fitting a sub to my standard head unit - can this be done??

[matty J]

Hello All

As above - can this be done without losing my back speakers?? I havent got any RCA inputs thingys on the back so can i buy something which will convert it for me???
Please help


Cheers

Matty J

 

[Danith]

dont think so. u have to go buy another head unit if u wanna run an amp - u WILL need one for a sub.

just make sure u buy an alpine!

 

[wozzaa]

Can just run high level inputs from speaker cables just split them from the rear speakers. Few amps can do this the problem is that the quality is reduced quite a bit.

 

[2FST4U]

you can run an amp from your standard headunit buy buying an adapter but you have to loose a set of speakers unless you run them through your amp

 

[BrianR]

This was the subject of another thread where I added a full explanation of how to do this,

I cant find the thread now, perhaps someone remembers where and when it was.

 

[matty J]

so no way what soever besides buying a new head unit or reduceing the output??

 

[matty J]

you can run an amp from your standard headunit buy buying an adapter but you have to loose a set of speakers unless you run them through your amp

please explain as i would like to do that and maybe run my rear speakers through a sub??

 

[matty J]

This was the subject of another thread where I added a full explanation of how to do this,

I cant find the thread now, perhaps someone remembers where and when it was.

If you could find it brian would help a huge lot dude

thanks matty j

 

[BrianR]

This was the subject of another thread where I added a full explanation of how to do this,

I cant find the thread now, perhaps someone remembers where and when it was.

If you could find it brian would help a huge lot dude

thanks matty j

This is the thread Matty, If you read all of it then go to posts #5 & 10, thats the bit you need.

Any questions, just ask.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=206384

 

[matty J]

cracking dude where do i but the bit from???

 

[Rage182]

i run a sub and amp from my standard headunit and have all the existing speakers working.

All i did was to buy a standard iso extension cable (for between the headunit and the cars wiring loom) onto this i soldered a high level line convertor (coverts the speaker wire to a phono lead) in parallel with the wiring loom (so basically it sprouts off from my rear speak connections) i took a cable from the ignition wire on the extension loom to run as a remote switch. and it works great with out cutting any of the existing cable of the cars loom.
i have all 4 speaker in the car working (6 inc tweaters) and an amp running my sub, its been running for a year now with no problem

 

[2FST4U]

you can buy it from halfords for a tenna