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2000 up grand am radio install problem

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Printed Date: July 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM


Topic: 2000 up grand am radio install problem

Posted By: tony.d
Subject: 2000 up grand am radio install problem
Date Posted: August 21, 2005 at 8:16 PM

do these cars have a factory amp turn on wire to be hooked up after u install or before i should say a aftermarket head unit. my buddy just left and he said when the radio is on zero distortion comes out of the speakers i dont know (help)



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Posted By: tony.d
Date Posted: August 22, 2005 at 11:15 AM
anyone




Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: August 22, 2005 at 12:51 PM

i'm not really sure what the question is... did you maintain the factory amp or bypass it?     you say "when the radio is on zero distortion comes out of the speakers".... this is a good thing.... or do you mean that zero audio is heard?   and if so, is this only on radio or on disc as well?



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Kevin Gerry
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Classic Car Audio
since 1979




Posted By: tony.d
Date Posted: August 22, 2005 at 10:00 PM
sorry my question was do these cars have factory amps and if they do does it need to be hooked up there is a wire on the harness that has amp wire on it not to b confused with the remote turn on wire for theamp for subs the factory speakers play, i dont know what im trying to ask hear.when the radio is turned down to zero the subs are still thumpin i still didnt get to see what was wrong with it yet the car left im looking at it friday but this is what there explaining to me what its doing sorry for the length of the post




Posted By: houndawg822
Date Posted: August 23, 2005 at 2:00 PM
If you don't know if there is a factory amp pull the carpet back on the drivers side in the trunk and you should see it (the grand Am I had was a 2002 with the 8 speaker Monsoon system). If the is an amp then there is a wire you have to splice in with your harnes to turn it on. I don't now about the 2000 GA but I had to relocate the factory deck to the trunk with a special harness because if you don't there is a possibility the airbags will deploy unexpectedly. Hope this helps you.

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