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Old 12-31-2007 | 02:24 PM
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yea the amp should have come with a four pin plug like what you see there or you may be able to pick one up somewhere. or order it from whoever made the amp. it's just that plgu with bare speaker leads. just splice them into ur speaker wires. you don't need to do left and right because it's a mono amp and ur running subs. just use all four on ur left or right just like MN said.

also before you hook up a sub turn that LP filter down to like 80 at max 130 hz to a sub like that has now is just asking for trouble.
 
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Old 12-31-2007 | 02:29 PM
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I know in my garage I just took a RCA cord, cut one end off, tapped into the speaker wire and I had my subs lol.
 
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Old 12-31-2007 | 02:40 PM
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yea i need something for the square lookin thing on the left not the rca cables to the right... correct? couldnt i just use the speaker wires and find a way to wedge em in there?
 
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Old 12-31-2007 | 04:20 PM
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yea i need something for the square lookin thing on the left not the rca cables to the right... correct? couldnt i just use the speaker wires and find a way to wedge em in there?
u could but just look online the plug is like 5 dollars. I mean doing high level/ line out converter is already not the most desirable set up.. if you just wedge spkr wires in there when you hit a bump and they move aroudn a bit ur gonna get static and popping in ur subs.
 
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Old 12-31-2007 | 07:58 PM
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you will also need to run power from ¥our battery through the firewall to the amp.

i paid 50$ to have mine installed ... saved me the hassle
 
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Old 01-01-2008 | 02:08 AM
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hm... i will try to find this adapter your talkin about... i know how to install the subs hemiroid... i have done em before in other cars... its just that im tryin to rig this set up temporarily until i wanna do a whole system...
 
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Old 01-01-2008 | 12:12 PM
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what are you suppose to use for the blue remote line to turn on the amp ?
 
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Old 01-01-2008 | 01:33 PM
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It's worth the $20 for the converter. Using the high level in will sound like crap. All an amp does is amp the incoming line. If the amp gets too much input it will only distort. Also, the signal to noise ratio will be crap too. The factory radio has alot of power. You WILL NEED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT speakers as your music SOURCE is stereo. If you were to just use the left or the right you will more than likely be missing some of the music. Yes the OUTPUT of the amp is mono but the input needs to be stereo and then if you want to "Y" jack the input to make it mono then fine. I know this is only a temp install but you WILL install a system later if it is done correctly now. I have installed thousands of systems ranging from a hoop-d all the way to brand new Lambos that I had to make custom fiberglass everything! As far as the blue wire goes, try to find a power ant lead coming from the radio. If you can't find one, use the switched power. I would install some kind of switch so the amp doesn't come on all the time while the truck is running.
Just for info, country music has great bass. Subs ar not just for rap music. Subs will make all music sound more full. The object is not to over do it. I would not go bigger than a 10" sub in a truck. Better yet, I would do 4 8". The box is where it is at. Get the box right and you will make all your friends want your system. An 8" sub will react faster than a 10" and so on. They will also sound more musical. I only have 2 8" subs in my truck and you can't sit in it. They are very fast and punchy as well as very accurate.
Again, I know this is only a temp install. It will not take you 5 minutes to install the converter right at the amp. You have to run speaker wire to it anyways. I have used the high level in many times before with very poor results. Just my 2 cents
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Old 01-01-2008 | 01:39 PM
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i checked best buy and stuff... i cant find this rca step down converter..
 
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Old 01-01-2008 | 03:40 PM
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I will try tonight to find you one. Watching the Gator game!
 


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