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Can I hook up amp to factory head unit?

Discussion in 'Audio & Video' started by bcash9407, Apr 30, 2009.

  1. Apr 30, 2009 at 8:51 PM
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    bcash9407

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    Just got an 06 Double Cab TRD Sport.
    Can I hook up my MTX amp up to the factory head unit? I dont want to lose the cd changer, and actually the quality of the door speakers is great...
    Please Help!!!!
     
  2. Apr 30, 2009 at 8:53 PM
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    life11

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    yeah, you can, cause i have my amp hooked up to my side speakers, and i have my stock head unit in my 04 taco.
     
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    I dont think thats a good idea life 11
    hooking up your amp to your rear speakers
     
  4. Apr 30, 2009 at 9:02 PM
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    its a good idea cause its a 660 watt amp to my bose speakers, they arent the stock speakers from toyota
     
  5. May 1, 2009 at 7:07 AM
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    but where am i getting the amp input. What takes the place of the rca cables? Or is there any other way to do it?
     
  6. May 1, 2009 at 7:18 AM
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    Get a 4-channel amp that can take high-level input or get a low-to-high impedence converter that'll give you the RCA inputs you need for the amp. Either way, your existing speaker leads become the input signal for the amplifier.

    I say get a 4-channel because you'll need to run power to the speakers you just pulled power from, so that'll eat up 2 channels and you'll still have 2 remaining channels to power more speakers, subs, whatever.
     
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    Go to Best Buy and ask for a Line Out Converter.
     
  8. May 1, 2009 at 7:26 AM
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    I guess it really depends on what he's trying to do. If you just want to get some subs, then you could get a 1 channel amp like mjp is speaking of. Then splice 1 rear speaker wire into the high-level input and then have the low level output go to the sub.

    If you wanted to get better door speakers, then you could do the 4 channel amp. I wouldn't do a sub with this setup though. I would want to get an additional amp for the sub.
     
  9. May 1, 2009 at 8:06 AM
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    Id like to keep my door speakers the same...just want to add my amp and sub..
    Sorry I didnt mention this before, but it may help if I tell you what kind of amp I already have. That way you can tell me exactly what I need to do. I dont want to lose anything from my door speakers but I dont want to add anything to them either, just want to have a way to hook up my amp and sub.

    The amp: MTX Audio TC8001 800 Wats RMS Thunder Class-D Amp
    and I wil be hooking up single of dual 12'' subs...probably single..
     
  10. May 1, 2009 at 8:18 AM
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    Goblin

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    I'm not sure about the Taco but in my Nissan the bass was delivered from the front input to the subwoofer in the Bose system. So I taped the front speaker outputs to add an additional amp/sub.
    Line out to RCA will do the trick and just splice don't cut wires and you'll be fine. Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

    I assume you know how to hook up the amp itself! Correct?
     
  11. May 1, 2009 at 8:22 AM
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    Since your amp has a speaker level input, you can now splice your rear speakers and run it to the speaker level input.
     
  12. May 1, 2009 at 8:49 AM
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    Yeah I know how to hook up the amp as far as getting power to it. Not sure what to do with the remote wire and im still not 100 percent sure about where I need to splice to get the audio. Which is the easiest?
     

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