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Switching out factory amp for aftermarket
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<blockquote data-quote="hispls" data-source="post: 8715021" data-attributes="member: 614752"><p>Fuse should be located under the hood within 18" of the battery. Yes you'll want some chunky power (and ground) wire for an aftermarket amp to be safe. Not only for ampacity but for the sake of just having a bit more insulation for protection.</p><p></p><p>You may or may not find what you need to plug and play from the factory plugs at Crutchfield, otherwise Google is your friend as far as figuring out what factory colors are what. </p><p></p><p>Sadly replacing a factory amp isn't quite as simple as replacing a factory head unit. You usually want LOC to provide RCA input source, you'll need to run power from the battery back and you'll need a solid ground, then you may or may not easily be able to connect the speaker outputs from the new amp to the factory locations, and you may need to run REM wire from the HU back to the amp as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hispls, post: 8715021, member: 614752"] Fuse should be located under the hood within 18" of the battery. Yes you'll want some chunky power (and ground) wire for an aftermarket amp to be safe. Not only for ampacity but for the sake of just having a bit more insulation for protection. You may or may not find what you need to plug and play from the factory plugs at Crutchfield, otherwise Google is your friend as far as figuring out what factory colors are what. Sadly replacing a factory amp isn't quite as simple as replacing a factory head unit. You usually want LOC to provide RCA input source, you'll need to run power from the battery back and you'll need a solid ground, then you may or may not easily be able to connect the speaker outputs from the new amp to the factory locations, and you may need to run REM wire from the HU back to the amp as well. [/QUOTE]
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