The best way to connect it to a factory system is to tap into the stereo’s speaker outputs for the amp’s input signal.Then send the amp’s outputs back to the stereo’s harness, and on to the speakers through the factory wiring.
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Is it better to bypass factory amp?
Bypassing the factory amp takes a little more work because you have to run the bypass harness to the factory amp, which is often located in some other part of the car. It’s usually worth the extra effort because you’ll get better sound from your new stereo, even if you’re keeping those factory speakers.
Where do you connect remote wire to amp?
How do you wire a factory amp? – Related Questions
How can I turn on my amp without remote wire?
What do I connect the orange illumination wire to?
What do you do with orange wire?
Red or orange wires are often used to provide the secondary phase voltage in a 220-volt application. Always assume that a red or orange wire (in addition to the black wire, which provides the primary phase voltage) is live.
What is the orange wire that connects to the stereo to the amp?
The 12V battery wire is yellow, the accessory wire is red, and the dimmer/illumination wire is orange with a white stripe.
What is the orange wire on radio harness?
What do I connect the dimmer wire to?
With conventional dimmer wiring using NM cable, a NM cable supplies line voltage from the electrical panel to the dimmer outlet box. Another NM cable connects from this dimmer box to the light fixture box.
Do I need to hook up power antenna wire?
Yes, these two wires should be connected together. This is what allows the radio to retract the antenna when it isn’t being used. Just because your wiring harness has a connection for this wire, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your car has this kind of motorized antenna.
What do I connect the REM wire to?
Some of the more common options for connecting the remote turn on wire when using a factory head unit are to the wire connected to a power antenna (older vehicles which do not turn off the antenna when not using the radio) or to the vehicle’s fuse box.
How to wire up steering wheel controls to aftermarket stereo?
What color wire is for steering wheel controls?
There are two wires used for steering wheel controls. Each interface (either stand-alone or as part of a multi-function product) has one blue/yellow wire and one black wire with a stereo-type 3.5mm plug. Both wires accomplish the same purpose: transfering the SWC signals to the radio.
Can you use factory steering wheel controls with an aftermarket radio?
This subject is a little complicated, but the basic answer is that, no, you can’t connect steering wheel audio controls to an aftermarket radio without an adapter.
Where do key 1 and key 2 wires go?
The Key 1, Key 2, and Key GND wires will be used to interface steering wheel controls if your vehicle came equipped. Most newer vehicles will also need the Axxess ASWC-1 to translate the steering wheel controls to this stereo.
