[MBZ] Lost in the world of Stereos - W124
Howdy Everyone,
OK, Thanks to Kaleb, I pulled the right side trunk liner back saw a couple
of things I need help understanding how they work with the radio in the
dash.
You'll soon see from my lack of the use of proper terms that my experience
with this stuff is pretty limited. OK, in the trunk under the liner on the
passenger side, there's a box with fins on it which I assume is an amplifier
with cooling fins. Next to that (on the opposite side of the trunk hinge)
is another box - - what the heck is that ? Where does my CD Changer hook
in?
So, there's a AM-FM Cassette radio in my dash - is that considered the
head unit?
I hear I need a wiring adapter - which I find ludicrous when I'm using OEM
equipment with factory wiring - (but that's another problem) -- is that
something a car stereo shop will have or can make? Does it come from the
dealer? I'm trying to see if the place I got the Changer has it but that may
be wishful thinking.
OK Gang - Impress me with your knowledge as you always do!;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Re: [MBZ] Lost in the world of Stereos - W124
Larry, The head unit is the stereo in the dash since it controls every part of
the stereo system. What you see in the trunk with the cooling fins is the
amplifier. They are usually mounted in a place where air can pass over them to
keep them cool. I'm guessing the black box you saw near the hinges was a
crossover. That is used to separate the various signals to the speakers from
the amp, lows to the woofers and highs to the tweeters. You should see speaker
wires running from that box to each speaker setup.
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Subject: [MBZ] Lost in the world of Stereos - W124
Howdy Everyone,
OK, Thanks to Kaleb, I pulled the right side trunk liner back saw a couple
of things I need help understanding how they work with the radio in the
dash.
You'll soon see from my lack of the use of proper terms that my experience
with this stuff is pretty limited. OK, in the trunk under the liner on the
passenger side, there's a box with fins on it which I assume is an amplifier
with cooling fins. Next to that (on the opposite side of the trunk hinge)
is another box - - what the heck is that ? Where does my CD Changer hook
in?
So, there's a AM-FM Cassette radio in my dash - is that considered the
head unit?
I hear I need a wiring adapter - which I find ludicrous when I'm using OEM
equipment with factory wiring - (but that's another problem) -- is that
something a car stereo shop will have or can make? Does it come from the
dealer? I'm trying to see if the place I got the Changer has it but that may
be wishful thinking.
OK Gang - Impress me with your knowledge as you always do!;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Re: [MBZ] Lost in the world of Stereos - W124
The other box is the control unit. Dont ask me the specifics, but you
have to unplug one of the round plugs on top and plug that wire into the
interface box you get at the dealer, then plug that box back into the
port you removed the other wire. Then you have to unplug the power wire
and plug that somehow into the interface box. Then plug the cd changer
into the interface box.
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Howdy Everyone,
OK, Thanks to Kaleb, I pulled the right side trunk liner back saw a couple
of things I need help understanding how they work with the radio in the
dash.
You'll soon see from my lack of the use of proper terms that my experience
with this stuff is pretty limited. OK, in the trunk under the liner on the
passenger side, there's a box with fins on it which I assume is an amplifier
with cooling fins. Next to that (on the opposite side of the trunk hinge)
is another box - - what the heck is that ? Where does my CD Changer hook
in?
So, there's a AM-FM Cassette radio in my dash - is that considered the
head unit?
I hear I need a wiring adapter - which I find ludicrous when I'm using OEM
equipment with factory wiring - (but that's another problem) -- is that
something a car stereo shop will have or can make? Does it come from the
dealer? I'm trying to see if the place I got the Changer has it but that may
be wishful thinking.
OK Gang - Impress me with your knowledge as you always do!;-)
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info
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Re: [MBZ] Lost in the world of Stereos - W124
On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:00:59 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK Gang - Impress me with your knowledge as you always do!;-) I've found that for things audio you'll do well if you go to Crutchfield at http://www.crutchfield.com. They have a help line that's open REAL late at (888) 955-6000. When you order a radio (like I did recently) they include the appropriate adaptors. So, they can tell you what you need and can provide it, if necessary. So, call them already. Craig
