1993 xlt amp bypass question

[93eric]

I have a 1993 XLT 4X4 4 dr. WITHOUT the premium sound system. Is there an amp in there that I need to bypass if I put in an aftermarket HU?

 

[sonik]

I don't think so, but the way to find out is to look. It would be in front of the rear washer reservoir. I would imagine amp-free head units only have one connector going to the back of them, not counting the antenna.

 

[EBInterceptor]

Actually the amp is on the other side of the vehicle. It's behind the panel infront of where the stock sub would be, above the wheel well. If you don't have premium sound you shouldn't have to worry about bypassing anything. I don't even think any of the other ones even had amps.

 

[93eric]

I don't think so, but the way to find out is to look. It would be in front of the rear washer reservoir. I would imagine amp-free head units only have one connector going to the back of them, not counting the antenna.

Can't check to see if amp is in there right now (its in the shop having a starter put on) but I took the old HU out and there is 3 plugs on the back of it...a thick black one for the antenna...a very thick (1/2 in.) gray one that plugs into the left side...and a thinner black one that has multi-colored wires coming from it next to the gray one. It seems like I saw on another post that if I DO have an amp, it would be on the passenger side in the rear, not the drivers side(I could be mistaken on that though) Any help would be greatly appreciated as money is kind of tight right now for a pro install job. (just bought a new alpine HU)

 

[sonik]

Actually the amp is on the other side of the vehicle. It's behind the panel infront of where the stock sub would be, above the wheel well.

Hmm, I thought it was the black box in front of the washer reservoir... what's that then? I ran new 18ga wiring when I hooked up my stereo.

 

[Moses]

1993 xlt 4x4 4dr here, just had a pro install my old pioneer mp3 deck. I dont have the eddie baur package, or premium sound package. there IS an amp back there though.

keep that in mind

 

[CodePoet]

93eric, That's one of the trucks computers....i'm thinking 4x4 computer.

cp

 

[Jason94sport]

I've been told that if you have DNR on the stock head unit then you have the amp. If not, you do not have it. However if you pull the head unit out, it should have 2 wiring plugs both will look the same just different color plugs. That is if you don't have the amp. If you do have the amp, you will have 1 wide rectangle plug & another smaller square plug.

 

[93eric]

It turns out I DID have an amp. The tech who installed it said that he put on an amp bypass harness. He attached it somehow to the wires coming out of the HU(I Think). I'm not noticing any distortion, so I assume he hooked it up right.

Thanks for all the help!!

 

[Private_Joker]

So where IS the amp on a first gen? I have a premium.. There is what looks like an amp behind the drivers seat - just in front of the rear window cleaner container...

 

[j602]

I'm pretty sure the amp in 1st gens is under the back seat. Me and my dad had a hell of a time trying to put in my HU. We had to trace the speaker wires all the way around the truck until we found that they come out under the dash on the driver side. That was right before they connected to the stock amp wiring. We routed new wire from the head unit to this plug under the driver side dash, thus bypassing the stock amp. Later.

 

[Jason94sport]

The amp location for all 91-94's is behind the passanger rear cargo trim panel behind the back seats.