I bought a new car with some pretty weak speakers and wanted to add some bump to the car by adding a subwoofer and amp. The car is pretty difficult to add an aftermarket HU so I thought I would try the Line Out Converter method and retain the stock HU.
I picked up a cheap LOC at best buy and a kicker sub. I am using a Kenwood amp I bought for another car a few years ago. I installed the amp with no issues. On the LOC there were 5 wires. L+, L-, R+, R- and GR. I tapped my rear driver side speaker using L+ and L- only. I taped away both right wires. I also used the ground wire attaching it to where I grounded the amp. I checked everything and it all looks good.
Turn on ACC, amp turns on, no sound from any speakers. I disconnect the LOC L+ and L- while the ACC is on and all the speakers begin to work, and when I reconnect the LOC while the ACC is on, the subwoofer and speakers all work.
Why is it that all speakers do not work when the LOC is connected, but everything works if I turn the car on first and then connect the LOC?
I picked up a cheap LOC at best buy and a kicker sub. I am using a Kenwood amp I bought for another car a few years ago. I installed the amp with no issues. On the LOC there were 5 wires. L+, L-, R+, R- and GR. I tapped my rear driver side speaker using L+ and L- only. I taped away both right wires. I also used the ground wire attaching it to where I grounded the amp. I checked everything and it all looks good.
Turn on ACC, amp turns on, no sound from any speakers. I disconnect the LOC L+ and L- while the ACC is on and all the speakers begin to work, and when I reconnect the LOC while the ACC is on, the subwoofer and speakers all work.
Why is it that all speakers do not work when the LOC is connected, but everything works if I turn the car on first and then connect the LOC?