New car, amps to HU?

[DarkStars 10+ year member]

I picked up my new car last night, its an 04 Cavalier, I'd like to keep the stock cd player, what do I need to make my amps work off of it, the amps don't have a spot to put speaker wire as an input into it, is there somethign that will take speaker wire and convert it to RCA? I only want to keep the cd player because I guess the air bags signals and shit run through the HU so if you take out the factory cd player there no garantee that your airbags will work in the event of a crash unless you relocate the factory radio to the trunk which sounds like a pain in the *** plus I can't find a kit or anythign to do that. any ideas?

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[Bumpin_Ack 10+ year member]

Yes, its callled a line level converter. I just searched google really quick so you could get an idea of what they look like Line level Converter

I believe one of those on there even has a 12v output so you can have it turn on the amp also (remote on wire).

 

[DarkStars 10+ year member]

Ok how does it hook up without disabling a speaker? right now its just gonna be for the sub amp and how exactly does that thing work for a remote wire/turn on?

 

[Matador 10+ year member]

u hook it up to the harness. RCAs from amp to one side, n speaker wires n such to the wire harnesses.

 

[DarkStars 10+ year member]

Sorry but I'm still bot understanding how this hooks up. even if you hook it up at the harness aren't you using the speaker wires? wouldn't that stop the sound from getting to one speaker? and are you saying you use a wire right from the harnes to run as a remote wire to the amp?

 

[allyourblood 10+ year member]

you're tapping into the wires from your HU, so you're sort of "splitting them", i think. you can run your HU's remote turn-on wire to your amp, or if it doesn't have one, you can use your power-antenna's wire.

abe m.