Sebas007 wrote:Thanks for the hint...what is the part number of your Metra JBL bypass cable ??? I don't know if I will be able to return the JTA unit...it makes more than a month I have it installed...need to read the return politic.
This cable must be not expensive at all. I forgot to say one problem I got with the navigation, caused by the JTA (I guess), is that the navigation voice telling me the way to go is at full volume (100%) but I can barely understand some unaudible sounds ! If the Metra cable solve this I would be very very happy !
Edit : By the way I google it and I found your post on Sienna forum !
http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/index.php?s=b39e60a3cfe3d10ffb37c87ad13aec7c&showtopic=18007&pid=139630&st=0&#entry139630By the way...can you tell me if it is power cable only....no RCA connector isn't it ?? Any pics would be appreciate if you already took them !
Thanks
You found me!!! LOL
The very small instruction sheet that came with the kit says it works with 2004-06 Solara and other models so hopefully yours is in that range. If not go to metraonline.com and put in your car info, and it will show you a list of items they have. I googled the cable p/n and found it for $27, although some wanted up to $50 for it, so not too bad.
The kit has 2 cables, one for power and one for the speaker wiring. The speaker harness plugs into the existing speaker harness you unplug from the JBL amp, so that now you are bypassing the JBL amp. It has 17 feet of wiring that you route to your stereo. No RCA plugs unfortunately, just bare wires, but my Kenwood came with RCA jacks and wires so I just connected up to the wires. The sub output uses only RCA though so I need to get some connectors from Radio Shack or somewhere.
The power cable is short and plugs into the connector that used to go into your factory radio, where the JTA is connected now. It has only 4 wires for power, ACC, ground, and power for the antenna amp.
I just did a quick "twist the wires and tape them up" test yesterday, but last night I cut the main harness to length and soldered up the wires yesterday inside at the workbench. I'm going to install it all today hopefully. I also read in the Kenwood manual how to turn on/off the subwoofer amp so I hope that it's off and that's why it didn't work.
Regards,
Z