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From: dlww@cbnewsi.cb.att.com (David L. Wilson)
Subject: Re: ++$70 TICKET FOR BOOMIN' CAR STEREO-Help!++
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Distribution: oh
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:25:59 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.124346.24130@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mgarber@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Max D Garber) writes:
>
>I live in Mansfield, Ohio and recieved a citation for my stereo being too loud.
>When I called to see what the fine was, they said $70!  My court date is coming
>up, and I have been told that I may be able to get it lessened if I plead 'No 
>Contest' and be honest-tell them that I wasn't aware that I could recieve a 
>ticket for my radio.
>
I wish they had fined you more. There are few things that irk me more than
jackasses who think the whole world wants to hear their car stereos. In
my neighborhood it is impossible to enjoy a nice day outside or have a
barbecue without being assaulted by the noise from cars blocks away. At night
it is even worse.
 When society has deteriorated to the point where people do anything that
pleases them without any consideration for how it affects others, then the only
remedy is the law. I congratulate your town for being more enlightened than
mine on this matter.

Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
From: jreiser@scott.skidmore.edu (jason reiser)
Subject: Re: Help - Stereo Problems
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 08:00:39 GMT

dubear@molbio.cbs.umn.edu (Dubear Kroening) writes:
> 
> I was wondering if anyone out there has some good advice for my problem.
> It seems that my car stereo (Kenwood KRC-1004 if it's important) doesn't
> work properly.  Sometimes when I turn it on the background light comes on,
> but the LCD lights (time, station) don't.  When the stereo is like this,
> neither the stations or the tape deck works.  It started doing this once in
> a while, but occurs more frequently now to the point where it hardly ever
> works.  It will sometimes cut out while it is on.
> 
	Check out Gary Woodwards recent post (10/12) on the KRC-1004.
The unit has a problem with the fuse holders that MAY cause the holder
to short out.  How?  I dunno, but apparently the problem you are
experiencing may be due to this fault in the unit.  Bring it in for
repair if the problem cannot be isolated to the installation of the
radio.  Actually, if for some reason this is not your unit's problem,
maybe you'll get lucky and get a free repair. 
	Good luck.

				- Jason
jreiser@scott.skidmore.edu



Newsgroups: rec.audio.car,rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
From: "Gary A. Woodward" <p00140@psilink.com>
Subject: Re: Chrysler digital radio pinouts?
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 13:11:22 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink (3.2)

>DATE:   Wed, 7 Oct 1992 15:02:32 GMT
>FROM:   Hal G. Meeks <hgm@ncsu.edu>
>
>I picked up an Chrysler AM/FM digital stereo radio for next to nothing some time back,
>and I've just now gotten around to playing with it. 
>
>There are two cryptic connectors on the back of the radio: one has 8 pins, the other
>has 6 (I think, this is from memory). The pins are in a inline, keyed connnector that
>I've not seen before. 
>
>Unlike Delco radios, there is no pinout diagram on the radio itself. I've managed to
>get the dial lite to come on, but not much else. I really don't feel like randomly
>hooking it up until it's either fried or works. 
>
>Any suggestions where I might find the pinouts? Information this specific isn't found
>in your usual car repair manuals. 
>
>--hal
>
>-- 
>hgm@ccvr1.cc.ncsu.edu	"The trick is -- find a name for it.
>                         Then you can sell it. End of the Revolution."


Yes. there is a co. in fla. called metra who sells all sorts of car 
radio plugs and adaptor harnesses. call to see where there is a dealer 
near you. they can be reached at 1.800.221.0932.

good day.
From: haslupj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jason A Haslup )
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Popping noise..
Date: 9 Oct 92 22:33:04 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ


Hello,


I have a quick question about a problem in my car stereo I just found:

First of all, I have an assortment of items: Pioneer Premier deck w/cd changer
in the trunk, 3 alpine amps powering the speakers (separates up front, mids,
and then the subwoofer in the hatch of a '89 CRX), and a coustic xm-3 
crossover.

Well, I've been extremely happy with everything so far (most of it about a year
old, sub-box about 3 months old), but I just noticed something while driving
home today:  whenever I tap the brakes, a 'popping' noise comes through the
speakers.  It seems to be whenever the brake lights turn on or off...

I haven't noticed this before, and I'm sure I would've.  If the music is up 
at a usually normal volume, you have to strain to hear the popping, but it's
definately there.

Any ideas?  I added the crossover with the subwoofer in June (I didn't install
it, a shop did), and I've heard that that adds noise to the system.  

If I took it to a reputable car stereo place, do you think they'd be able to 
find the problem and fix it??

Any suggestions would help!

Thanks,

Jason
haslupj@gas.uug.arizona.edu
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car,rec.autos,rec.autos.tech
From: hsd@swl.msd.ray.com (HERBERT DASILVA)
Subject: Re: Chrysler digital radio pinouts?
Organization: Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 17:11:02 GMT

hgm@ncsu.edu (Hal G. Meeks) writes:

>I picked up an Chrysler AM/FM digital stereo radio for next to nothing
>some time back, and I've just now gotten around to playing with it.

>There are two cryptic connectors on the back of the radio: one has 8 pins,
>the other has 6 (I think, this is from memory). The pins are in a inline,
>keyed connnector that I've not seen before.

  Yup, there are two 8-pin connectors, one gray, one black.

>Unlike Delco radios, there is no pinout diagram on the radio itself. I've
>managed to get the dial lite to come on, but not much else. I really don't
>feel like randomly hooking it up until it's either fried or works.

>Any suggestions where I might find the pinouts? Information this specific
>isn't found in your usual car repair manuals.

  Most aftermarket radio sales outlets have wiring packages that let you
  hook up an aftermarket radio to the factory wiring harness.  These kits
  usually have a harness that attaches to the radio, and then you plug into
  the car's harness.  These kits show a diagram of the pinouts.  The one's
  I've seen are about $5.00.  Once you figure out what pins go where, you
  could either go to a junk yard and cut off an appropriate length of radio
  harness, connectors and all (all harnesses are basically the same since
  1985 or so), or construct your own.

  I submit this to the net for the benefit of those who might want to
  replace their factory radio without hacking up the cables.  Your case of
  incorporating a factory radio into a another type of car is considerably
  more rare...

>--hal

	Herb "Mopar Maniac" DaSilva
From: gshin@ampere.elee.calpoly.edu (George Shin)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: mobil audio equipments for SALE
Date: 15 Oct 92 21:03:47 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

I have the following used mobil audio products for sale at this time:

   1) SONY XR-7400 - cassette + CD changer (top of the line)
   2) SONY A-30 - 10-disc CD changer
   3) Hollywood Sound Lab - 8" bass tubes (two of them)

The asking price is VERY negotiable, so give me a call @

   george shin
   (805) 541-0428

or leave an e-mail, OR respond to this article.


thanks....  gshin
   PARTY ON DUDES ..... :-)     gshin @gauss.elee.calpoly.edu
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From: eabu288@orion.oac.uci.edu (Alvin Chiu-Wen Chen)
Subject: CD changer for BMW 325is
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:38:15 GMT
Distribution: na

Does anyone know any CD changers thatis compatible with the head unit of the BMWs?
From: mjensen@ub.d.umn.edu (marc jensen)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: false a/c ducts, or other suggestions?
Keywords: stealth, faceplate, etc...
Date: 16 Oct 92 00:56:59 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
NNTP-Posting-Host: ub.d.umn.edu

In article <Bw6H4y.K62@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com> jsalmi@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com (John Salmi) writes:
>
>my removeable faceplate gives me some satisfaction, but i'd like to either
>cover or fill the space left by removing the face.  i thought that a fake
>a/c vent would do, but was wondering if any of you guys/gals/people had a
>take on something similar?
>

I, too, have a removable faceplate stereo.  I think the most convincing thing
to do is to place the front end of a stock stereo in the hole in your dash.
If you have the stereo that came with your car, just take it apart and
somehow (velcro, etc) enable it to be put over your blank stereo.  This to me
is much more convincing that a black piece of plastic.  In a recent magazine
(CSR I think) somebody even had half a cassette sticking out of the 'fake'
front.  Looked real to me.

						Marc Jensen
						mjensen@ub.d.umn.edu
From: DMW122@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: Opinion on Denon Amps...
Date: 14 Oct 92 22:20:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: psuvm.92288.182039DMW122
 <1992Oct14.182457.9082@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: Penn State University

OK,
     My friend is selling it for $200.00.  To me, that seems like a real steal,
but I still wanted to get the NET's opinion on the amp first...
     I think that the Denon has a 5 channel output, 1 being the subwoofer outpu
t.  My friend was complaining that the Denon just didn't have the power he want
ed.  He's buying some Sherwood amp with twice the power or something...I don't
know...
     I currently (upgrading the speakers will have to wait) have 2 sets of Pion
eers.  I have the 6x9's 3-ways in the rear deck and 6 1/2" in the doors (this i
s installed in a Beretta).  I think that the Pioneers are rated at 30 or maybe
40 watts nominal.  So, I really am hoping that the Denon RMS output per channel
 is at least that.  I don't know.  Later, I will probably add a bass tube or so
mething (using the fifth channel as a subwoofer output.)  I realize that I can
probably look and find a 4 channel amp with 30 RMS per channel in or a little b
it over $200.00.  I know Denon has a respectable name with headunits.  I'm just
 wondering about their amps...  The Denon might be enough for my Pioneers, but
if I want to add more speakers or better ones, will the Denon be enough?  I don
't want to by an amplifier now and then realize, hey, I need a better one, just
like my friend did.
     If somebody does find some specs or has some personal experience with this
 amp, I would really appreciate it.  I feel better investing my money knowing p
eople out there have the same product and are happy with it.

Thanks a lot,
Duane Whitlock
DMW122@psuvm.psu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
From: "Gary A. Woodward" <p00140@psilink.com>
Subject: contact in Germany
Organization: Performance Systems Int'l
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 18:58:04 GMT
X-Mailer: PSILink (3.2)

I need desperatly to find a car audio product that is sold in germany. 
Please contact me on e-mail if you can help.

many thanks
gw
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
From: u9035710@cs.uow.edu.au (Scott Anthony Barnett)
Subject: BELTEK. Any comments ?
Keywords: Good Bad or Ugly
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 03:28:04 GMT


I am looking at getting some new speakers for my Suzuki Swift GTi.

A distributor around here stocks the Beltek range, and they look OK and
are pretty cheap. 

Does anyone have any comments on this brand ?? Good, bad or otherwise ??

Any advice is appreciated.\

P.S. I am looking for probably some 6 x 9's 3-way for the parcel tray
	with a suitable amp.  

Currently the car has four small speakers, but these are only about 5 W 
I think.

Eventually I would be looking for a CD head unit as well (not a changer 
though, the boots small enough :-))

Thanks again,

-- 
=====================================================================
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= 3rd Year Comp. Engineer. == University of Wollongong, Australia   =
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From: aphilip@cbnews.cb.att.com (ashwin.k.philip)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: CD changer for BMW 325is
Date: 15 Oct 92 22:03:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnews.1992Oct15.220335.5362
Organization: AT&T

In article <2ADDAC87.24056@news.service.uci.edu>, eabu288@orion.oac.uci.edu (Alvin Chiu-Wen Chen) writes:
> Does anyone know any CD changers thatis compatible with the head unit of the BMWs?


I have a 535i and found that the pioneer cd changers work with the BMW CD ready
head units.  
-- 
Ashwin K. Philip_________________________________Email:  philip@mink.mt.att.com
Software Engineer________________________________AT&T Bell Labs, Middletown, NJ
From: cjm9321@hertz.njit.edu (The InfoMan)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Tuner Amp clipping
Date: 12 Oct 92 13:00:24 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.


	Hello netland,

	I came across a problem over the weekend.

	I have a Kenwood 730, and I put bass blockers in the front dash.
	I put the left side on the positive and the right on the
negative (Just to see what would happen). Everything was fine. Then I
put caps on the back speakers as well.

	So I started to listen to Pink Floyd and everything was fine (in
the driveway). Then I started to go for a ride, when I played it loud
the speakers went out. I thought the CD skipped but my subs where still
playing. So I thought it was the bass blockers because they were
reversed. But it still clipped off. But once I took the rear caps off,
it was fine. So my conclusion was that when the tuner amp produced low
freq. and had nowhere to go with them it just turned off.

	Could someone explain this?


					Thanks,
 

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From: n8946631@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Keith Kaplan)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: ALPINE SUCKS!! (still)
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:30:07 GMT
Organization: Western Washington University

Here are my two cents:

The controller (5954) that I got with my 5952v changer is simply the poorest
example of workmanship and design I have ever seen.  The buttons literally 
touch each other, providing NO tactile feedback.  Once I've taken my eyes
off the road to operate one of the three rocker switches, it often does the
opposite function.  For instance, changing discs when I carefully pressed the
play side of the rightmost rocker.  At least it works and still sounds great.

Alpine gripe #2:  The little box that the changer and control pad hook to that
has the RCA jacks on it has two of the wires reversed.  In other words, the 
pink wire does what the brown wire is supposed to and vice versa (maybe the 
colors aren't exact, I installed it over a year ago).  I called to ask what 
could be the problem and got the attitude that I must be too stupid to connect
two wires (despite being an EE major) and that I should have paid an Alpine 
dealer $50/hr to sit there and burn holes through my carpet with a soldering
iron.  You pays your money and you takes your chances, but I wish that Sony
made a changer small enough to go in my glovebox, or that Soundstream would
have just come out with a changer already.

P.S.  I have decided that this was my first and LAST Alpine purchase.
From: v523d85n@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Robert C Maggio)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: Tinted Windows
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:06:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <8OCT199210290285@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>, danclark@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Resident MacWizard 26/140 286-4405) writes...
>This might upset a lot of you, but tinted windows are not very smart.  
>You might as well put a sign on the back window that says "Break into 
>me".  Maybe the sign should say "Please Mr. Officer, pull me over".  
>Tinted windows do not look cool.  On second thought, keep your tinted 
>windows!  This way a theif will hit your car instead of mine.
> 
>As a final note, I have been hit twice.  They have stolen over $1000 

yeah, i see what youre saying.  i have tint, but it isnt limo dark, its
a bronze tint and it is pretty much see through, although it still is
very noticable.

a word to the wise on being pulled over at night, especially if you have tint:
turn on the dome light before the cop gets out of his car.z
From: granteri@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Grant Erickson)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Bost Accoustics Customer Service #
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:05:01 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.

About a month ago, I contact Boston Accoustics about something and I have
still received no response on it. I looked for a number in their car audio
product literature, but could not find one. So, if anyone out there in netland
has a phone number for them (preferrably an 800 number), please E-Mail it to
me.

Thanks
 
Grant Erickson
 
UUCP:  {crash tcnet petrus quest}!orbit!pnet51!granteri
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UUCP:  granteri@pnet51.orb.mn.org
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
From: blaine@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Greyland Blaine Mull)
Subject: Re: Best Amps
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 04:11:17 GMT

max@hal.COM (Harry Max) writes:



>	There's been an awful lot of Alpine bashing 
>	lately.  I've been considering a 45 watt per 
>	side Alpine stereo amp for my front speakers,  
>	which are Boston Acoustic Pro 6.2s.

	You must be talking about the 3547 which is rated 45x2 into
4ohms and 60x2 into 2ohms, or 120W mono into 4ohms.  This amp retails
for $250, but should be available for $200 and some change.  I have a
3548 and I am estatic over its performance - it simply runs circles
around the amp it replaced (Punch 75).  The bass is tight and the highs
are so much more smoother than the Rockford I sometimes think I have
"new" ears!
	Look, I'm not bashing RF, I used their amps for almost 4 years
up until this past summer. - I just realized that, hey, there is other
equipment out there and believe it or not some of it is better.
	I would have an Alpine CD as well, but I settled on a Blaupunkt
because of $$$; Alpine heads are SO costly.  Blaupunkt has been my head
unit choice for 6 years and 4 units now with no problems except theft -
so until I can afford an Alpine, I'll stick with 'em...

just my $.025

-grey

 Grey Mull	       +Disclamer:  I didn't say it,-+  Macintosh
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NC State CATT Program				Steve Jobs continues...
Organization: Freshman, CIT general, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Date: Thu,  8 Oct 1992 23:26:54 -0400 
From: Carey Alan Baird <cb4f+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Help - Stereo Problems

Is there a good connection to the power source or ground?
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
From: gianos@leland.Stanford.EDU (Edward Alexander Gianos)
Subject: Re: SECURITY
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 23:40:02 GMT

Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: SECURITY
Summary: 
Expires: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: 
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Keywords: 


For added nighttime security, I keep my honda under a locked cover.  It takes
an extra few minutes to put on and off each day, but I feel better.  My 
thought on this is:  It will take a prospective theif some time to shred
the cover before he can even notice my pulled-out stereo and the alarm LED
blinking right next to it.  Any time I can add to a thief's work on my car
will make him more leery to hang around.  BTW-order a custom cut one, 
mine (from J.C. Whitney, ~$110) fits like a glove.
 
The Stanford University Police highly recommend this as a good theft-
deterrent.
 
no parking-lot dings, no bird doo-doos, stays clean longer, looks neat,
I have learned to take it on and off in 1-2 minutes.....
 
Take care!
 
Ed

Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: SECURITY
Summary: 
Expires: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: 
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Keywords: 


For added nighttime security, I keep my honda under a locked cover.  It takes
an extra few minutes to put on and off each day, but I feel better.  My 
thought on this is:  It will take a prospective theif some time to shred
the cover before he can even notice my pulled-out stereo and the alarm LED
blinking right next to it.  Any time I can add to a thief's work on my car
will make him more leery to hang around.  BTW-order a custom cut one, 
mine (from J.C. Whitney, ~$110) fits like a glove.
 
The Stanford University Police highly recommend this as a good theft-
deterrent.
 
no parking-lot dings, no bird doo-doos, stays clean longer, looks neat,
I have learned to take it on and off in 1-2 minutes.....
 
Take care!
 
Ed
From: kmr4@po.CWRU.Edu (Keith M. Ryan)
Newsgroups: rec.audio.car
Subject: Re: Tinted Windows
Date: 9 Oct 1992 18:01:26 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: kmr4@po.CWRU.Edu (Keith M. Ryan)
NNTP-Posting-Host: thor.ins.cwru.edu


In a previous article, keys@starchild.ncsl.nist.gov (Lawrence B. Keys) says:


>Remember to insert, "IMHO"!  Cool is subjective. I like it tint, you don't.
>BTW, Tinted windows reduce ultraviolet rays (reducing interior fading),
>and tint reduces the temperature of the interior.  IMO reduced temperature
>means "Cool'er". ;^)

	I live in Florida. ( College is in Cleveland thou ) During the 
summer, I go to the beach alot, especially Hanna Park, which has wonderful
trails for mountain bikes. I find that moderate tinting keeps the temperature
down at least 10 degrees on a hot day. When left parked in the hot sun from
10 am till 4 pm, it can approach over 140 degrees. Tinting helps ALOT!
Also, it keeps the dash from cracking ( when a windshield blind is in place )
the seat's from fading, etc. 

>Consider this, with the rise in "car hijacking", IMHO a hijacker will be less
>likely to approach a vehicle at a stop light/sign to steal that individual's
>car since he can't see what that individual may have (i.e., gun, bazoka,
>500 ninja's in the back seat, flame thrower, hydrogen bomb... )

	This is true, especially if one is a female or old. The carjackers
seem to go after those who drive nice cars, yet are less likely to put up
a struggle. 

	I had a friend almost was carjacked. He has "one way mirror" kind of
tinting. In Daytona, a street punk walked up to the car, and pointed a 
gun through the drivers window at his head. Undaughted, he acted as if 
he did not even notice the punk was there ( the punk could not see in ).
He quickly called the police on his cellular phone, and when the light
turned green, he calmly pulled away. If the punk knew that he knew the
punk was there, he might of fired. As is, the punk did not know ( the music
was on loud, so I don't know if he could of heard taping on the window )
The police found the suspect walking down the sidewalk a few minutes later.

	Now, I'm not advocating this, or saying it was very smart. 


	pst: 500 ninja's??? Gotta be a GMC Surbuban.
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