Recent content by RCZ-mad

Yep, but I am hoping that the wires going from the stock head unit TO the JBL amp are the same color coding as the wires FROM the JBL amp to the speakers, or I'm screwed lol

Yeah running new wire or using existing is something I'm thinking about now. I would rather avoid having to run new wire for every speaker if its possible, I want to just use the existing speaker wires. Can the stock speaker wires handle the new speakers? Is there a way to calculate if the...

Funny you mention that...putting in this subwoofer was an interim activity. I've got a bunch of Alpine gear I plan on putting in soon, so this was a bit of a test of both my knowledge and patience! I've got a few items now and getting a few more shortly to complete the package but when all is...

Mission accomplished! So, after going through the wiring diagrams and tracing wires etc. I test wired everything up and it works. The under-seat subwoofer has a small handheld controller that lets you adjust gain etc. but what was really handy is that it allowed you to press a button and switch...

Is this what you're talking about?

Ok did that and identified the pairs (already pretty much figured it out earlier by matching wire colors and position, but this confirmed). So then that leaves identifying ground wires. Is there a way of identifying which one of the pair is a ground wire, by using the multimeter and touching...

Ok so I set the multimeter to the Ohms setting, then I prod the harness pins to find the "pairs"....but what output am I supposed to see on the screen that indicates a pair?

Ok I managed to find the wiring schematic for it. Its for the satnav system but really looks like the same setup as the JBL...Even if it isn't the JBL amp, I would imagine they would use the same wires and harness for the speakers in the JBL system. SO working on that assumption, this wiring...

Here is a really primitive sketch of the system...I know the amp is wired on the CANBUS, as anyone who has tried to put in an aftermarket headunit has found out, the amp won't go on as the aftermarket unit isn't able to talk to it and there are no aftermarket harnesses available that work with...

No, the plugs were left in. For the red speaker wire, I touched it with the red multimeter test lead. For the ground black test lead, I had that touching the ground wire also on the amp (green with yellow stripe). Is that not a good way to test?

Yes that is the confusing part, because I've tested the red and grey set, both give same reading. I could be doing it wrong, or I could be testing the wrong wires, but its not making sense to me. I've checked every single wire coming out of the plugs on that amp, and they all read the same...

1 - Yes that is the best answer but I should have mentioned, I've already tried to find this information and its the industries best kept secret lol can't find it anywhere! 2 - I'll try that but to clarify, if I set the multimeter to AC, where am I putting the test leads? I assume red to what I...

HI all, I'm no electrician and I'm trying to figure out this system as I want to fit new speakers etc. The Peugeot RCZ had an option of a JBL upgrade which consisted of the following; [LIST=1]...

HI all, I'm no electrician and I'm trying to figure out this system as I want to fit new speakers etc. The Peugeot RCZ had an option of a JBL upgrade which consisted of the following; 2 x front tweeters (dedicated wires, with a capacitor for passive filtering) 2 x 6.5" fronts with dedicated...