SUBS!

[Gnat5680]

heres a link on how to install them


http://www.caraudiohelp.com/how_to_install_a_car_amp/how_to_install_a_car_amp.htm

not to much help there. what i need to know is how to hook up my RCA cables. i have ,as said before, a rear preamp out put and a front preamp output. i need to know where to plug the RCA cables in to run them back to the amp. the amp only has 1 low input. i have 2 outputs. what can i do in this situation?

 

[goodburbon]

Pick a channel on the rear RCA output and hook it up. you'll only have one side of bass, but it's better than nothing.

If I am installing only one sub I usually get a 2 channel amp and bridge it to run mono. Decks aren't designed to be bridged. So I think you may be SOL, next time pay closer attention to what you're buying.

 

[Gnat5680]

thank you!

i dont care about having two channel bass. i will be putting together a costom system in the future and will definetaly get the 2 channel amp. but for now this is better than nothing. i have blown 3 rear speakers and decided that it was time to get a sub.

thankfull my $150 Alpine fronts have not blown.

the best part about the Alpines is that i only paid 47 bucks!! i guess it helps to have someone that works at Best buy.

 

[Gnat5680]

i got the wires installed and every thing is fine. so i dont need any more help.

Thank you all for your help

 

[Gnat5680]

Last Request: If you don't have an all in one system, where did you mount you amp? i was thinking about mounting it on the back of the enclosure. but i also was thinking about puting it on the side of the wheel well. what did you do?

 

[KY-XJ]

Last Request: If you don't have an all in one system, where did you mount you amp? i was thinking about mounting it on the back of the enclosure. but i also was thinking about puting it on the side of the wheel well. what did you do?

You could mount it under the rear seat (if it will fit) and hook up a computer case fan to keep the air circulating around it. To power it, hook it up to the remote turn on lead (blue wire). It will get enough power to work and will come on and off with your deck.

 

[goodburbon]

I have mounted them on the back of the rear seat, and on the enclosure. The best way so far was on the enclosure, and wiring the power, ground, and on switch through a twist lock plug, this makes removal easy for when you need to load the back up with gear or luggage, or when you will be parking in questionable area.

 

[Beej]

Gnat, I might have misinterpreted your question about the combining of the two rca outputs on your stereo into a single rca input on your amp, but:

If you have one input on your amp, then its a mono amplifier (or single-channel amplifier) designed to supply a signal to a single output channel, for example, your single subwoofer.

If there are two rca outputs on the back of the stereo deck, then the deck is designed to be able to run either a stereo amplifier (ie two-channel amplifier) or two single-channel amplifiers. There is nothing wrong with bridging the two stereo RCA outputs together into a single rca cable to connect to your mono-channel amplifier. You can use a two-female to single-male adapter. This will not damage your stereo or your amplifier. RCA cables only carry a cold signal, there is no "heat" to the signal like there is in speaker wires. You can't bridge speaker wires together into a mono signal the same way.

Hopefully this makes sense...

 

[XJCasper]

Mounted my amps under the rear seat. Just have to make sure the amps you pick out are the correct dimentions.

I have a 4 channel Zapco and a mono Memphis Audio amp.

Jason

 

[Gnat5680]

Gnat, I might have misinterpreted your question about the combining of the two rca outputs on your stereo into a single rca input on your amp, but:

If you have one input on your amp, then its a mono amplifier (or single-channel amplifier) designed to supply a signal to a single output channel, for example, your single subwoofer.

If there are two rca outputs on the back of the stereo deck, then the deck is designed to be able to run either a stereo amplifier (ie two-channel amplifier) or two single-channel amplifiers. There is nothing wrong with bridging the two stereo RCA outputs together into a single rca cable to connect to your mono-channel amplifier. You can use a two-female to single-male adapter. This will not damage your stereo or your amplifier. RCA cables only carry a cold signal, there is no "heat" to the signal like there is in speaker wires. You can't bridge speaker wires together into a mono signal the same way.

Hopefully this makes sense...

ok i was thinking it would not hurt it but was not sure. i was looking for a way to get rid of my 100's of adapters i have for audio equipment. i will hook those together later. i will be posting a write up for this in the near future. i got it all hooked up today and it works like a dream. i just have to go back behide the deck to hook up the i-pod cable that came disconnected.

Thank You Everybody!
i can't tell you how much you helped me!

 

[isenegger]

here is mine