Stereo Question
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Stereo Question
When I bought my 99 FRC it had the Cassette stereo in it. The owner also had a CD unit he ordered years ago but never installed he gave me. It was used but was checked out and sealed in vacuum bag and still in the box when he gave it to me. When I installed the stereo everything appeared to work but there was no sound out of the speakers. Was I missing something, is the cassette system so basic it doesn't have the correct wires? The back of the Cassette unit has one plug in which matches a corresponding plug on the CD unit but the CD unit has another plug in it also that I didn't use as I had no matching harness on the car.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
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When I bought my 99 FRC it had the Cassette stereo in it. The owner also had a CD unit he ordered years ago but never installed he gave me. It was used but was checked out and sealed in vacuum bag and still in the box when he gave it to me. When I installed the stereo everything appeared to work but there was no sound out of the speakers. Was I missing something, is the cassette system so basic it doesn't have the correct wires? The back of the Cassette unit has one plug in which matches a corresponding plug on the CD unit but the CD unit has another plug in it also that I didn't use as I had no matching harness on the car.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
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Take it too a good audio shop like Best Buy, etc. They will have the right harness on the shelf and will hook u up in minutes for next to nothing!
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It is used but was bought from a reputable vendor on here and was checked out ahead of time but it coulf very well be bad. I will swap it out with the unit in my TransAm next and see if it works in there as they appear to be the same.
I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some strange difference with the wiring on the base systems. I am a talk radio guy anyway so its not like I am really missing anything
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I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some strange difference with the wiring on the base systems. I am a talk radio guy anyway so its not like I am really missing anything
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It is used but was bought from a reputable vendor on here and was checked out ahead of time but it coulf very well be bad. I will swap it out with the unit in my TransAm next and see if it works in there as they appear to be the same.
I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some strange difference with the wiring on the base systems. I am a talk radio guy anyway so its not like I am really missing anything.
I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some strange difference with the wiring on the base systems. I am a talk radio guy anyway so its not like I am really missing anything
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You might want to try posting your problem in the audio section. Good luck.
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When I bought my 99 FRC it had the Cassette stereo in it. The owner also had a CD unit he ordered years ago but never installed he gave me. It was used but was checked out and sealed in vacuum bag and still in the box when he gave it to me. When I installed the stereo everything appeared to work but there was no sound out of the speakers. Was I missing something, is the cassette system so basic it doesn't have the correct wires? The back of the Cassette unit has one plug in which matches a corresponding plug on the CD unit but the CD unit has another plug in it also that I didn't use as I had no matching harness on the car.
Thanks for any help
Thanks for any help
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From: Marshall TX
Couple key pieces of info missing. Is it OEM AC DELCO or another brand? Are both the old and new units BOSE? If the old one is and the new one isn't(and vice-versa), then you will get no sound. BOSE speakers have to have BOSE head units(or the adapters as another stated here) or they won't work.
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Unless of course you have a sweet exhaust, then it's just a matter of keeping the RPM's up to make your own music.
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Plug the cassette back in, if you have sound, then you know the CD unit is defective. BOTH stock, BOTH non-Bose, it should just be a plug and go. Hope you get it right soon. Cruisin' around without tunes? Unless of course you have a sweet exhaust, then it's just a matter of keeping the RPM's up to make your own music.
Unless of course you have a sweet exhaust, then it's just a matter of keeping the RPM's up to make your own music. I did put the Cassette back in and its working fine so I am not real worried about it, as I said I am a talk radio/XM guy.
As for the CD-Cassette being old school, I don't even think I own one of either, my wife does though
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Does the CD unit have a 9 pin and 4 pin connector on the left or drivers side? If so, then it is a Bose unit.
The Bose CD will also have 2 plugs ganged together on the right side or passenger side of it. This will be a 2-row with 10 pins per row.
The 2 left side connectors are line in and out's. I believe you can jumper the out's to the in's so that it works without the Bose processor.
I just had mine out to look to prepare for a stereo swap and I don't recall seeing anything Bose on the radio itself.
Peter
The Bose CD will also have 2 plugs ganged together on the right side or passenger side of it. This will be a 2-row with 10 pins per row.
The 2 left side connectors are line in and out's. I believe you can jumper the out's to the in's so that it works without the Bose processor.
I just had mine out to look to prepare for a stereo swap and I don't recall seeing anything Bose on the radio itself.
Peter