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[rmorse]

So, I finally replaced the stock radio in my 850R, with a kenwood doubledin. Everything works except for sound. I know it's because I have the stock 850R amp.

Is using this cable the only way to do it?
http://item.mobilewe...Id=200484953400

Or is there another way around it?

[BEJinFBK]

If you want to use the factory amp, yes.

If you want to use the Kenwood amp,
you can unplug the factory cables that
run between the HU, out to the amp and
back to the regular speaker plug, no problem.

You just wire up a regular harness adapter kit
and it all plugs together and goes. Easy peasy.

Then you're just going direct to the speaker
harness like a factory non amped car.

More here:
http://www.matthewsv...php?f=1&t=30204

[rmorse]

If you want to use the factory amp, yes.

If you want to use the Kenwood amp,
you can unplug the factory cables that
run between the HU, out to the amp and
back to the regular speaker plug, no problem.

You just wire up a regular harness adapter kit
and it all plugs together and goes. Easy peasy.

Then you're just going direct to the speaker
harness like a factory non amped car.

More here:
http://www.matthewsv...php?f=1&t=30204

Hrm...

So, I don't care about the factory amp (unless someone tells me I probably should care about it).

I used the metra wiring harness already, and hooked everything up. I'm not too sure what you're suggesting to do, so I'm going to go pull the side panels and look at the amp and see if I can't figure it out.

[BEJinFBK]

Have a look at the Metra speaker harness from your new HU.
You should have plenty of white, gray, green and violet wires.
On the car side of that connection, I'm gonna wager less...

If that's the case, you need to find the REAL car side speaker connector.
Right now, it's probably buried behind the radio wrapped in foam tape
and plugged into the output connector of the OEM amp.

[rmorse]

Ohhhh, I understand now. I have the only metra wiring harness for my car, which is hooked up for a car without an amp. I connected purple etc speaker wires from the metra to the kenwood harness. What you're saying is the volvo speaker wires head to the amp and then to the volvo radio. So, I need to open up the wires in the back, see which head to the amp, and they should plug and play into the main volvo radio harness.

Does that make sense?

[BEJinFBK]

Sounds about right.
Did the pics in the MVS link help?

[rmorse]

Yea it did, thanks!

[rmorse]

So, I was out to dinner with the girlfriend, so I couldn't check it until like 20 minutes ago. Success!!! I have sound!

[BEJinFBK]

Life is Good in a car with music.
Now break out the Barry White
and take that girl for a drive.