Ok, I know there have been numerous posts about bypassing fader wheel control, but I seem to be having a problem that hasn't as yet been discussed.
My w124 had a Becker 2-channel deck wired through the fader to 4 speakers. I had the Becker deck replaced with a Pioneer 4-channel deck. The guys who did it said they bypassed the fader. I had the radio on and I moved the wheel in both directions, and surely enough, at that time, the sound wasn't affected. Upon further inspection today when I was moving the fader wheel up and down, I noticed that the sound was still being faded, but only to the front. Basically, when you move the wheel to the rear (in order to fade to the rear) the sound fades to the front (no sound in the back), and when you move the wheel towards the front, the sound is also faded to the front. In short, no matter which direction you turn the fader wheel, the sound will be faded to the front speakers. The sound returns to all speakers when you move the wheel to its centre position. I want to save a trip to the car audio store because they have a reputation of keeping cars for a few days. Can someone explain to me exactly what has been done right and what has been done wrong? Perhaps they spliced/cut the wires but joined only some of them.
And can someone please tell me which wires are which? Which are positive, which are ground, etc. because I've seen conflicting views. I'd rather do all this with some know-how rather than messing it up .
My w124 had a Becker 2-channel deck wired through the fader to 4 speakers. I had the Becker deck replaced with a Pioneer 4-channel deck. The guys who did it said they bypassed the fader. I had the radio on and I moved the wheel in both directions, and surely enough, at that time, the sound wasn't affected. Upon further inspection today when I was moving the fader wheel up and down, I noticed that the sound was still being faded, but only to the front. Basically, when you move the wheel to the rear (in order to fade to the rear) the sound fades to the front (no sound in the back), and when you move the wheel towards the front, the sound is also faded to the front. In short, no matter which direction you turn the fader wheel, the sound will be faded to the front speakers. The sound returns to all speakers when you move the wheel to its centre position. I want to save a trip to the car audio store because they have a reputation of keeping cars for a few days. Can someone explain to me exactly what has been done right and what has been done wrong? Perhaps they spliced/cut the wires but joined only some of them.
And can someone please tell me which wires are which? Which are positive, which are ground, etc. because I've seen conflicting views. I'd rather do all this with some know-how rather than messing it up .