Amp install help.
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Don't splice anything. Do you have speaker wire?
Do this:
Unplug the connects AT your speakers. Connect speaker wire to the factory speaker wires that you just disconnected and run that new speaker wire BACK to the amp and connect that to your Amp inputs (pos and neg).
Then run new speaker wires from your amp out put (pos and neg) to your speakers.
No splicing.
Do this:
Unplug the connects AT your speakers. Connect speaker wire to the factory speaker wires that you just disconnected and run that new speaker wire BACK to the amp and connect that to your Amp inputs (pos and neg).
Then run new speaker wires from your amp out put (pos and neg) to your speakers.
No splicing.
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Again thanks for the help. I'm not a big believer in name brand hype, until I see it for myself, and it happens often haha. So I opted to give it a shot, and hopefully learn something and pass on the good or bad info..
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something like this makes it easy, Stock speaker wires in, RCA cables out to amp, New wires from amp to speakers. No cutting stock harness, No damage to amp, You may blow up speakers but take it easy untill you know how much volume they can handle.
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I just tore into it with the help of a few beers....and I forgot that I didn't know sh*t about this stuff. I already spliced all the negative wires to the speakers, but wanted to make sure I was at least on the right track before I went any further...stupid question, if I cut and splice at the head unit will that tap into the wires coming off the speakers? Obviously splicing into the right color wires
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I did too and that company has both class A/B's and D's. This one looked nothing like their A/B's so I'm guessing (hoping) it's a D.
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I did the same Babyboy. Most of what I found on the Audiobahn was class A/B but couldn't find info on the one he's using.
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Well, live and learn I guess. (Damn it) anyway I appreciate all the help, I'm gonna press on with the install and see hoiw it works out. Just for my knowledge...what will happen if its the wrong class amp?