The
first thing to do is disconnect the car battery to prevent any
accidents. Once you've done that, the next most important thing to
do is decide where you want to put the amplifier. When deciding,
remember to keep a few things in mind:
- Make sure it's not somewhere that it will get stepped on or have
things thrown on it repeatedly.
- Make sure it's not too visible. No one wants their
amplifier to get stolen.
- Make sure it is somewhat accessible in order to make any final
adjustments before you are done.
Now that you
know where you are going to place the amplifier, follow the following
steps and you'll have your amplifier running in no time.
- Remove the after-market radio by using the keys that were provided
with the radio. If you don't know where the keys are, or your
radio didn't come with keys, then carefully examine the area on the
sides of the radio to see if there are any visible clips that would
allow you to remove the radio.
- Now that you've removed the radio, you can run the auxiliary
cables from behind the radio to the amp. Usually the
cables are run starting from behind the radio, leaving some slack,
to the location of the amplifier. Run the auxiliary cables on
the passenger side of the car underneath the floor moldings by the
door. Removing the panels is usually quite simple, just pop
them off using a screwdriver, since most of the are just clipped
into place.
- While you have your radio out, you should also run the remote
start wire along side the auxiliary cables. This is typically
the blue 12-16 gauge wire. Do not connect either the remote
start wire nor the auxiliary cables yet.
- Now run the battery cable from the battery compartment to the
location of the amplifier. Normally, there are plastic plugs
in the car's firewall that allow you to pass such wires through
without doing any drilling. If you can't find such a hole, I
regret to say that you may have to drill one. If you do drill
a hole, make sure there are no objects behind the location where you
are drilling. Make sure you leave the section with the in-line
fuse in the battery compartment, since this is where it will remain.
- The last set of wires you need to run are the speaker wires.
Run these wires from the speakers to the amplifier, making sure to
conceal any visible wiring behind panels and molding.
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