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Re: more recollections... Posted by kenS [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Understand amp now, thanks, Skip, Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:01:04 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
ok, as I remember it:
(1) somewhere behind the dash there's a wire loom, that connects 8 lines form the 4 speakers and 5 lines (power, ground, switched power, dash lighting, antenna motor signal) into 1 large 13 wire connector--- this goes down to the lower slot and plugs into the back of the piggyback amp;
(2) lower slot has EQ + the piggyback amp, sharing ground connection, and the big 13-wire loom is plugged into the amp;
(3) from the amp there is a black DIN cable that goes up to the head unit;
(4) from the EQ there is another black DIN cable that goes up to the head unit--- this one can be disconnected from the EQ and capped with a special shorting plug (usually attached to the cable with a cable tie) to disable the EQ;
What most people do if they add a new headunit that contains it's own amp (or a separate amp) is to use that 13-wire connector that would normally plug into the factory piggyback amp, and make a custom plug to go to their new headunit. That way you can always switch back to the factory radio setup if you're selling the car, etc. I think Crutchfield sells a plug adapter to do this for $10 or so.
hope this helps...
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