04 dodge ram head unit

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Topic: 04 dodge ram head unit

Posted By: ernie36
Subject: 04 dodge ram head unit
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 1:50 PM

I recently purchased an amp integration harness for my 04 dodge ram 1500 so I could keep the stock amp and speaker in place (until the warranty expires).
I hooked everything up and with the volume all the way up on my Kenwood z910dvd, it was not even close to the stock volume. Sounds more like half of what I was getting with the stock deck. The Kenwood was removed from my 01 dodge ram and everything was working great. I checked all the settings on the Kenwood and all were ok. Anyone use the amp integration harness or know of any known problems? Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

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Posted By: kgerry
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 2:26 PM

you were probably running the Kenwood in your previous vehicle high level utilizing the built in deck power.... not pre-out.... you may need to look at a pre-amp line driver or line amp to bump up the signal before it gets to the OEM amp... this should recitfy your problem.....

a lot of the OEM amplifiers are designed to see a high level signal at the input stage.....

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Kevin Gerry
Certified Electronics Technician
MECP First Class Installer

Owner/Installer
Classic Car Audio
since 1979

Posted By: ernie36
Date Posted: September 04, 2004 at 2:41 PM

actually I was running seperate amps for front and rear
the deck amp is located in a seperate module and has never been used. Is the audiocontrol overdrive preamp what you are talking about?

https://www.audiocontrol.com/MobileAudio/Products/SpecialProcessors/Overdrive.html