PabloCruise
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PabloCruise, it's been a few months now since you finished this project up. I'm contemplating following your lead on this, and I've got a couple of questions.
1) How does it sound, and is it holding up well?
2) You've only used 14 pins of the 22 pin connector. Can you go over why you only used those 14, and if there's any negative effect from the unused pins (noise, functions not working, etc.)? And:
3) Other than the RCA sections, did you use anything else from the Metra LC harness that you bought? If not, are you aware of any option for buying the color coded RCA wires?
I'm sure that I'll have more questions after I dig into the project (when the tax return comes in), but I'd appreciate any answers to the above you could give me as I start to compile my parts list.
Thanks in advance!!!
Heck yeah, happy to help.
Where in SD are you? We go up to the BHCC every year and have a great time. Maybe we will see you there this summer. I am already looking forward to it...
1) Sound - this seems very subjective. The new head unit has EQ control, so you can make more adjustments than the stock Nak head unit. I did not replace the speakers (yet), so they are the same. The unit is holding up well!
2) If you take a look at my pin outs, I get the full function out of the new head unit and amp. The factory set up only used 18 of the 22 positions. I left off a 2nd power @ #2, and 2nd Illumination @ #13, the Mute lead @ #15, and the Beep @ #16. The head unit powers, illuminates, dims, mutes and beeps just fine. The speaker outs to the amp w/ the individual grounds are preserved. There is no odd noise or lack of function.
3) I do not think I used anything else from the Metra harness other than the RCAs once I realized their crimps were not clean. It was free from Crutchfield with the head unit, so I was not disappointed.
Does that help? Good luck on your project! This really added a lot of function to our LX!