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The Workshop => Audio / Security / Electrical => Topic started by: Thudd on June 26, 2009, 14:08

Title: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: Thudd on June 26, 2009, 14:08
OK so I got the IO Connect working great with the T Harness and modified IO wiring (to force 2channel mode).

It's great and I'm getting decent sound, but i'm missing the rears.

Can anyone advise which wires in the HU harness correspond to the rear speakers?
My HU looks like this:
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i251/draggon01/IMG_0177.jpg)

And my T harness is a CT10TY01:
(http://www.caraudioplus.co.uk/images/2006_08_23_09_49_00_CT10TY01.jpg)

Am not scared of inserting connector blocks etc tho it's a fiddle down the back of the HU   s:D :D s:D  

Cheers!
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears?
Post by: uktotty on June 26, 2009, 14:10
There are no rear speakers, its a 2 door car
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears?
Post by: Thudd on June 26, 2009, 14:22
LOL I actually just went and checked to prove you wrong, and, er   s:oops: :oops: s:oops:  .

I'd assumed that because there was a "Fader" option on the HU it was actually doing something. Obviously it's just a standard HU from the parts bin.   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:  

I'll get my coat. Sounds like it's just a bit of bass and midrange it's missing then   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: uktotty on June 26, 2009, 14:30
That noise you can hear from the back of the car is the ENGINE!   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: aaronjb on June 26, 2009, 14:40
I have this feeling the 'subloom' even has the wiring for rear speakers - but I don't think the body-side loom does.. Yup - parts-bin special  s;) ;) s;)
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: Thudd on June 26, 2009, 14:46
Engine? Couldn't hear it, I had the hood up...

I keep looking at those nasty Ripspeed underseat bumrattler subs and getting shouted at by The Mrs   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: pada1462 on July 7, 2009, 19:04
There is wiring at the stock '03 Masushita HU for rears, you just need the speakers the wiring diagram is on here somewhere, IIRC its the small middle block at the bottom and the speakers go to the left and right pair of connectors, top ones look to be +ve and bottoms -ve but I cant see which way round they are for left and right. . I fitted twin stereo speakers  in my seat headrests (2" full range 8Ohm in parallel pairs from Tang Bang) as I didn't want to lose the bin space. I ran the wire under the carpet to the centre console and then under it before dropping out both sides to the seat base, up inside the seat cover and to the headrest with a small hole at the top to feed to the hand made mdf speaker mount.

Paul
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: Anonymous on July 7, 2009, 21:08
Thought you were taking the mick,was going to answer have you tried the connectors at the side of the back seats.
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: Thudd on July 8, 2009, 09:25
No, I'd genuinely never looked. The IO Connect seems to have a narrower soundstage than the stock stereo for some reason. Maybe because I've not got the ability to turn the bass up 3 clicks   s:D :D s:D  
Am trying to force myself to live with it for now, but it's bugging me that i'm just getting tunes round my feet.
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: uktotty on July 8, 2009, 09:41
Have you tried a head unit with DSO, its mad it raises the height of the sound in the car.
Title: Re: Wiring up the rears? (stupid question, please ignore :D )
Post by: Thudd on July 8, 2009, 09:45
Going to put up with this for now. If i've still got the car next year I might fit a new HU.
I tend to get bored with cars quickly when I stop being scared of them   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  
Past form suggests I rarely keep a car over 18months...