Please help with stereo!!
#1
Please help with stereo!!
Hi all,
I am really struggling with a stereo install. I have read all of the posts on here and am still having issues. I have a 1989 244 DL. I am installing a Pioneer deh-x6900bt. On my first attempt, the new system worked as it should except I was getting no sound from the speakers. YES, the volume was turned up The speakers worked fine with the old volvo factory stereo. After reading a bunch of posts on here, many people mention the separate factory amplifier that needs to be bypassed. I have searched every inch of the center console behind the dash, around the steering column and under both driver and passenger seats. I traced the stereo harness through the car and can not find any amplifier. I checked everywhere in the trunk and nothing. Also, when I disconnected the original stereo, there was no 6 pin wire plugged into the amp output. This leads me to believe there is no amp. Another aspect is when I checked the wires that are actually attached to each front speakers, they each had a grey and a grey/yellow wire..this does not match up with the stereo end of the harness? Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks
I am really struggling with a stereo install. I have read all of the posts on here and am still having issues. I have a 1989 244 DL. I am installing a Pioneer deh-x6900bt. On my first attempt, the new system worked as it should except I was getting no sound from the speakers. YES, the volume was turned up The speakers worked fine with the old volvo factory stereo. After reading a bunch of posts on here, many people mention the separate factory amplifier that needs to be bypassed. I have searched every inch of the center console behind the dash, around the steering column and under both driver and passenger seats. I traced the stereo harness through the car and can not find any amplifier. I checked everywhere in the trunk and nothing. Also, when I disconnected the original stereo, there was no 6 pin wire plugged into the amp output. This leads me to believe there is no amp. Another aspect is when I checked the wires that are actually attached to each front speakers, they each had a grey and a grey/yellow wire..this does not match up with the stereo end of the harness? Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks
#2
Hi all,
I am really struggling with a stereo install. I have read all of the posts on here and am still having issues. I have a 1989 244 DL. I am installing a Pioneer deh-x6900bt. On my first attempt, the new system worked as it should except I was getting no sound from the speakers. YES, the volume was turned up The speakers worked fine with the old volvo factory stereo. After reading a bunch of posts on here, many people mention the separate factory amplifier that needs to be bypassed. I have searched every inch of the center console behind the dash, around the steering column and under both driver and passenger seats. I traced the stereo harness through the car and can not find any amplifier. I checked everywhere in the trunk and nothing. Also, when I disconnected the original stereo, there was no 6 pin wire plugged into the amp output. This leads me to believe there is no amp. Another aspect is when I checked the wires that are actually attached to each front speakers, they each had a grey and a grey/yellow wire..this does not match up with the stereo end of the harness? Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks
I am really struggling with a stereo install. I have read all of the posts on here and am still having issues. I have a 1989 244 DL. I am installing a Pioneer deh-x6900bt. On my first attempt, the new system worked as it should except I was getting no sound from the speakers. YES, the volume was turned up The speakers worked fine with the old volvo factory stereo. After reading a bunch of posts on here, many people mention the separate factory amplifier that needs to be bypassed. I have searched every inch of the center console behind the dash, around the steering column and under both driver and passenger seats. I traced the stereo harness through the car and can not find any amplifier. I checked everywhere in the trunk and nothing. Also, when I disconnected the original stereo, there was no 6 pin wire plugged into the amp output. This leads me to believe there is no amp. Another aspect is when I checked the wires that are actually attached to each front speakers, they each had a grey and a grey/yellow wire..this does not match up with the stereo end of the harness? Can anyone help me out here?
Thanks
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Did you buy the connector adapter kit that plugs into the volvo connector. Did you ring out the speaker wires to verify continuity from the volvo connector to each speaker. I don't know about the 240's but my 89 740 had the amp which was under the panel under the steering wheel. What does the volvo connector look like. My OEM connector had a 14 wire connector as well as a round 6 wire connector . They both plug into the pre amp. The amp is 3"x2"x6" and is black and has an aluminum heatsink on 3 sides. The adapter kit you buy plugs into the 14 pin connector from your new radio.
Here is the original harness soldered on to the new hu
#5
OK how many speakers do you have . Are they the stock OEM speakers. There were no more then 6 wires coming out of the Volvo OEM radio. If it were just 6 wires I would say 2 wires for right and 2 wires for left speaker and 1 positive and 1 ground. Sounds like a basic system. So you should be able to ring out the wires from the speaker to the connector.
#6
There are only 2 front speakers. There are 10 wires from the stereo. So, guessing the extra 4 are for optional rears? There are also 3 wires that were spliced onto the old stereo's ground wire. 2 of them are what the diagrams show to be the front speakers. One to each. The third is one of two wires to a separate harness labeled "seek" any thoughts on why they would run the 2 front speakers from the stereo ground?
#7
There are only 2 front speakers. There are 10 wires from the stereo. So, guessing the extra 4 are for optional rears? There are also 3 wires that were spliced onto the old stereo's ground wire. 2 of them are what the diagrams show to be the front speakers. One to each. The third is one of two wires to a separate harness labeled "seek" any thoughts on why they would run the 2 front speakers from the stereo ground?
#9
Thanks Masterblaster,
That is the diagram for the car harness. It does match mine. I checked continuity with a multimeter just now and there is a signal from the speakers to the correct pins/wires in the diagram. I am almost certain I soldered the new stereo harness correctly. This makes me think there must be a factory amp hiding somewhere.
That is the diagram for the car harness. It does match mine. I checked continuity with a multimeter just now and there is a signal from the speakers to the correct pins/wires in the diagram. I am almost certain I soldered the new stereo harness correctly. This makes me think there must be a factory amp hiding somewhere.
#10
First off thanks to you guys for helping out. Still haven't figured it out yet. I hooked the stereo back up just to double check that I was not missing something in the setup menu of the new head unit. I noticed that when I turn the stereo on and off, the front right speaker pops. Still no sound though. Could it be a grounding issue? Or perhaps these old speakers are just toast? Also, does the fact that I have the blue and white remote power wire from the new stereo soldered onto the power antenna car harness wire cause any problems?
#11
First off thanks to you guys for helping out. Still haven't figured it out yet. I hooked the stereo back up just to double check that I was not missing something in the setup menu of the new head unit. I noticed that when I turn the stereo on and off, the front right speaker pops. Still no sound though. Could it be a grounding issue? Or perhaps these old speakers are just toast? Also, does the fact that I have the blue and white remote power wire from the new stereo soldered onto the power antenna car harness wire cause any problems?
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