- Oct 18, 2012
- 28
I just got my '03 TB less than a week ago, and the first thing I decided to do was replace the stock H/U with my aftermarket CD player.
The stock radio wasn't installed long enough for me to notice if the rear speakers worked with it, or if they just stopped working when I installed the aftermarket CD player. Either way, they don't work now. I've noticed that seems to be a common problem, so I'll probably find out more when I reach the point to install my aftermarket speakers. Its not a huge deal anyway; my final goal is to install all new door speakers and run them off of a 4-channel amp, so they may receive new wires directly to the amp anyway. I do have a couple of questions, and if I've overlooked a topic where these have been answered, please forgive me.
1) This may seem dumb, but are there any factory speaker locations other than the dash tweeters and the door speakers? Mine is an EXT model, non-BOSE, and I was curious if the third row got an extra set hidden somewhere.
2) What is the purpose of the black plug that goes into the back of the stock head unit? I picked up one of the wiring adapter units at Walmart that retain the chime etc., and I noticed it doesn't include anything to plug the black plug into. My TB doesn't have OnStar, or (unfortunately) steering wheel controls. Do the rear speakers run through this plug by any chance, and thats why I don't have rear sound?
3) I'm assuming the door speaker holes should fit about 6.5". What size are the tweeters?
4) My aftermarket 4-ch amp provides 60-watt RMS to each individual channel. I found some blue Pyle 3-way speakers on eBay that seem to be matched to those capabilities for fairly cheap; has anyone had any experience with Pyle speakers powered by an amp other than their head unit? If so, how did they sound/last? Most of the negative reviews I've read seemed to be about pushing them with factory head units.
5) I keep getting conflicting information on it, so once and for all, does the non-BOSE system have a factory amp?
Thanks for any tips you can provide!
The stock radio wasn't installed long enough for me to notice if the rear speakers worked with it, or if they just stopped working when I installed the aftermarket CD player. Either way, they don't work now. I've noticed that seems to be a common problem, so I'll probably find out more when I reach the point to install my aftermarket speakers. Its not a huge deal anyway; my final goal is to install all new door speakers and run them off of a 4-channel amp, so they may receive new wires directly to the amp anyway. I do have a couple of questions, and if I've overlooked a topic where these have been answered, please forgive me.
1) This may seem dumb, but are there any factory speaker locations other than the dash tweeters and the door speakers? Mine is an EXT model, non-BOSE, and I was curious if the third row got an extra set hidden somewhere.
2) What is the purpose of the black plug that goes into the back of the stock head unit? I picked up one of the wiring adapter units at Walmart that retain the chime etc., and I noticed it doesn't include anything to plug the black plug into. My TB doesn't have OnStar, or (unfortunately) steering wheel controls. Do the rear speakers run through this plug by any chance, and thats why I don't have rear sound?
3) I'm assuming the door speaker holes should fit about 6.5". What size are the tweeters?
4) My aftermarket 4-ch amp provides 60-watt RMS to each individual channel. I found some blue Pyle 3-way speakers on eBay that seem to be matched to those capabilities for fairly cheap; has anyone had any experience with Pyle speakers powered by an amp other than their head unit? If so, how did they sound/last? Most of the negative reviews I've read seemed to be about pushing them with factory head units.
5) I keep getting conflicting information on it, so once and for all, does the non-BOSE system have a factory amp?
Thanks for any tips you can provide!