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I finally did it. I worked a trade with a fellow Mark VIII owner. As some of you may know, I am the local "Mark VIII performance/modification" guy in the bay area. Many Mark VIII owners bring their cars to me for modifications, upgrades, or simple service work. I do not charge a dime for my work. I "trade". They buy me something for my car, and I fix theirs Although I keep forgetting to collect for the cases of Mercon V I supply.(oh well, what are friends for?)

One of my good friends did just that. I sold him a Reinhart chip, installed it, did some suspension work, and a complete tune up on his 95, in exchange for a 12" sub in an enclosure, and an old amp he had. I wanted bass, he needed mods-a deal was set.

He was supposed to "install it" for me, but never got around to it.
So, one day I decided to do something I had never done before. I had my nice Pioneer single CD player. I took out my factory head unit, wired in my Pioneer(with one of those $10 Schoche kits), wired the amp, and Sub, and was amazed that I did it all right. Mind you, I had never even popped a head unit out of a dash before. This, to me, would be like rebuilding a transmission, to you audio experts.

Anyway, I love the sound quality, and the nice thump I have. However, I miss my old 10-disc capabilities. I get tired of swapping CD's in and out of the palyer while driving.

So, here is my question. What do I need to do to the factory wiring to get my sub/amp combination to work with my factory head unit, and 10-disc changer(in trunk), without losing my JBL(which I never touched)???

I know I need to plug my head unit into my old factory wiring plugs, but where/how can I plug my amp into the factory head unit?

If any of you can explain it to me, without using any "audio" terms, I would appreciate it.

To help you understand the limit of my audio aility, here's an example of how much I know:

I know on the back of the factory head unit, there were 2 small plug-ins, on big one, and one itty-bitty one. I used the Schoche kit to replace the big one, and one of the little ones. The other little one, and the itty-bitty one arent hooked up. I assume the itty-bitty one is for the 10-disk. I have no idea what the other little one was for. it just sits behind my dash, doing nothing, yet my sound system works perfect.

There... see what I mean?

Any help would rule.

I just want my factory 10 disc(trunk mounted) back, with my factory head unit, and be able to use this "thump" in the trunk.

Unless there is ANY way to get my factory(sony) 10-disc to work with my Pioneer(I hear this is impossible since the two units cannot "communicate" with each other)

Thanks Gang.

EDIT:
I have one of those big fuses at the battery, the big blue power cable through the firewall, and the amp is wired to the Pioneer via RCA jacks(pre-outs on the Pioneer). I also used a hot-lead from the Pioneer to power my antenna. Pioneer on=antenna up.

[a BlackIceLSC-VP GGM8
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RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

OK craig i might be able to help you out. This is exactly how i head my set up for 2 years until i upgraded my headunit. I'm going to take pics for you tomorrow or tonite(but its already late and dark) so that you can see which wires to splice in where.
 
RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

Btw since you are in Bangladesh now i guess it is too far for me to drive down there and show you in person. ::roll::

But seriously let me know and i'll stop by and show ya. If thats would be better.
 
RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

Thanks a ton Max.

BTW, which wires did you actually tap into? What are those other red connectors from/for?

So, basically, you installed a sub/amp combination while retaining your stock head unit?

Thanks buddy. I'll look for your response.
 
RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

The light purple wire and the black wire were tapped into... the wires are directly going to the amp. The other ones were just attempts to tap into the system ::roll:: . Yes I had a stock headunit and this setup for 2 years without a prob. Now I upgraded the headunit but I didn't change the setup for the subs, its still the same.
 
RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

It looks like the wires you tapped into are Brown w/ Pink Stripe and Black w/ L Green stripe.... According to the manual those are the high outputs from amp to Right Rear speaker. This might help you in hooking up. I hooked up pins 1,2,3,4 to my amp's High Level inputs, left and right respectivly, and it worked great until I got a new headunit.
 
RE: Audio-idiot needs your help

well, even with all your help, I decided to NOT tap into the factory wiring, and just wait until I get a new/upgraded CD changer. The stock one will eventually stop working anyway(they all do).

thanks guys. For now, I simply swap CD's on the fly...

[a BlackIceLSC-VP GGM8
http://www.goldengatemark8.com/
94 Black/Black M8
97 Toreador red/Lt. graphite LSC M8
see profile for mods[/a]​
 
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