Archie
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Post by Archie on Oct 11, 2015 23:10:30 GMT -5
Instead of pulling the dash you might want to start by pulling the speaker screen mounted on top of the dash and remove the front speaker to find the connector for the front. Chances are good the front speaker is cooked anyway. It's a little tricky with the windshield in the way but beats removing the cluster if you don't have to. I went through something similar several years ago and if I remember correctly the purple wire is for stereo. In my case I just had the rear speaker and didn't use it as it wasn't the original radio anyway. While we are at it I found an old pic of when I was working on my sound system. What a mess, almost as bad as the rewiring under the dash I had to do last winter.
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Post by charger440sixpac on Oct 12, 2015 8:32:59 GMT -5
... Is there a way to tell if the radio is the Multiplexer? I was under the dash to take care of some wiring issues and found all the wires are unplugged. If I plug in the Red & Orange wires (power & light) the radio will light up but since the speakers are unplugged - no sound. I see a 3 wire set (1 wire being purple) coming out of the radio I assume is for the speakers but can't find the plug going to the speaker. The Stereo Multiplexer radios have a small blue stereo light in the upper right corner when viewed from the front. It lights up when a stereo FM station is tuned in. The radio also has a coaxial type multi-plug I assume is for the cassette plug in. It is indeed the connection for the cassette player. If you do not have the cassette player connected, you will need to have the plug that goes on the end of the cable. Without it, the radio will not work.
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Post by 71chargerfan on Nov 2, 2015 9:06:48 GMT -5
There's no mention of the trunk dress up in the April 1, 1971 Dodge Models & Prices booklet I have. It's not listed as an option or as standard equipment. My SE had it, so I'm assuming it was standard with that model.
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Post by 71se3834v on Nov 2, 2015 10:52:28 GMT -5
The radio also has a coaxial type multi-plug I assume is for the cassette plug in. It is indeed the connection for the cassette player. If you do not have the cassette player connected, you will need to have the plug that goes on the end of the cable. Without it, the radio will not work.[/quote] I don't have the player or the plug so I guess there's no sense in looking into it much further. I'm kind of thinking the same thing.
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