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how do you hook up an amplifier to a factory car stereo. do you just use one of the speaker wires. is it pretty easy to do.

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[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

Yes, you just use the factory speaker wires. But you need a line out converter (LOC). It converts your speaker wires to rca connectors. You can find cheap ones at wal mart for like $10

 

[EPanther99 10+ year member]

you can do it but it is a lot more to do then just hook up the speaker wires to the line out converter, it is a lot more time consuming then running an amp off a aftermarket HU, you must also run a remote wire for the amp bc the facter HU wont have one that involese running a second much smaller (like 16 gauge) fused wire off the battery and to a switch and then to the remote spot on the amp also it take a bit of adjusting on the amp to get the sound right when using the converters for the RCAs.

 

[mrray13 10+ year member]

if your car has a power antenna, you can tap that for your remote wire.