ChristCL

ok guys. i need your help. i just bought a new pioneer deck. took out the old one. bought the adapter. connected red 12v ign. and yellow 12v batt. and grounded it. and it doesnt work. do i need to connect all the other wires.. cuz i dont have time right now to mess with it. i got class. im sure i dont need to connect the others. there just speaker wires...right? ahh im so frustrated. when i was connecting it kinda sparked.. is that bad?

ill see what goes on tomorrow. i searched and well. i thought best if i could get direct help. sry guys! i also am going to put in a pioneer sub and rockford fosgate amp. got everthing i need. but i need to get that deck working. so help would be much appreciated.!

ChristCL

crap couldnt edit. but yeah. i connected yellow to yellow and red to red. Right? and grounded it to the bottom left bolt that held the stock deck. thats all ive done so far.

AcAttAcK98

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Did You check your fuse? If it sparked,you probably blew the radio fuse..

CLean 3.0

if it sparked when you connected it then maybe you blew your fuse, check that.

ChristCL

when it spraked it was b/c i touched the yellow wires to some metal. thats it, ill check the fuses though.

97BlackAckCL

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Check the fuses, but you def need to connect the SPEAKER WIRES

And if you have a bose amp, you've got more work to do than that

ChristCL

i just want it to turn on. and it doesnt. and no i dont got bose amp.

G22_Powered_YA1

well if you bought the harness adaptor you may as well plug everything into it, I mean its there for a reason, mine for instance is grounded to the harness, same as the stock unit

but like I said, its there, just connect um all and see what happens, worst case scenario, you bought a shit deck that doesnt work

young03

if i were u i would disconnect the battery when installing. check all ur fuses to see if any blew. on the back of headunit engine bay and drivers side. i always connect power before i connect up the speaker wires to verify its op. then once isee that it powers up i would connect the speaker wires. everything is color matched so its not that hard just make sure that u have a good ground also

ChristCL

yeah i disconnect the batt. its just that the yellows where together and the deck was not grounded cuz i forgot touched the metal on the inside dash and just little sparks. so im sure i didnt blow a fuse.. ill check but im going to ground it to the harness, i think that was the prob..!

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah grounding usually helps

ChristCL

alright guys.. the deck is working.. thankS! a LOT. praise the LORD. !! i blew the radio fuse under the hood and thats it. i assume that i blew cuz i forgot to ground the deck and it spraked. ill remember next time. so yeah. the deck i got is a pioneer. and its flush to the bone with the dash and i still have the flip up tray..i fabed a indash kit. works nice. double side tape. and some brakcets. pics will come soon its dark here. wired and tucked my car. and just waiting to paint the box and wire the subs and amp..

cant WAIT>

G22_Powered_YA1

I kinda like the old box, but now that I have a bass Boost knob in the thing that took its place, the door just seems like a forgoten... thing, that wouldve gotten in the way

97BlackAckCL

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everyone said it was the fuse listen to us we are the yoda of 1st gen CL's

dragon084

fuse

ChristCL

cheayh .. it LIVES.. little godzilla lives.. lol im asain. king kong loses. so yeah. my one walmart sub thumps. well idk. i just got into this sound world thing. but yeah it was in my budget 250$ for everything. new deck, wires, built own box, good deal on rockford amp and pioneer sub. feel so proud. of my baby. but the box it still wood. to lazy to paint. just gotta turn down my gain and adjust and cover the wires in the engine bay. so yeah everything looks good. wires tuck, box sealed, and deck flush.

pics soon to come.!!

G22_Powered_YA1

wow a full sound system for 250.... my headunit alone retailed for a little less than twice that, then my LAT at about triple that...... if I was content I would be like you, but I wasnt and craved more. I dunno if thats good or bad, good for me, my wallet wants to kill me for it though, as does my motor

oh yeah and why not just carpet the box, you can buy it at a car audio shop for not too much money, I think my friend wrapped a sealed box for his 12" Polk SR for about 15 bucks

fliplyricist1

good to hear

yeah always disconnect your battery when installing a deck

just an update on my situation: all you need is the standard 94-97 accord wiring harness for those with a stock Bose amplified system with bose speakers. You can use either the speaker wires on the harness or cut and wire in rca plugs on the harness side and plug them into your headunit's pre-outs. Either works fine. All you need to do to get the Bose amp working is splice the two blue wires from the wiring harness together (the blue and the blue/white wires) and connect them to the blue power antenna lead from your headunit's harness. Sure Bose speakers/amps aren't the best, but still sounds much better than the stock deck

G22_Powered_YA1

just about anything is better than stock....... I mean its stock, its there to be replaced

ChristCL

HERE ARE THE PROMISED PICS...

fliplyricist1

looks good man

those last year pioneers are pretty sharp lookin

what model is that, the 5900?

97BlackAckCL

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Lookin good, I like that din kit that plus the stock pocket is great

Opi

clean install

DoubleSh0t

iTrader: (1)

Nice job. One of the better installs I've seen. My stereo is going in once I rip the entire dash apart. That'll make it easy.

97'CL2.2Turbo

nice job! love the muffler.
man i wish i had the internet and cool peoples to help me install my first head unit back in the day, talk about pissed off

G22_Powered_YA1

the install is nice... but im not a big fan of the gaps

car looks good, and I still stick to my carpeting the box suggestion, paint works, but carpeting matches

ChristCL

No, the deck isnt a 5900, its a DEH-2000MP, cost me $85 at BestBUy. plus $15 for 4yr warranty. so yeah, cheap good deal. yeah ill do something to the box sometime..

thanks for the comments guys. and all the help about the fuse. lol. and the gaps.. ahh i got no money to make it go lower. i need new tires. my steering wheel is shaking. waiting for tax return. just got done payin college.

yeah i love my muffler too. so quiet. but at times i really want that loudness. but at times. quiet is the way to go.

just so yall know. i didnt buy a kit for the dash. i just took the stock deck braket and screwed on 2 metal plates to hold the bottom of the deck. its sturdy and cost me nothing. and the stock pocket hinges fit into the deck.. this deck fit great. id recommend for its simplicity and price.!

gobias

Nice install. That's almost exactly like the HU that I got. I've already blown one of the stock speakers though. Be careful because when you replace all the speakers you'll have to rewire and replace the Bose amp. Major pain in the a$$.

G22_Powered_YA1

no I was talking about the gaps in the self-fabbed dash kit, im stock ride height too, and I dont care how low some other cars are, I can get over everything that they cant is how I look at it

ChristCL

i dont have bose amp, so i dont have to worry. lol. base model 2.2.. yeah i didnt notice the gaps until i looked at the pics. they cant be seen when im in the car cuz its black. and seems Unnoticeable to the eye. yeah i dont care about the lowness either, but it does look good low. but i love my car anyways..

TliftK

can u guys re iterate what one would have to do if you have the bose amp. i heard that its better to just bypass it if you have aftermarket speakers (which i do).

johnnyblaz3

yeah tis probably a fuse behind the deck.... is that stock deck holder??? where did u get it from?

97BlackAckCL

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You can trigger the amp, I've never been able to do it, I just bypassed mine

TliftK

yea so how do i bypass it.