Amp or no amp?

[Derrickmd18]

Got to the radio and don't know if it's a amp system or no amp system.

 

[chefduane]

Do you have the Premium Sound Package or the MACH Stereo package? Have you checked in the rear cargo compartment behind the passenger seat? If there is a cubby for stuff, then you probably do not have an amp. If you have a sub in that location, then you probably DO have an amp. That's how it is on my '98, prolly the same on all gen 2's

 

[toypaseo]

My 96 had the rear cargo cubby, and there was an OEM amp behind the panel.

I still use the OEM amp. It can be seen here in my Budget Bass project pic.

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[chefduane]

My 96 had the rear cargo cubby, and there was an OEM amp behind the panel.

So you did not have the subwoofer, but you still had the amp? I thought if you had the amp, it necessarily meant you had the MACH system with the sub.

 

[Derrickmd18]

got to the panel in the back and removed the storage cover. it has the amp but no sub. so i hooked up everything and it sounds ok. eventually i'm going to get a bypass harness and add a better amp with two in the rear. still have to do maintenance and a LOT of cleaning.

 

[toypaseo]

So you did not have the subwoofer, but you still had the amp? I thought if you had the amp, it necessarily meant you had the MACH system with the sub.

The OEM amp I had is for the front and rear door speakers. If I would have had the OEM sub, there would have been another separate amp for that. Actually, my junkyard OEM enclosure still had that amp on it when I bought it.

 

[toypaseo]

eventually i'm going to get a bypass harness and add a better amp with two in the rear.

You could tap right after that OEM amp for signal and use a hi-low converter like I did.