here's the deal. the bass/balance knob on my stereo is broken and I cant adjust it. I don't care about the bass, its the balance control I'm worried about. My rear speakers don't work (two door and the subwoofer). Absolutely nothing comes out of them. I'm wondering if my balance switch is turn all the way to the right (giving sound to only front speakers). Since I have no way of checking, I am asking for your guys' help. Could you go into your car and adjust the balance (push in the bass knob until it pops out (bass), and then pull on it until it clicks (balance), then adjust left/right) so that the sound is directed to the front speakers and tell me if ANY sound comes out the rear door speakers or if the subwoofer still works. If so, then I will know there is something wrong with the wiring. If not, (nothing comes out the back speakers and sub when balance is adjusted) I will know that I need to adjust the balance or get a new stereo. Thanks for your help!!!

 

*bump* no one? it'll only take two minutes.. don't even need to start the engine

 

I'd do but im drunk from v-day dinner, and in bed already...

 

The Sub should work no matter where the balance/fade is set

 

thanks fsttyms1, can anyone confirm before i send my car to the mechanic?

 

dont send it to the mechanic, just buy a used hu and do it your self

 

x2, sub should work when there is sound regardless of balance/fade.

 

actually, i own a 3g TL and the sub does not work when balance is changed to the front..only the front speakers..mite be diff on the 2g..but this is my so i think it just might be ur balance thats tweaked a bit..try and get it working and adjust it before you take it to someone

 

okay i just adjusted the fade and the rear door speakers work. sub is still not, and I'm guessing its the balance.

 

nope, i found out that fade controls front/back and balance controls left/right. adjusted the balance on mine and sub still doesn't work.. might get someone to look at it. oh well, at least I have 4 speakers now..

 

Open your trunk and look at the subwoofer. Make sure the wire harness is still fully plugged in to the sub. You may have knocked it off at some point.

 

time to upgrade, screw the oem crap

 

im in the process with making a sub box XD

 

what does the wire look like? i don't see anything that might resemble a power cord back there. I do have this white cord hanging in the trunk. could you please provide a pic or two? thanks!

 

here is my trunk and the mystery wire.. is that supposed to be plugged in to the sub? if so, where?

 

i think ur missing wires lol. it time to upgrade ur headunit ,speakers, and sub.

 

Well you're sub wires are missing!! That connector that is hanging in your trunk is the sub wiring. There's supposed to be a small 2"-3" wire harness that plugs into it. The little harness has the connector leads for your subwoofer. You could probably go to your local Acura dealer and have them order it for you. I doubt that they keep it in stock. Once you get that you should have a working sub!

 

Just buy my system!

 

Gfaze,
so am I missing the wires on the subwoofer or the wires connecting to the sub? Which part would it be on t he diagram? I can order it online if necessary. Thanks!

 

see the sub, thats the wiring hanging out...

i have one, gotta find it...cause by the looks of it u gotta buy the whole sub..

 

that'd be great, but where/how would i plug it into the sub? if you could use my picture as a reference..

 

on the back of the sub, the 2 terminals (positive+, and the negative -) the plug has two wires to conenct on that, and the other end goes into the female plug on the other pic

 

oh okay so do i have to solder it on? and did you find the connector?

 

im at work now

no soldering, all u gotta do is just plug em in.

 

I looked around on a few Acura parts web pages but I couldn't find the little harness that you're missing. You might have to drive your car to the dealer and point it out to the parts guy. Another thing you could try is getting a printout of the wiring diagram of that specific harness from them. That way, you could figure out how to splice into the wiring on your connector (that's hanging in one of the pics) and then connecting it to the sub. I took a picture with my cell phone so it's not that great but it should help.

 

Thanks for all the help gfaze, hopefully I can get the harness from murderZ, if not, i will try what you said. i have no idea why the last owner decided to take it out..

 

No prob, happy to help.

 

hey did you find that subwoofer cable? thanks

 

hey gfaze, do you know where/how i could splice the wire and connect it to the subwoofer? you mentioned something about wiring diagrams? i can't seem to get the cable..