I took my 1999 Acura TL to a local audio company and had a new Pioneer 7700 radio installed and had my Ipod hardwired into this - now the radio controls the Ipod as if I were using the Ipod on it's own. Very cool!! I am not good with eletronic equip in my car - however, from what I can understand, the installer had to use a series of "adapters" to get this accomplished.

Problem is - my subwoofer doesn't seem to work. I kept hearing this "hum" from the back of the car when the radio was on - not even on Ipod but on standard radio or CD player - and volume of the radio doesn't make a difference. The hum is there with the volume turned all the day down or up. The radio sounds great, the Ipod works perfectly - it's just the subwoofer.

I took it back to the audio store and the installer says that he didn't realize that the subwoofer was not working. He made a lot of phone calls and finds out that with a Bose speaker system, the subwoofer needs a special adapter as well to make the amp work. Guess what? They don't MAKE this special adapter. He said that I could upgrade my subwoofer to a Pioneer subwoofer or unplug. Well, the hum is so annoying that it is unplugged at the time. I have about $500 in the new radio and install and hate to put another $500 into this!

Any suggestions? The installer is a really nice guy but said this is all he knows about this and if I could find out what he needs to fix this, he will be more than happy to do it - it's just beyond his knowledge level.

Help!! What should I do??Ipod Problems in Acura TL

 

Uh, wrong forum?

 

I'm so sorry Rstark for obviously upsetting you at posting under the wrong forum. I will repost under the right forum. Thank you for your implausibly polite correction.

 

Well, if you want some actual replies to your topic, it's best to post it in the right forum.