Radio Installation question!

[stanfordguamguy]

Hey Ya'll,

I'm trying to install an Alpine CDQ-9831 in my '95 Eclipse, however I'm running into a few problems. There were two thick black chords that came out of my stock tape/radio player, but they don't fit any of the inlets on my Alpine player. Does anybody know what those chords are used for? They look like thick power chords but I'm not sure. My player still turns on and works fine, but it might be overheating. Not sure...

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
~Vic

 

[FireyIce01]

look like power cords? you sure they don't look like RCA cables? maybe a picture of them?

 

[luv2rallye]

They are the power and audio cables that went to the stock amplifier - ignore them.

 

[slugsgomoo]

i'm not sure about the cords, as my stock harness has been cut & spliced to all hell-- I would say one thing though, it *can* get warm in that compartment, and alpines *do* get hot and will potentially die from overheating. I haven't had a problem in my toyota, but my buddy went through 2 in his RS, and one in his TSi, so FWIW. Plus, deck power is dirty. Put a 4 channel amp in there and disable the deck power (it'll sound better, and last longer!).

Nice deck choice by the way. I went with a 9831 so that i could match the amber dash lights. It's my one ricey failing.

 

[Defiant]

The two DIN cables are for the rear CD changer and the under-passenger-seat amplifier.
Pfff. Stanford, and clueless. Go figure.

 

[slow4G63]

sounds like you have the "enhanced" infinity sound system. don't hook up the 2 big wires, they go to your amp.... now... most likely you will not get any kind of sound out of the radio/cd player because the speakers go through the amp then back to the radio. I was told it would be best just to re-wire all of the speakers! It would be a pain, but that way you would be able to take out the factory amp and do it all the right way!

 

[Turbo Talon DL]

sounds like you have the "enhanced" infinity sound system. don't hook up the 2 big wires, they go to your amp.... now... most likely you will not get any kind of sound out of the radio/cd player because the speakers go through the amp then back to the radio. I was told it would be best just to re-wire all of the speakers! It would be a pain, but that way you would be able to take out the factory amp and do it all the right way!

You dont have to re-wire all the speakers if they're amped up with a factory amp. Use the turn on leads coming from the factory amp and connect it to your blue remote turn on wire coming from your cd player.