Originally Posted by
josefran
The pregnant girl replaced the factory installed Infinity System with a Pioneer DEH-X6800BS and now I can only hear sounds from 2 of the 6 speakers, the mid-range ones. I cannot hear any sounds from the tweeters or the sub-woofers. I was forced to find a factory 2004 Crossfire radio from eBay but instead of the one that came with the car, I got one with the NAV option from Harman/Becker Automotive Systems. My questions are: 1. Where/how do I get the right radio connecting harness (I’ve come to distrust eBay sellers) and 2. How can I make sure I do get the right radio connecting harness first time? Do you by any chances have this connecting harness for sale? I’m NOT so much interested in any NAV options; I just want the original 3-channel stereo the car had before.
Any/all help will be most appreciated!
First of all, I did not find that story that interesting. And, please, if you are going to post something that long, PLEASE DISCOVER PARAGRAPHS.
My input:
1) The system was not three channel, it was two channel. It sucked, and you are spending time and money to make it suck once again.
2) Who knows what is wrong with the sound system, but you are taking the WORST route here there can possibly be.
Look, the people/person who installed the damn Pioneer (which is a good product, but not what I'd buy), probably did the usual crap job of installing it. This means you are 'in for it' when you try to restore the OEM junk you apparently bought. They may have put an aftermarket amp in the car, if so, that is probably the issue, not the Pioneer unit.
My advice to you? Take the car to a reputable car audio store (they essentially do not exist, but there is always Best Buy) and let them look at the car to see what is going on here and what they can do for you. Expect to pay up to $60-80 for them to take 1/2 hour and look it over.
I'd just get it over with and put an new unit in there (Kenwood marine units match the interior), replace the crap amp with a true four channel amp, and they should be capable of feeding the door speakers and rear speakers separately so that you have true four channel sound with balance, fader, true EQ, etc. I would EXPECT this to cost $300 for the head and amp and perhaps $75 to $200 for labor in most areas.
I could do the entire thing for $200 if you get the new amp and head on Amazon or at Best Buy -but I live in Texas.