1995 Cadillac Sedan Deville, New Head Unit
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Printed Date: April 27, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Topic: 1995 Cadillac Sedan Deville, New Head Unit
Posted By: cadillac95
Subject: 1995 Cadillac Sedan Deville, New Head Unit
Date Posted: February 22, 2008 at 9:37 PM
I have a 1995 cadillac sedan deville and just bought a Jensen in-dash dvd/cd/mp3 player XDVD710, I cant figure out how the hell it is suppose to get hooked up, there are all different color wires but none match up if anyone can please help me out I would really appreciate it. If anyone knows of a step by step process possibly with pictures please let me know, really any help will be great, thanks
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Posted By: noobgalore
Date Posted: February 22, 2008 at 9:42 PM
the manual should tell you what wires are what and and here is the wiring diagram for you car. https://https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/stereodetail/405.html
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 22, 2008 at 9:57 PM
yeah i tried that but some that still didnt help my car doesnt have a pink wire or some of the others
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 23, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Ok, so i got the deck finally hooked up just bypassed the original and wired each speaker up myself, but now when I turn it on and try to turn up the volume at about 17 18 vol level it just cuts off, is this because it doesnt have enough power? Is there an easy way I can fix this problem? Any advice would help, thanks
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 24, 2008 at 3:38 AM
When you connected the new speaker wires to the speakers, did you cut the original wires at the speaker so they are not still connected to the factory amp that is still in your trunk? According to info at metra-online. com, this car requires an amp bypass plug that is 204 inches long. The wire colors listed on that previous post are all in the trunk of your car. If you did not use the harness, where did you get Constant and Switched power?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 24, 2008 at 1:43 PM
yeah I cut the original speaker wire and spliced into the connectors that connect to the speakers, I got the power and ground from the original wiring of the car that was hooked up to the original stereo. Im thinking I just dont have enough power for the 6 factory speakers, but im really not too good at this stuff. The deck is a 200wt 50 x 4 channels so i only hooked up 4 of the 6 factory speakers, when I turn up the volume past 20 25 it will cut off, or when the screen is open it cuts off when the volume is at about 17 18, is this just a simple problem of not having enough power??
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 24, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Yes it sounds like you are not getting enough power. Did the factory radio have an antenna plugged into it? If it did not have an antenna, There are no high current capable wires in the harness to supply adequate power to the new deck. You need to run the yellow wire of the radio either to the battery or to the cigarette lighter plug, that should be an orange wire. Can somebody confirm for me that this vehicle does have a tuner/amp in the trunk?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 12:42 PM
No, im pretty sure the factory radio didnt have an antenna plugged into it. What guage wire should I use? Im going to try this and let you know if it works, and yeah im almost positive there is a tuner/amp in the trunk, this car came with its own factory system 1 speaker/tweeter in each door (4doors) and 2 more speakers in the back
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 12:48 PM
i just went and checked the wiring and I do have the yellow running to the orange
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Since you've apparently already chopped off the factory wiring harness (never a good idea) perhaps THIS tutorial will help you. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 1:50 PM
honestly I got lost in that post, im not someone who understands all this. One of my friends who hooked up my last system is the one who cut the factory harness and now he is nowhere to be found. I have it working just cant figure out why it cuts out when the volume goes up
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 2:17 PM
It probably cuts out when the volume goes up because the factory speakers cannot handle the head unit power, or are too low an impedance load for the head unit. You will probably need to replace the speakers with proper after market units, and you may need to get some help from a pro in your area if you can't follow the instructions on this web site. ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Wow I thought we were dealing with a jensen head unit. Do you have access to a volt meter so we can do a little troubleshooting? Did you connect all 6 speakers to the head unit. The 4 doors and the 2 in the rear deck?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 9:44 PM
right now there are only 4 hooked up to the deck, 1 in each door. what exactly do you mean by troubleshooting? ill do whatever I can to fix it
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 9:52 PM
Do you have access to a volt meter?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 10:11 PM
yes i do
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 25, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Set your meter to the DCVolts setting. If it is not an auto ranging meter set it to the 20 volts scale. Touch and hold the black meter lead to the case of the radio. Touch and hold the red meter lead to the yellow wire of the radio. Turn the radio up to just before it starts to cut out. Notice the reading on the meter. Balance the radio to the left. Turn it up and see if it cuts out. Balance it to the right, and check again. Let me know the reading, and let me know what happened with only one side at a time.
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 12:11 AM
the meter i have doesnt have a 20 volt scale it only has 1v-1000v i did what you said and it was at 1.3-1.4 when it cuts off, i dont have a clue wht that means. I also tried to balance it to the left and right but the problem with that is I have to open the screen up to do it and as soon as i open the screen it will cut off and close the screen.
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 3:23 AM
With the volume all the way down, do the thing with the meter again. Black to case of radio and red to the Yellow wire. You need to connect the red lead to the metal part of the wire. where you connected the yellow wire to the orange wire would be a good place to do this. When you said the yellow wire is connected to an orange wire, is it the orange wire at the cigarette lighter, or is it an orange wire of the factory wiring?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 1:51 PM
i did it with the volume down and it was pretty much exactly the same 1.3-1.4, its the orange wire of the factory radio. I went through all the wires of the factory radio, is there suppose to be a wire that has power even though the car key is in the off position? cause i couldnt find one, with that meter atleast
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 1:56 PM
i tested the orange and yellow factory and they both show some power in the acc position but the orange to the cigarette lighter doesnt show anything
Posted By: duoproductionx
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Looks like you jumped into something you cant handle...
I figured out what exactly was needed with my Seville and said screw it. The parts are still sitting in my living room waiting for me to have time to drop it all off at a shop.
Cutting off the harness was a dumb move. The wires you need are most likely in the trunk.
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 7:01 PM
I do not know what you have your meter set on but it should be reading between 12 and 13.5 volts depending on whether the engine is running. Try this, get a decent size wire and a 15 amp fuse and a fuse holder. Connect the fuse holder to the positive terminal of the battery. Temporarily run the other end of the wire into the car and connect it to the yellow wire of the radio. Check the radio and let us know what happens.
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 9:11 PM
yeah i know im in for some work but if I can do it myself I will, im not the one who cut the harness,i let a friend of mine hook up my last system and he cut it and threw out the pieces. Im going to try what you said above just gotta get a fuse and fuse holder, ill let you know how it goes
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 26, 2008 at 11:05 PM
i am an idoit you are my hero man, I went outside with a thicker gauge wire and it works perfectly. Thanks alot man for all your help and patience for a newbie. Just another question though, I only have 4 of my factory 6 speakers hooked up im not too worried about hooking them up now but if I do will it be too much for the deck to power? It still sounds great with only the 4 so I can make do if so, until I can get a amp or 2 and some subs, but yeah thanks again for all your help
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 27, 2008 at 2:12 AM
I would wait until you can get the amp. I have seen decks survive a 2 Ohm load but I WOULD NOT reccomend it. If the output chip fails the typical repair price would be over $100 You would be much better off spending that $100 dollars on an amp. Good thing you didn't go rushing out to buy some new speakers.
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 27, 2008 at 11:21 AM
yeah thanks, ill just wait like you said till I can get an amp or 2 and my subs. Yeah if it wasnt for your help i'd prolly be buying all kinds of stuff I didnt need
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 28, 2008 at 4:52 PM
does anyone know where I can find a dash kit for this car i've already bought 2 that they said were for my car but didnt work
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 28, 2008 at 8:47 PM
We did one today with the 204 inch harness and all. There is a difference in the kits. Is your shifter on the column or on the center console?
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 29, 2008 at 11:39 AM
its on the column, do you think this one would work?
https://cgi./SCOSCHE-Cadillac-Installation-Kit-for-1996-1999-Deville_W0QQitemZ120213296470QQihZ002QQcategoryZ85806QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
i had one that looked very similar with my last deck which is pretty much the same deck I have now
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 29, 2008 at 11:42 AM
sorry this one
https://cgi./SCOSCHE-Cadillac-Installation-Kit-for-1996-1999-Deville_W0QQitemZ120213296470QQihZ002QQcategoryZ85806QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: February 29, 2008 at 5:11 PM
I didn't have time to look at the link, but I did notice that it says it is for 96 to 99 models. According to the title of this thread, you have a 95
Posted By: cadillac95
Date Posted: February 29, 2008 at 5:49 PM
yeah, i've looked everywhere and cant find one that says its for a 95 and the ones that i've bought that were suppose to be for a 95 didnt fit at all. i think i need a din and ahalf or whatever its called, thats why i think that one might work
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