![]() I didn't want a booming system, just something to add some bass, so I'm adding a small 8" under the drivers seat. Connect the other end to the aftermarket amp.Īs far as wiring a subwoofer, that all depends where you want the sub. To make things easy, I just decided to use one of the screw posts that the metal harness for the factory amp screws onto. ![]() Lastly you will need to ground your aftermarket amp. Then connect the other end of the blue wire to the aftermarket amp. This wire gets cut/spliced/crimped to the red/yellow wire on the wiring harness. The one with my kit was a thin blue wire. Once the fuse is connected, run the power wire from the other end of the fuse to your aftermarket amp. It is best to have it close to the wiring harness, so it can be hidden behind the amp cover when you put everything back together. I'm not really an electrician so I don't exactly know the purpose of this, but every system I've had has had one, so there must be a reason. With an amp wire you want to have a fuse/fuse holder. I did this the same way, cutting/splicing/twisting/crimping. To do this take the battery wire that comes with the kit (it was red in mine) and connect it to the red/white wire on the wiring harness. Once all the wires are spliced and connected to the LOC, you can now connect your RCA cable from the LOC to your amp (this is the red/white like you would see on an old TV) In the amp kit I used, this is a blue wire with two male connections on each end. I chose to use a crimp cap to secure the wires, then wrapped in electrical tape.ĭo this for the remaining speaker wires (orange/blue-left rear negative, green/red-right rear positive, and green/white - right rear negative.) Now twist those wires together with the correct wire on the LOC. (I guess the days of red=positive, black=negative are over)įollowing the instructions on the line out converter, connect the wires of the LOC to the wires listed above. Red/white (thick) - this will be your power/battery wire On this wiring harness you will see a whole bunch of wires. The only harness you'll need to worry about is the larger one with the white clip. I chose to remove the bracket the amp is on, just to make getting to the wiring harness easier. If you don't know where the amp is, it is in the trunk on the right side behind the plastic cover. To start, remove the wiring harnesses from the amp. Just wanted to a quick write-up about my amp install I did last night.Īfter removing driver, passenger, and rear seats, I realized there is a much easier way of wiring an aftermarket amp (say a mono amp to power a subwoofer) into the stock system without having to get rid of the factory stereo or factory amp, and it even eliminates the need for running a wire to the battery.Īmplifier - I used an old Kenwood class D mono I had from a previous systemĬrimp caps or some other connector for splicing/connecting wires Aftermarket Amp install with Alpine stereo system
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