnt even turn on

[Rockenreno]

that's wierd... I bought the antenna adapter but never ended up using it because the antenna attachment fit my new head unit and my radio works fine (Pioneer DEH-5500P)...

[TurboKA37]

yea not all head units require the antenna ground but mine did

[DKSS]

i know when i installed my clarion deck all i needed to do was get the new antennae adapter,after everything was hooked up through the factory harnesses it all worked fine, i then tried running wires directly to my speakers bypassing the amps.....much better sound quality and tons more power...this obviously may not work for everyone......but sum things to check would be fuses, ground,acc and power. hope this helpsgraham

[Justicc86]

if installing your radio seems that difficult you should try going to your local car stereo shop and get it installed. most places charge $30-$50 to install a radio and it could save youa butt load of problems

[chmercer]

i got everything wired up right except i need that little adaptor for my antenna. got the amp bypass thing figured out, and for the time being i grounded it through the amp ground on my new headunit since im just using the internal one. thanks for the advice guys

[gabossie]

When you get a chance, you should run new wire rather than use the stock wires crimped together. I originally bypassed the stocks and when I ran new wire, MUCH better sound quality.