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Originally Posted by packerslounge

Hi guys,

I am the proud owner of a 2000 Strat with 250,000 miles on it. Surprisingly the only problem I have are with the speakers. It has an after market crud stereo in it. The only speakers that work are the tiny ones on the dash. Neither the door or rear speakers work. I was told they needed to be "powered" somehow?

Can anyone advise. I know the speakers work. Just need directions on what to look for to get them powered up.

Thanks

If you've got the same audio setup as I do, you actually have an amp in the car (somewhere) that powers the 6x9 and 6" speakers. the 4 3/4" speakers are powered by the head unit. You need to pull the radio out, and if there is a blue wire (or blue with white stripe) coming from the radio, it needs to be hooked up to both blue wires on the aftermarket harness. otherwise, the blue wire (might be different color on stock harness, but adapter wire should have it blue) needs to be hooked up to the RED wire. This blue wire will be the remote turn on wire (also may be labeled power antenna). Please take a picture of your wiring if any of these colors don't sound right, or if the stock harness was CUT out instead of using a proper aftermarket adapter, and I'll also try to get time to pull the radio out and take a pic.