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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: semisheen on 10 April 2009, 22:01:18

Title: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: semisheen on 10 April 2009, 22:01:18: hi peeps
having took my origional system out (it was working fine)
i cant seem to find the speaker wires at the back acording to the backplate on the old systen it is the middle plug ..its sorta 3 plugs in 1 the way i understood it its data from the radio at the top to the display what im not botherd about ....8 speaker wires / 4 pairs of wired in the middle .....and power at the bottom bit ....the speaker wires in the middle i cant seem to get any continuity from any of the pairs through my multimeter although the speakers ovbiously worked before
there are 8 speakers in the car tweters front /front door.back door/ subs in the back shelf / no amp underneath
im basiacaly changing to an Alpine Mp3 head unit that ive fitted to many cars in the past without any problems but cant seem to faf it out in the Mig
any help Apreciated

George :-?
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 11 April 2009, 09:31:21: Yes, its the middle block of 8 pins.

However, if your car was fitted with the BOSE system then your Alpine will not be compatable with it unless you bypass the BOSE amp and replace the 2 Ohm speakers in the car.
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Plomien on 11 April 2009, 10:00:58: get an adaptor from halfrauds :y
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: semisheen on 11 April 2009, 18:48:16: Hi again

Thanks very much for your reply .....i normally know what im doing with auto electrics but this 1 is really doing my head in ......the 8 wires in the middle block i cant seem to get any continuity through any of the pairs at all ...its like there is a relay whats switched them all off and the origional stereo had some sort of wire that energised some sort of switch / relay / phone mute ....hope im making a little sense here ...ive been trying to work it out all afternoon & its really doing me head in :-?
if its any relavance it did have a CD changer in the back (which has never been in the car)but didnt have the Bose amp on the back parcel shelf although it does have subbs in the back shelf the car is a 1997 CDX 2.5 diesel .....is there anywhere else the BOSE amp could be ?

Thanks again
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: semisheen on 11 April 2009, 21:27:36: Sorted it .......but i still dont get it ....there is a red wire with a white stripe on it .i applied 12v to this the display went out were it says the date & year at the top and sound came throgh the speakers ..can any of you explain this ?

George
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 12 April 2009, 08:26:38: Sounds like the remote turn on signal for the external BOSE amp

You probably now have sound, and very little control over it.

Sounds very distorted at high volumes on the head, and the volume is "stepped" at low levels if I am right
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: semisheen on 12 April 2009, 11:06:24: This is what i dont get .....the sound is perfect ......thers no amplification whateaver its going through ....the only thing i can think of its the Phone muting circuit ...as ive said thers NO BOSE amp on the back shelf ....i cant work it out.....at the end of the day its working & that ll do for me

Thanks for your replies Dave i DO respect your words of wisdom :y
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 13 April 2009, 08:37:21: As far as I was aware (hopefully somebody will correct or confirm this) but if you have the subs on the rear shelf, then you DO have the BOSE system.

Wasn`t aware that subs were an option any other way, but if they were, then there would have to be an amp in there somewhere as teh OEM head unit would not have been able to power them.
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Justdave on 13 April 2009, 09:02:31: I'm with Dave on this one, I also think it is just the Bose system that has the sub etc in the rear shelf, but we are also forgetting one thing here and that is ---- Dave DND is the 'Daddy' !
Cheers
Dave
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 13 April 2009, 09:46:42: :-[

Thanks for the vote of confidence . . .

But although I do profess to have an exceptional knowledge of all things car audio . . .

8-)

I have never yet owned an Omega, so there are some area`s that I am a little hazy on

:-/
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 13 April 2009, 11:13:08: Quick update after some info from TB

Pre 1998, it will be Philips amp in boot, original head unit SC804.

1998 onwards, Bose

If yours is 1997, then you should be ok with it.

:y
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: semisheen on 14 April 2009, 00:17:17: Thanks Dave ....Much apriciated :y
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Joe1984 on 15 April 2009, 19:38:37: Quote
get an adaptor from halfrauds :y

Or better still from a smaller auto shop, frauds are a bloody rip off for em' :y
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: galactico on 17 April 2009, 23:18:28: hello,
Can dave or anybody else can help with my problem?i want to fix amp and woofer in my omega and with the original head unit.What i have to do to fix both with the factory head unit??.i have car 2006 head unit and Facelift omega.Your help will be very gratefull.

regards,
M.
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: Dave DND on 18 April 2009, 08:08:45: Sorry, your description is unclear.

By "fix" do you mean

Repair a system that is faulty?

or, as I suspect, install a system that you do not currently have?

:-/
Title: Re: Aftermarket car audio
Post by: galactico on 26 April 2009, 20:46:01: sorry i'll make it simpler.I have a amplifier and woofer,i want to install in my car omega with the factory fitted cd player.can you help me with that?

thanks.