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Thread: Hooking up an amp without a deck (head unit) |
    
New member Username: Drew_hill
Post Number: 1
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 04:43 pm: |
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Ok, I just bought a car and it looks like the radio was stolen because there aren't any wires left to connect to a deck. Nothing. So what about hooking up an amp to my speakers, and then just running an ipod to it via a minijack to rca cable? can I do this? Other than the speaker wires, where would I wire everything else to? I have to try this. It's a 91 civic lx. Please Help!!!! |
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Silver Member Username: Lbeckner
Tulsa,
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Usa
Post Number: 231
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 12:28 am: |
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try it and see what happens. i dont think that you can damage anything. sound quality would depend on the ipod, speakers and amp. |
New member Username: Drew_hill
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 08:15 pm: |
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Lucas,
thanks for replying. What I'm trying to wrap my head around is what to hook the amp up to. I posted a different message regarding this and got a response to sister the power and remote wires to a toggle and then run them to the positive connection of the battery. I think. Can you think of an alternative or have any ideas about a way to get the amp running or if this solution is not a good idea? |
Silver Member Username: Lbeckner
Tulsa,
Ok
Usa
Post Number: 236
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 11:14 pm: |
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using an ipod as a signal source you will need to use an am.p the amp should have a fused wire ran from the battery. The wire size depends on the size of the amp. If its a regular 4 channel amp within 500 watts or so then the amp wire can be 8 gauge. To turn the amp on and off with the ignition you will need an accessory wire. An accessory wire is only on when the key is on. an alternative to this would be to run +12v.
let me know which amp you have and i will try to help you some more. |
New member Username: Drew_hill
Post Number: 5
Registered: Jan-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 07:51 pm: |
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I know it 's ancient, but it's an old sony xm-4020 (40x2) 2 channel amp at 4 ohms. Other than my speaker and rca in's, it has remote, +12V and ground connections. Should I really pair the remote and the +12V together to a toggle and then run that to the battery via a fused wire? If this is safe, then I'm ready to roll. Thanks again man.
-drew |
Silver Member Username: Lbeckner
Tulsa,
Ok
Usa
Post Number: 248
Registered: Oct-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 10:02 pm: |
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if you do this make sure you get a switch that can handle some power. 20 amp switch should do the trick. |
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