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[S8track16]

what is the model numbers for the speakers?

[simonclay]

They are all four Sony Xplode's. The 4x6's are XS-R4644 and the 6x9's are XS-R6944.

[simonclay]

Ok guys so I feel really dumb for having to post this, but I need your help. I've got everything done with my system except for the head unit replacement and I've ran into a problem. I already bugged my new h/u wire harness to my metra adaptor harness for the correct year (2001).

When I removed my old h/u I slid the new one in place and then trimmed some of the plastic to make it fit, which was no problem. Then I got my harness and realized that it doesn't plug in... so that's my question. What do I do now? I got the metra 70-2001 which is supposed to fit. and I noticed immediately that the old h/u had two plugs, but the metra harness is one big one. And there were no instructions with the harness

[negolien]

If you purchased it from Crutchfield call the Customer Service number they're great at walking people thru stuff. As a side not that's differant than the one for my 2001 Alero sedan w/ monsoon not sure if it matters you can always ask em.

[simonclay]

I ordered it from amazon at the same time I got the head unit.

[simonclay]

Ok guys. I'm sitting in my car and I figured out that the plug I thought went to the radio actually goes to the vents. Whoops. But there really is two plugs on the back of my factory h/u. And now I've got all my wires tied into the factory wiring, except for the ignition wire. Do I have to run my own wire to the ignition? And what do I do with the purple serial data wire that used to go to the h/u? Is it important?

[S8track16]

i believe that you don't have to wire into the ignition since your Alero is a 2001, correct? It should be plug 'n play.

[simonclay]

Well I've used a meter to check all of the wires going to the factory radio harness. And none of them turn on with the ignition. The only ones with any voltage are the positive and negative (~12v), and the serial data wire (~0.4v)

[simonclay]

This is the factory harness and the metra adapter. the adapter is the big blue one.

[negolien]

Any updates:?

[jawa]

i have a o1 and i had to run a power wire from the fuse box to power the radio fused of course

[jawa]

oh and dont worry about the purple wire unless you got the aftermarket chime kit

[simonclay]

Ok thanks. But I already have 12v there now, I just need a wire to tell the h/u to turn on. And where does the dark green "power antenna" wire go? Does it need to be connected to anything?

[simonclay]

I got it working. But when I turn it up speakers cut in and out and it says "check wiring" any ideas on that?

[simonclay]

So now that I've messed with all the settings and put in a cd to avoid the static from the radio, I figured out that it's overpowering the speakers and causing clipping. So I guess I'm going to be ordering new speakers. Unless there's some way to fix it. My amp is rated at RMS 50w x 4. And my speakers are RMS 50w each.

[negolien]

Strange I have never had an audio system start clipping. I hope you don't go thru all the drama to find out it's an issue from the install. That's one reason I have had anything installed done by a professional in my old age. Gone are the days where I' am wedged upside down underneath my dash trying to install something.

[simonclay]

Well after doing a bunch of research online, I found out that it is clipping. But I was wrong about what clipping is. Lol. So for now I'll just keep the volume at a controlled level until I can get a bigger amp or learn to live with it

[negolien]

So you have the 2 4x6s running of the deck and the 4 6x9s running of the amp?

[simonclay]

No. Sorry for any confusion. When I listed eve rything, I made a typo. I'm running two 4x6's and two 6x9's all off of a four channel amp. The amp is rated at 50w RMS per channel. And the speakers are 35w RMS for the 4x6's and 50w RMS for the 6x9's.

[negolien]

Ah gotcha well keep us upto date on how things are going. I' am interested because I' am going to change my HU soon also.