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<blockquote data-quote="baja_stx" data-source="post: 423054" data-attributes="member: 554157">Dupuius,Thanks.&nbsp; I really appreciate the time you took to answer all my questions.&nbsp; What you said in the other post about thinking I was settling with RE&#039;s was correct.&nbsp; The difference in price, size, RMS, etc. just seemed too good to be true, but I think I&#039;m going to try a pair of those.I have one more question.My truck did come with the factory 8&quot; sub and amp mounted under the rear seat.&nbsp; Obviously I&#039;m not going to use either of these, but I&#039;m wondering if I can use some of the wiring.&nbsp; The factory amp has the typical power, ground, remote, and pair of signal wires.&nbsp; They all appear to be about 16-18 ga. wire.&nbsp; So for sure the power and ground wires are not suficcient, but what about the remote and signal wires?&nbsp; I don&#039;t see any problem with at least using the remote wire, but are the signal wires big enough?&nbsp; If they are... would I still need the high/low converter or could I just connect them directly to RCA connectors to plug into the amp?Hmmm... there&#039;s only one pair of signal wires running to the factory amp, but there is no loss of sound from the sub when I balance L to R.&nbsp; I guess the factory HU somehow picked up both L and R through this one pair of wires.Again I thank you for your help.&nbsp; If you need any type of Ford OEM electrical connectors or an extra F150 side emblem or grille/tailgate Ford oval emblem just let me know.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="baja_stx, post: 423054, member: 554157"] Dupuius, Thanks. I really appreciate the time you took to answer all my questions. What you said in the other post about thinking I was settling with RE's was correct. The difference in price, size, RMS, etc. just seemed too good to be true, but I think I'm going to try a pair of those. I have one more question. My truck did come with the factory 8" sub and amp mounted under the rear seat. Obviously I'm not going to use either of these, but I'm wondering if I can use some of the wiring. The factory amp has the typical power, ground, remote, and pair of signal wires. They all appear to be about 16-18 ga. wire. So for sure the power and ground wires are not suficcient, but what about the remote and signal wires? I don't see any problem with at least using the remote wire, but are the signal wires big enough? If they are... would I still need the high/low converter or could I just connect them directly to RCA connectors to plug into the amp? Hmmm... there's only one pair of signal wires running to the factory amp, but there is no loss of sound from the sub when I balance L to R. I guess the factory HU somehow picked up both L and R through this one pair of wires. Again I thank you for your help. If you need any type of Ford OEM electrical connectors or an extra F150 side emblem or grille/tailgate Ford oval emblem just let me know. [/QUOTE]

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