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    Help with my sub

    Ok well I have aquired a sony xplode sub from my cousin, and it has a MTX amp mounted on the box. I'm not too sure how i'm sopose to wire it up. I have the stock Honda Radio and probably will for some time. All I know so far is that I need a line from the battery which i do not want to do because the AMP will drain the battery down and I don't want to deal with a switch. What power cable should I go for that will allow the sub to shut off(or have no power to it) when the car is off. And will I have to use some special cables for the power cables? or will some speaker wires suffice? ( I think not?) Then I do know for the negitive i just screw the wire to the body and thats that.

    Then the second part is since I have the stock head unit, where would i get the sound from, I was thinking of tapping off the rear speakers? Would that work?

    Sorry I have no pictures but I hope I didn't confoose you all too badly lol
    wat?
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    #2
    run a good guage wire from the battery + side to power the amp.
    run a remote wire to the auto antenna wire or to the radio fuse on the fuse box.
    get a line level converter to get the signal changed over for your low level (rca) inputs on your amp.
    ground it good. bare metal. youre rockin bub.
    later

    R.I.P.

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      #3
      Thanks man. Will look in to it

      Anybody else?
      wat?

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        #4
        with a stock deck...the High to low signal adapter will be ur best friend


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          #5
          Originally posted by lokuputha
          with a stock deck...the High to low signal adapter will be ur best friend


          YUP KEEP IT CLEAN AND SIMPLE

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            #6
            Where would I be able to get one, and how much?

            And what if I was to not use one?
            wat?

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              #7
              best buy 20 bucks. and please use a fuse on youre power woire

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                #8
                The AMP has a fuse on it, if that means anything.
                wat?

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                  #9
                  no matter what you will have to connect the amp to the battery if you want music... there shouldnt be any really bad drainage since you only have the music up for a certain time...
                  SiR¤Mez

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                    #10
                    Also Not sure what its for the Sub has this
                    High Input L| | |R
                    Ground
                    wat?

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by C91BLX7
                      The AMP has a fuse on it, if that means anything.
                      you still need an inline fuse.... (in your power line not more then 20" from the battery)

                      The Wood grippin' - Mesh spinnin' Accord
                      My Ride | Cars from my trip to Japan | Japan II

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                        #12
                        thank u ^^

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                          #13


                          My contribution for the day....

                          just run the RCA's and remote down one side of the car and the power on the other side and you wont run into the problem of humming while accelerating. any more questions?


                          anyone see anything that i left out post it of course.

                          The Wood grippin' - Mesh spinnin' Accord
                          My Ride | Cars from my trip to Japan | Japan II

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                            #14
                            Might wanna read these for some more information:

                            Crutchfield Amp Install Guide

                            Little more in depth

                            What everyone said already was completely correct, just wanna reiterate/give my two cents

                            -Mentioned before, you MUST put a fuse on the wire from the battery to your amp, and it must be within 18" of the battery. Some people also put a fuse on ground wire too.
                            -The wiring diagram OnBBS17s posted is perfect. However, because you have a stock HU, you won't have RCA's running from the back of the HU. You'll need the "High to low signal adapter" someone posted it above. That taps into the stock speaker wires, and then you run RCAs from THAT to the amp.
                            -Also, you wont have any drainage when the car is off because the blue "remote" wire tells the amp when it should be on or off. Since it is connected to something already switched, your amp will only be on when your car is.

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                              #15
                              i left out the adapter cuz...well i was too lazy... that and i think he knows he needs that.

                              The Wood grippin' - Mesh spinnin' Accord
                              My Ride | Cars from my trip to Japan | Japan II

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