Hello!
Let me start by saying that I'm not a car guy (I'm a computer guy) but I have successfully installed aftermarket car audio a few times before. Anyway, I have a new (discontinued) Clarion DXZ585USB radio and a new (discontinued) Scosche GM11 interface/harness kit for my new (to me) 2003 Chevy Impala. I've connected the GM11 and Radio wiring, set up the radio in a double-din adapter, gotten the dash off, removed the old (stock) radio, and installed the new radio/interface. The car still starts, and the radio turns on, but no sound comes out of anywhere. No chimes (which the GM11 is supposed to take care of) and no radio. Now, even if the GM11 is bad, shouldn't I still get sound from the radio? If I hook the old radio back up I get chimes and sound just fine, and the only (new) radio wires with fuses are the power leads, and it powers up just fine, so I don't think it's a fuse issue. There were some discrepancies with wiring colors matching (orange=illumination vs orange/white=dimmer), but the speaker wires all matched up just fine.
I *really* don't want to spend any more money on this (bought radio on sale before I knew I'd need the interface) and I'm not looking forward to driving to work tomorrow with a disassembled dash... Anyone have any insights they can share?
-John
Let me start by saying that I'm not a car guy (I'm a computer guy) but I have successfully installed aftermarket car audio a few times before. Anyway, I have a new (discontinued) Clarion DXZ585USB radio and a new (discontinued) Scosche GM11 interface/harness kit for my new (to me) 2003 Chevy Impala. I've connected the GM11 and Radio wiring, set up the radio in a double-din adapter, gotten the dash off, removed the old (stock) radio, and installed the new radio/interface. The car still starts, and the radio turns on, but no sound comes out of anywhere. No chimes (which the GM11 is supposed to take care of) and no radio. Now, even if the GM11 is bad, shouldn't I still get sound from the radio? If I hook the old radio back up I get chimes and sound just fine, and the only (new) radio wires with fuses are the power leads, and it powers up just fine, so I don't think it's a fuse issue. There were some discrepancies with wiring colors matching (orange=illumination vs orange/white=dimmer), but the speaker wires all matched up just fine.
I *really* don't want to spend any more money on this (bought radio on sale before I knew I'd need the interface) and I'm not looking forward to driving to work tomorrow with a disassembled dash... Anyone have any insights they can share?
-John