How to install amplifier?

Question

Just need a little help here. If someone has a stock system and wants to put in an amplifier, how do you get the guage wire from the amp to the battery? I know how to put in a ground wire and also, where do I put the turn on lead from the amp? Thanks.

Answer 1

just follow this guide. it has everything you need.

http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/learnin...

Answer 2

you still need a converter box to convert your stock in to rca plungs but you will still have to run the power wire off the battery just like normal with the inline fuse and you can use the remote wire hooked to a fuse in the car that goes on with the car and off with the car to turn the amp on so theres more to it then what your asking ok

Answer 3

First thing you need is a factory stereo intergrator. which can be found here:  http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i466_...  

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7062...

they arn't cheap, probably better off getting a new head unit.  This is so that you can plug your rca cables from your amp into the head unit, because as far as i know no factory head unit has av out.

Next your remote wire can be hooked into your fuse box to anything that turns on and off with the key. Example: power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power seats etc. some fuse spaces may not be in use which would also work for this, refer to owner's manual and decide which is best or easyist to hook into.

Next is ground and power, but you know how to do ground. Now the power cable needs to go to the battery, this is the hardest part of it all. you need to route it from your amp to the battery, usually hiding it along the way. depending on your vehicle, most have little pieces of plastic running parallel with your door at the bottom(this is a good place to hide the wires) then you need to get it through the fire wall( this is the wall at the back of the engine and in front of your dash.  it is likely that you will need to drill a hole to feed the wire through.  But if you can find a hole to push it through your home free, from there go to the battery posts connect it. BE SURE it is not close to any moving parts such as the fan belt and that you have a fuse.

Answer 4

The power wire from the amp has to go through teh fire wall regardless. The remote wire you can run to the fuse box and connect it to a fuse that turns on when the jey is in the accessory position and when the car is running. To connect the amp to the factory stereo you need a line out convertor, or a clean sweep to connect to the back of the stereo and plug your RCA's into that.