wishfuldrinkin
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I have a 00 Mounty with the MACH system and I'm wanting to upgrade the factory sub, amp and HU. I've ordered an 8" sub, a small 200 watt amp and a new HU to replace the factory stuff.
My situation is that I want to do as little wiring as possible. Crutchfield recommends this harness (even gave it to me free with my HU)
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120705517/Metra-70-5517-Receiver-Wiring-Harness.html
If I understand this harness correctly, it lets me connect Amp ground, amp turn-on, and one of the RCA outs of the new HU to the factory amp.
My first questions are:
1. Since it only lets me use one RCA, will my factory sub only play the left or right channel (whichever I plug that one RCA into)?
2. Is there a separate power wire going directly to the amp? If so, what gauge is it?
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Okay now to upgrade the stock amp and sub...
I have a mono amp, but, it still has 2xRCA inputs or 2xhigh-level inputs.
Since I'm only using one sub, I don't need it to be in stereo. Could I use something like this: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_979YRA105/Hosa-RCA-Y-Adapter.html to go from my HU to the previously mentioned harness with one RCA, and then split that back out into 2 RCA's on the other end by the amp? (I hope that makes sense) Or should I just run new RCAs from the HU?
The amp I'm installing requires a 12 gauge wire for the power, and the remote wire is already ran, if I can get by without having to run RCAs, it would be nice.
My situation is that I want to do as little wiring as possible. Crutchfield recommends this harness (even gave it to me free with my HU)
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120705517/Metra-70-5517-Receiver-Wiring-Harness.html
If I understand this harness correctly, it lets me connect Amp ground, amp turn-on, and one of the RCA outs of the new HU to the factory amp.
My first questions are:
1. Since it only lets me use one RCA, will my factory sub only play the left or right channel (whichever I plug that one RCA into)?
2. Is there a separate power wire going directly to the amp? If so, what gauge is it?
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Okay now to upgrade the stock amp and sub...
I have a mono amp, but, it still has 2xRCA inputs or 2xhigh-level inputs.
Since I'm only using one sub, I don't need it to be in stereo. Could I use something like this: http://www.crutchfield.com/p_979YRA105/Hosa-RCA-Y-Adapter.html to go from my HU to the previously mentioned harness with one RCA, and then split that back out into 2 RCA's on the other end by the amp? (I hope that makes sense) Or should I just run new RCAs from the HU?
The amp I'm installing requires a 12 gauge wire for the power, and the remote wire is already ran, if I can get by without having to run RCAs, it would be nice.