sweetshee4312 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 well guys i have an 01 jetta, it has a monsoon sound system right now(factory) i bought 2 jl 12 inch subs with amp, and well i want 2 put them in my car but the only thing i dont know about is installing the wires for the head unit. Its stock and i dont wanna try to use an aftermarket one becacause it has 8 speakers and not 4 becasue of the premium sound system, is there ne other way to hook up the wires 2 the head unit or into the factory amp somehow...hope this makes sense.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 I would REALLY recommend an aftermarket H/U, but if you must, what you'll need is a line output converter, it'll splice into your speaker wires, then you can hook up your RCA cable's for the amp and sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokesmoke Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 I would REALLY recommend an aftermarket H/U, but if you must, what you'll need is a line output converter, it'll splice into your speaker wires, then you can hook up your RCA cable's for the amp and sub. 451612[/snapback] they have a nice one at walmart for 17 bucks and you can mount it nice and neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanU90 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 how many watt amps r u installing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ban5shee0 Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I would REALLY recommend an aftermarket H/U, but if you must, what you'll need is a line output converter, it'll splice into your speaker wires, then you can hook up your RCA cable's for the amp and sub. 451612[/snapback] word and no wal-mart stuff been down that road stay away what kind of jl subs you get i no you got 12 inch but did you get w0, w3 etc and what kind of amp are u using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I would go with a aftermarket H/U and a Multi-channel audio processor so you can run all 8 speakers. Im not sure about all line converters you splice in, but one that I seen had a 250 watt limit or around there ( I could be mistaken). Im running 2 12' kicker solobaric L7's running off a orion HCCA 225. I also have all my mids running off another HCCa 225. All off a pioneer H/U. Sounds awsome. I have a alpine audio processor but am not using it right now. Im planning on installing it again monday You cant go wrong with a good setup. start splicing wires to convert signals then IMO it takes the quality out of it and makes weak links. If your running JL and whatnot, why shove walmart shit to run with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetshee4312 Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 there 12 w4's, with a 760 watt pioneer amp....it should sounds pretty nice, cant wait to get em in, yeaa i'll have 2 see about the line converter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350TwinDeathBed Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 there 12 w4's, with a 760 watt pioneer amp....it should sounds pretty nice, cant wait to get em in, yeaa i'll have 2 see about the line converter... 451706[/snapback] Nice, I've got 2 W3's on a 1000 watt Kendwood and Alpine deck I must say, though, that a nice deck will make all the difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99Banshee Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Its going to sound like shit like that... tred it... just go on ebay and get you a bad ass deck for cheap.. i got this one on there http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kenwood-KDC...1QQcmdZViewItem mines a little better then this one but its the same consept.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 '99 Banshee with the smiple stuff done... 451711[/snapback] 350TwinDeathBed where do you buy smiple stuff? How much horsepower do you get? Not Hijacking just wanted to point that out carry on. I'd get a head unit too unless the factory one comes with RCA's, it'll never sound as good with the factory one. For the short term you'll have to splice them in as said above but I've never done that so I'm not sure how it would sound. Another alternative is a powered equillizer, my buddy had one that wired in circuit with his stereo system and then it had the RCA outputs to run his subs and an additional set of front and rears. His truck sounded pretty good since it upped the power to all the factory speakers and was easy to run the amps. Just a couple of thoughts, don't know if you can by them like that anymore, his truck was long totaled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted December 25, 2005 Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 I'd get a head unit too unless the factory one comes with RCA's, 451731[/snapback] No factory H/U comes with hookup's for the RCA's, well, maybe some weirdass exotic car, but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FasterThanU90 Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 (edited) there 12 w4's, with a 760 watt pioneer amp....it should sounds pretty nice, cant wait to get em in, yeaa i'll have 2 see about the line converter... 451706[/snapback] 760 aint shit my bud ran 1500 for just his midrange speakers u should run a 2600 if u can afford it ull really get thos subs movin what kinda box were u planin on usin Edited December 26, 2005 by FasterThanU90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 760 aint shit my bud ran 1500 for just his midrange speakers u should run a 2600 if u can afford it ull really get thos subs movin what kinda box were u planin on usin 451875[/snapback] All depends on the make of the amp. My orion amps are only rated at 50watts x 2 @ 4 ohms. the HCCA amps are capable of going down to a 1/2 ohm. at a 1/2 ohm its pushing around 1100 watts. very very clean watts. I can push 4 12's from each amp easy and would sound as good as a 2000+watt amp. They call them cheater amps for a reason you get what you pay for. JL makes good subs, I would push them with a old school orion or mmats amp to give them a good deep thump of pure watts. Most of the newer amps and off brand rate their amps at peak power, so if they say 2000 watts or what ever, its probably only kicking almost half that in actual RMS watts. I would take a Orion HCCA 225 rated at 50watts x 2 over almost any 2000+ amps on the market today. Set them JL's up with the right box and the right amp and your friends will have no problem hearing you come a few blocks away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3ban5shee0 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 underpowering ur subs is just as bad as overpowering them im not sure what the rms is on them and those are older speakers right because i think they are Discontinued correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetshee4312 Posted December 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 just got them in tonight, damnn took liek 2 hrs of laying in my trunk in 30 degree weather splicing wires, buut i got it, everything is good, it sounds muuuuch better, alot more thuummmmpp....its pretty clean, from outside it doesnt sound like much, but when ur sittin in the car its good, its not like the annoying systems that people have witch are just all bass, and sound like shit.... thanks for the help guys peaaace.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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