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installed new cd player, works, no sound

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Printed Date: July 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM


Topic: installed new cd player, works, no sound

Posted By: twisted1272
Subject: installed new cd player, works, no sound
Date Posted: July 18, 2004 at 10:21 AM

Am needing help with radio installation.  This is what's going on, I have 1998 mazda 626 with bose factory radio.  Am replacing it with kenwood kdc 222 cd player.  Bought the wiring kit, matched wire for wire and it works only thing is there is no sound.  A friend told me that there is an amp somewhere on the firewall and I need to bypass this.  Looked for it but could not see where an amp could be.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: July 18, 2004 at 10:45 AM

there will be a "amp turn on wire" in the harness at the radio  , , you need to hook the amp turn on wire from your kenwood up to it and it will turn on the bose amp.    To find the wire, , plug the factory deck back in and test all the left over wires that you didn't connect anything too and if you find a 12v+ wire, , then it should be your amp wire.

Another option is to bypass the amp, , but i don't reccomend that, , it creates a big hassle when you try to put the factory deck back in to sell the car.....Just run new wires to the speakers from your deck.



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2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.


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