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<blockquote data-quote="Jammus" data-source="post: 13647" data-attributes="member: 2205">Trying to upgrade stock 2016 Nox amp to UZ8 Pioneer ampI have a 2016 Nox LS I4 with the color screen radio no nav and wanted to get the subwoofer working.&nbsp; On advice from others with lower model year vehicles, I was told all you had to do was replace the amp with the upgraded Pioneer (UZ8) amp and everything should work.&nbsp; The model number on the UZ8 amp changed around 2012 from 20880431 to 22855806, but it appeared from reading that it didn't matter.&nbsp; I bought one from the earlier years (20880431) and it didn't run the front speakers or the sub...only the rear door speakers.&nbsp; That also kills phone bluetooth phone call sound and chimes, which come from the front.&nbsp; I thought it was defective, sent it back, got another same model, didn't work.&nbsp; It occurred to me that maybe the change in model number came with the advent of the bluetooth connectivity, so I sent the second one back and bought one from the later models (22855806).&nbsp; I really thought I had figured it out.&nbsp; NOPE! Same thing...only rear doors work.&nbsp; So, now I'm in here again trying to figure out whether something changed in 2016, or if maybe the radio somehow needs its software changed to make it work.Before I read your post, I didn't think the radio would need any kind of update.&nbsp; The update you talked about regarding the VIN#, is that just for Nav?Mutigers9 in another post said something about the 2016 speaker wire colors being different from what someone told him, but I haven't been able to confirm. Does anyone know anything to help me figure out how to make this work?&nbsp; See attached photo of the wires.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jammus, post: 13647, member: 2205"] [b]Trying to upgrade stock 2016 Nox amp to UZ8 Pioneer amp[/b] I have a 2016 Nox LS I4 with the color screen radio no nav and wanted to get the subwoofer working. On advice from others with lower model year vehicles, I was told all you had to do was replace the amp with the upgraded Pioneer (UZ8) amp and everything should work. The model number on the UZ8 amp changed around 2012 from 20880431 to 22855806, but it appeared from reading that it didn't matter. I bought one from the earlier years (20880431) and it didn't run the front speakers or the sub...only the rear door speakers. That also kills phone bluetooth phone call sound and chimes, which come from the front. I thought it was defective, sent it back, got another same model, didn't work. It occurred to me that maybe the change in model number came with the advent of the bluetooth connectivity, so I sent the second one back and bought one from the later models (22855806). I really thought I had figured it out. NOPE! Same thing...only rear doors work. So, now I'm in here again trying to figure out whether something changed in 2016, or if maybe the radio somehow needs its software changed to make it work. Before I read your post, I didn't think the radio would need any kind of update. The update you talked about regarding the VIN#, is that just for Nav? Mutigers9 in another post said something about the 2016 speaker wire colors being different from what someone told him, but I haven't been able to confirm. Does anyone know anything to help me figure out how to make this work? See attached photo of the wires. [/QUOTE]

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