i got my deck installed today....since i had bose...i had to get a FAI3 thing...the sound is awesome.....the longest part was the wiring of the FAI3...BTW, its the 6500 pioneer....the one with the graphics....now its time for some subs.....

 

am i the only one excited.....

 

u could have direct wired it to the harness. w/o the adapter. thats what i did and it worked perfect.

 

w/ bose??? if thats that case ill take it out and get my $$ back...

 

yeah...i have bose also and all i needed was the harness.

 

So you didn't have to bypass the amp??? Are you still using the stock speakers??

 

the sound is supposed to be better with the FAI3...it converts the factory amp...to the aftermarket HU level...so the stock speakers work fine for me....im not sure how it would sound without the adpater..i might try and see....

 

Where did you buy the FAI3...?

 

well...since circuit city..had no clue what that was......believe it or not..i found it at walmart... it was pricey...$20 bucks for a little blue box with wires....

 

its best to get that..otherwise they will tell you to rewire the whole stereo...thats time consuming and useless..thats why the FAI3 is good...cause you can also add you own amp to the FAI3 to bypass the stock amp...has 3 settings..thats the good part...you can upgrade without rewireing the whole system....

 

Is this it??



Damn I use to work at Circuit City.

 

i got a red X

 

yea i got bose too. with out the adapter it sounds great. if its already hooked up leave it, but if you wanted to take it back u could w/no prob from the stock speakers.

 

 

My bad.

http://public.fotki.com/njpdiddy/fai...6_500x500.html

 

Well it does say FAI-3, so i'm guessing that's it.

 

Where did you hook up the FAI3, near the new HU or in the trunk running directly off the amp???

 

Yeah my stock amp is powering my stock bose speakers....sound way better than the stock HU. then i have an amp for the subs.

 

 

ohh..are you talking to me? ive been out for a couple weeks.....but im back...i put it right behind the deck...bolted it onto the metal frame

 

what you need to do is return the 6500 player and get the new deh-p6600 which is now out...

 

or just get an eclpise

 

actually..im gonna sell this one as soon as my taxes come in so i can get an in dash dvd.....

 

i know i just got it.....i want better hope i can make enough money though

 

I just bought the FAI3. There is a black wire coming out the side did you use it?? What is it for??

 

the black wire is a ground..i didnt use it.....only use it if you have a lot of noise....ie..static..humming.....thats supposed to eliminate the noise..i dont have noise so i didnt use it

 

grounding it is still a good idea....

 

I didn't use it either. Does your system distort when you turn it up too loud?? I dont have an amp and speakers yet I am just running the stock Bose and it is annoying as hell. I know I most likely can fix the problem by adjusting it, but I don'e feel like removing the dash again. Do you have access to you FAI3 unit??

 

no..i dont have access...i tuned all the gains while my dash was apart.....and no...mine doesnt distort, thats what the gains are for...those need to be set at the right level..to high and it distorts it....to low and you get no sound.....you should take the time to take your dash aprt and tune it......youll thank yourself....

 

I would still bypass the amp...sound even better, because all you're doing is still running sound out of the factory amp instead of the more powerful 6500 amp....

yeah, i know it's a bitch but it'll sound better

 

^ exactly what he said

 

Another question to tack on....When you spoke of "tuning the gains"

What does that exactly mean?

 

best buy didn't have one of the FAI-3's.... so I went to walmart and they didn't have any either, they have a FAI-3A not sure what the difference is the packaging is a little difference.... anyone know?

 

oops where do you plug in the tweeters? or you can't. There are only rca jack for right and left front and right and left rear.

 

crap nevermind it is the wrong shit... no wires only a black one for grounding??? i'll have to take it back tomorrow.