How hard is it to wire up a sub and amp? Just a 10inch alpine type R... and an amp.
any help is appreciated!
THX!!

 

Just about idiot proof, just hook the power up last, everything is in the trunk with the exception of remote turn on, but just go to the local auto parts store and grab a mini fuse add-a-circuit and a 15 amp fuse, install in sunroof location of fuse panel (should have power sunroof or not). As far as how you hook up the sub depends on how much power it needs, its resistance and how many voice coils, but all that is in the instructions that come with the stuff.

 

i'm nervous about hooking it up to the battery and which wires go where, and where do i get the wires. I'm trying to NOT spend 300 bucks for install...
ALso, i have an aftermarket HU and is that hard to hook up??
THX all

 

Well if you have the aftermarket head unit, that has a remote turn on lead that will turn the amp on. The power wire for the amp you can get at best buy, circuit city, or even wal-mart. I suggest at least 8 gauge wire, 4 gauge if you want to add a second amp later. You have a positive and negative on the battery and the amp, pos is red, neg is black, same for the output of the amp to the sub, so that part only has 2 colors and the remote turn on. The audio is simple cause you have the aftermarket head unit, just run RCA cables from stereo to amp, done. The head unit is easy too. if you have on-star you need the exspensive harness to keep. If not grab the malibu harness and just follow the instructions to connect it to the head unit harness, once connected, just plug it in and go.

 

dang tsunam1 you are just giving all kinds of advice out for the installs =) thanks for the help

 

+rep for tsunam1 all around....

All i need is an 8 gauge power wire, RCA wires from the HU to the amp or the sub?, and some common sense...anything else??!?!?!

 

I just wish you guys were closer, I love wiring this stuff up! I wire up nurse call and network systems in hospitals, so I'm a wire junkie I guess

everything you get will have a wiring diagram, and everything is color coded or labeled, so common sense should about do it, lol

 

Word!

 

would anyone in Houston be willing to wire up my sub and amp when i get it all finished????

 

Come to cincy n I'll do it for free ha. If you need a diagram I can make one up for you quick.

 

Quick question, How do you hook up an amp to the stock HU?

 

line out convertor

 

where can i get it and how does it work?

 

online, ebay, audio shop, best buy circiut city ect ect... it converts the signal from a wpeaker wire into rca for inpuy into an aftermarket amp

 

get the one with the gain adjustment and you can really crank it up

 

O ok so the line out convertor wires up the the stock sub boxs speaker wires and has an rca plug on the other end?

 

If i am correct in this, the line out converter splices or goes with your car speakers like rear decks? Then you plug the Rca jacks to the rca's on the amp.

 

um yes

 

o ok i know what your saying, so hook it up to the rear speakers that are in the trunk?

 

Yup.

 

cool thanks