Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

[pimpadelic]

i have a 1998 camaro with the monsoon system. i replaced the stock head unit with an alpine cda-9885. now can i stiil hook this up to the amp. when i replaced the head unit i had an extra plug that i could not use. is this what controls the amp? anybody with some advice or knowledge?

[Crazed98Camaro]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

I have a 98 camaro with the monsoon and also upgraded my head unit.
So far, so good. But i also did have extra wires.
As long as you follow the wiring guide I'm sure you'll be fine

[blackfbird98]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

yea some head units have extra wires like crazed said all u do is follow the wiring guide and cap off any remaining wires

[pimpadelic]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

the extra wires are coming from the car. the middle speakers no longer work therefore the monsoon amp is not running? any help?

[blackfbird98]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

did u hook up the aftermarket adapter right tht hooks up to your car adapter?

[pimpadelic]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

the aftermarket adapter only hooked up to the large bundle of wires (the bundle with power,ground.remote,front+,front-,rear+,rear-, and such) the other smaller bundle has no place to hook up too.

[Bonemaro]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

Odd... I too have the Monsoon with an aftermarket HU. I just hooked up one large bundle and everything is perfect.

[Crazed98Camaro]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

Start tracing where the sail panel (what i assume you mean by middle) speaker wires that you put together for the back of the head unit.

Here is a page for all the wiring colors:

http://www.modifiedlife.com/car-ster...vrolet-camaro/

[pimpadelic]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

what adapter did u use?

[96firebird311]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

No special adapters are needed to install an aftermarket headunit with the Monsoon system. I've done 100 of them. Are you POSITIVE they were working with the stock headunit? Maybe disconnect the harnesses and plug the stock headunit back in. Do they work now?

[Bonemaro]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

The one I had just hooked up 12V Con, 12V Switches, Ground, amp trig and +- front rear left & right. Nothing special.

[pimpadelic]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?


C3 - White 10-pin connector
11 - GRAY - (Convertible) amplifier sensor
12 - not used
13 - not used
14 - DARK BLUE - steering wheel controls input
15 - not used
16 - DARK GREEN w/WHITE - (Camaro) vehicle speed sensor input for automatic volume
17 - LIGHT BLUE - right rear speaker negative
18 - DARK BLUE - right rear speaker positive
19 - YELLOW - left rear speaker negative
20 - BROWN - left rear speaker positive


This is the connector i cannot plug into

[96firebird311]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

Then you have either simply not plugged it into the radio harness correctly or you have purchased the incorrect harness from Best Buy, Circuit City, WalMart or where ever you bought it. There are two plugs that look just like that behind the factory radio. They stack on top of each other and almost click into place, making one larger plug. That entire thing will plug right into the correct harness from any of the above mentioned stores.

[96firebird311]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

And if you haven't solved this yet, the correct harness you need is Metra part# 1858. Should come in a red bag or atleast have a large red label across the front. (Metra is getting cheap lately) That number will be proceeded by "70-" meaning it has bare wires on one end of the harness, or "80-" meaning it has a universal speed plug on one end. Either will work. They're the same thing.

Please be sure you understand what I am saying here.

There are two plugs that look just like that behind the factory radio. They stack on top of each other and almost click into place, making one larger plug. That entire thing will plug right into the correct harness from any of the above mentioned stores.

[cam98aro]

Re: Can i still use monsoon amp and speakers with after market head unit?

the extra connector was probably for the cd changer or the steering wheel controls

IIRC i have an extra connector back there also, and i also have a connector plugged into the "button" where 2nd gear start would be on the automatics