Premium sound amp ARRRGH

Chevyguy · 03-20-2001, 05:38 PM

That is what I was expecting but...

The two harness clips that plug into the stock radio one grey, one black are about 8 wires long and skinny, one has the bat feed, swiched power, dimmer etc, the other has the speaker outputs. Those wires lead to a grey rectangular wire plug that goes into the amp. This has power leads and speaker imputs. Another 8 wire plug leads to the speakers. I cut off the amp ends of both of those plugs, cut back the power leads and connected the speaker wires, and yes all the wiring in the car itself is intact. What I will probably do later is keep the black connector, but wire the speakers directly to the radio, perhaps run new wires to the front speakers, then run a pre-amp lead back to a rear mounted amp. The Alpine has the overrated 15 wattsx 4/ 25x 2 rating but drives the fronts pretty good when faded to all front.

Another question, is there a way to install 6x9" speakers on the rear deck of a Notchback without hacking?? There looks like more than enough room, but looks like 5x7" speakers up there now. I dont think those could handle even the Sony 20x2 amp I have for the rear.

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Frank W
90 5.0 LX coupe Stone stock Two Broken T-5's at the Trans shop now. First Mod removed Silencer at 99,614 miles.
74 Chevy Laguna Type S-3 305 apart in garage, getting a 454 to put next to it
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03-20-2001, 05:38 PM	#1
Chevyguy Backyard Mechanic/Chemist Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Acton MA USA Posts: 435	That is what I was expecting but... The two harness clips that plug into the stock radio one grey, one black are about 8 wires long and skinny, one has the bat feed, swiched power, dimmer etc, the other has the speaker outputs. Those wires lead to a grey rectangular wire plug that goes into the amp. This has power leads and speaker imputs. Another 8 wire plug leads to the speakers. I cut off the amp ends of both of those plugs, cut back the power leads and connected the speaker wires, and yes all the wiring in the car itself is intact. What I will probably do later is keep the black connector, but wire the speakers directly to the radio, perhaps run new wires to the front speakers, then run a pre-amp lead back to a rear mounted amp. The Alpine has the overrated 15 wattsx 4/ 25x 2 rating but drives the fronts pretty good when faded to all front. Another question, is there a way to install 6x9" speakers on the rear deck of a Notchback without hacking?? There looks like more than enough room, but looks like 5x7" speakers up there now. I dont think those could handle even the Sony 20x2 amp I have for the rear. ------------------ Frank W 90 5.0 LX coupe Stone stock Two Broken T-5's at the Trans shop now. First Mod removed Silencer at 99,614 miles. 74 Chevy Laguna Type S-3 305 apart in garage, getting a 454 to put next to it www.chevellepages.com/folingo