A word of caution: New car stereos use what is called a 'floating ground'
or stated better, the negative side of the speaker wires are NOT the
chassis ground like they were in older cars. One cannot be assured that the
LR harness is directly compatible with the new radio.
I just installed a Sanyo deck in my '96 Discovery-I and chose to add all
my own wiring. This was a PITA but I did not destroy my deck with an
assumption. I could NOT use the sub in the rear door, as it was designed,
because of this same problem and because that is a powered sub and the
impedance match is all wrong. You know, just like how BMWs with the BOSE
systems can't be directly retrofitted. I ended up putting an amp and two
aftermarket subwoofers in the rear door and running the system like a fully
aftermarket setup. The dude sounds good but it was far from a simple
plug-n-play fit.
More details any time you want them. We gotta help one another out!
regards, Rick / Tulsa, OK
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