D.I.Y. the long-awaited amp integration harness by Whiterice!

[OooskilzooO]

Dam i just got done putting every thing back together after i did the amp bypass. this way seems it would of been a hell of alot easier. i put a alpine w200 in so the amp to the speakers should be some what close.

[OooskilzooO]

what is the sound quality your getting threw this setup?

[notacop]

I just installed mine today using this method.


The light blue wire is not the one on the main stereo harness, but rather on the smaller stereo harness. It is light blue with gray spots down it.

Sounds very good with my Alpine IVA-W200

[OooskilzooO]

looks like im going to redo the stereo using this method. the sound is not bad with the bypass but something just doesn't sound rite. what kind of controll you have with the iva-w200 since thats is what i have in.

[notacop]

Originally Posted by OooskilzooO

looks like im going to redo the stereo using this method. the sound is not bad with the bypass but something just doesn't sound rite. what kind of controll you have with the iva-w200 since thats is what i have in.

Not sure what you are asking. Fade and balance work fine. no seperate sub control of course.


Using the PAC SWI-JACK I can use the channel and volume buttons, I have not figured out how to get the mode button to do anything though.

[Doug]

+rep, already planned on doing this this weekend when i install my d3. since i am doing all the research that i can before hand, and this is good advice, i gave you rep.

good job

[volvo9]

Been a bit since someone posted in this...

My SI is coming in this week and I've already got a Pioneer Avic-Z2 Navi on the way. From what I hear this si the best way to hook up the radio, Simpler, and from what I can tell the posters in this thread actually prefer it over the amp bypass (why it's that way I don't know, with every other car I've owned amp bypass was the best way to do it, but maybe it's because the stock amp is actually powerfull, I donno)

Enough of this drunken babble, I already have the amp bypass harness in the mail but I think I'm going to use this method instead, seeing as it's less wiring, the sound seems to be preferred, and I get to keep the stock sub and tweeters and there's less wiring. (I can later decide if I want to put my JL stuff back in). Only thing is that the level of the stock sub can't be adjusted, so it's like having it on 0 with the stock radio, right??? We'll see if I like it after a while.

Anyone have anything else to add?

thanks!

[vollev]

If I could be so bold as to make a request and ask for a quick review of the your system after you install your z2 with this method. Levels, clarity, overall happiness, that kinda stuff. I'm about perform a similar install but I'd love to get an idea of what to expect when its all said and done. Thanks.

[volvo9]

Originally Posted by vollev

If I could be so bold as to make a request and ask for a quick review of the your system after you install your z2 with this method. Levels, clarity, overall happiness, that kinda stuff. I'm about perform a similar install but I'd love to get an idea of what to expect when its all said and done. Thanks.

Sure, I'll let you know how I like it. I'll take pics of the install too. I'm just waiting patiently for the car at this point, it's now one week after the car was supposed to show it's face at Honda and still nothing.... damn..

One more question for everyone, the Schosche HA10B harness work with this install also, right?

[notacop]

Just be careful with the scosche. When i got it the constant 12v and ground were backwards, blew some random fuse under my hood, not the radio fuse you would expect.


I would go metra if I were you.

[vollev]

Thanks volvo9. I know that help me out a lot, let alone anyone else who was interested.

[whiterice]

Originally Posted by notacop

I would go metra if I were you.

Agreed. Doing installs professionally, I've dealth with several different brands and never dealt with one with as much quality as Metra. The only exception I've seen are a few kits by American International that are pretty solid. Scosche and some of the other cheapies are just poorly assembled and flimsy for the most part. Buy a Metra kit and buy a Wal-Mart kit and you'll see the difference. There's a reason Metra makes like 100+ different GM radio kits and Wal Mart just sells 1 "universal"....

[DrR10n]

what about this?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-axcVY0r....asp?i=127OEM2

i bought it thinking it would solve this problem. do i even need it anymore?

[volvo9]

Can anyone confirm that the factory sub works with this, or will I lose it?

thanks, I'm doing my install tomorrow!

[volvo9]

Originally Posted by volvo9

Can anyone confirm that the factory sub works with this, or will I lose it?

thanks, I'm doing my install tomorrow!

Ok, I installed my Z2 tonight (later than expected because someone hit my car ) using this method and it was very straight forward. I used the schosche harness but as stated everywhere the positive and negavive (yellow and black) WHERE REVERSED! I checked the harness out with my multimeter first to confirm, if you use this harness don't guess!!!

The radio will not function without the factory amp turned on and to let you know on my 07 it was the light blue wire in the second small radio harness (the one on the upper left of the radio if your looking from the back, not the one you solder your rca's into) I used a wire tap to tap into it as I didn't want to cut the wire. This wire needs to be fed 12v for the amp to turn on.

The volume levels seem normal to me and I'm very happy with the sound. The factory tweeters AND sub work using this method! I cannot comment much on if the overall clarity improved, since I didn't have the radio in for long (2 weeks) but I'm very happy with the outcome, I don't have my sub installed yet but the output from the factory sub was definately cleaned up a lot.

Overall I give it a

Thanks for the DIY

[reelbigfish241]

bringing back an almost dead thread but I may want to try this out because I have my pioneer hu hooked up the normal way and I am experiencing a lot of white noise.

Does this method get rid of that noise? Or does it not help all that much?

If I'm not using this method, is my stock amp (EX) not being used.

thanks

[volvo9]

Originally Posted by reelbigfish241

bringing back an almost dead thread but I may want to try this out because I have my pioneer hu hooked up the normal way and I am experiencing a lot of white noise.

Does this method get rid of that noise? Or does it not help all that much?

If I'm not using this method, is my stock amp (EX) not being used.

thanks

I'm not sure on trim levels yet, but did your car have premium sound? If so how did you wire in the radio, did you unplug your harness from the back of the radio only or did you have to take out your center console and unplug the factory speaker harness from the factory amp in front fo the shifter? If you didn't do that and you have premium sound then yoru feeding speaker level inputs into your factory amp which is going to cause sound quality problems. I have no white noise with this setup. With the volume off and car is dead silent. With the volume up on a silent part of a song the hiss is very light, nothing that I have not experienced on any radio in the past.

[DrR10n]

i did this in my car and the only problem is that when the key is at ACC II I get this buzzing sound from the speakers. When I go back to ACC I it is gone. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this?

[DrR10n]

bump for answers?

[bluslice]

does the buzz sound happen if you're in ACC II and you have your stereo turned off?