Miata Mailing List: November 1996, Message #256
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   From: vervaeke@usa.net (Tom & Susan Vervaeke)

Subject: Clearwater HR Speaker Install

   Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 22:44:34 -0500



Hello:



I finally got enough time in one place to install my Clearwater Headrest

speakers this weekend. Total time for install for me was about 3 hours

and change. A little longer than their 2 hour estimate. My 92A has never

had HR speakers so I had to do the "long" install. Clearwaters directions

could not have been better.



I did have two unusual things happen before finally getting to listen to

the new great sound. Yes, imaging is not as great but the volume of sound

especially with the top down is improved by an order of magnitude (IMHO).



My problems/questions/issues:



1. Clearwater clearly tells you where to plug their harness into your

   oem radio. It goes in the only slot in the radio that will hold the

   white plug (top left if looking at the radio from the front. My

   problem is that my car already had a connector in that spot with many

   wires attached. The wires led into the wiring haress of the car. What

   to do? I unplugged the existing connector and listened to the radio. All

   seemed to still work so I forged ahead with the remainder of my install.



   Q: What is the existing connector for and what does it do? Clearwater's

      instructions didn't mention that their would be something else there

      or what to do it there was. My car does not have the companion oem

      CD player.



2. After getting done my HR speakers made no sound. I unzipped each headrest

   to see if I had any loose connection and upon unzipping the passenger

   headrest the speakers began to work. I zipped it back up and they stopped.

   Okay, this is weird. I examined all connections (just 4) and they looked

   fine. I put it all back together and zipped it and they stayed working. But,

   when they didn't work all 4 didn't work, not just the right headrest. 



   Q: What could cause this? 



All in all a quality product. The sound in the car with the new Clearwater

door replacement speakers is much improved. I would like to retract my earlier

statements that I made last week on the door speakers. I guess I was still

upset about the delay in delivery when I posted that the sound wasn't better.

In fact I find it much improved after I cooled out my temper and got a good

nights sleep. I will be keeping all of their products!



Regards,



Tom Vervaeke

Colorado Springs, CO

92A+ Yellow















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