Novice needs help

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Topic: Novice needs help

Posted By: breagle
Subject: Novice needs help
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 11:41 PM

Hey guys...

Im trying to add a sub and amp to my 2003 suburban(w/bose).

I have a few questions and was hoping someone could help.

1. My amp has "speaker level inputs." This means I can tap into a speaker and get a signal without getting into the dash and running RCA's back to the amp, right????

2. If #1 is correct, is there a way to verify which color wire is + or -? There are a brown and a yellow. I think from what I have read, brown is +, but not sure.

3. Anyone have any ideas for my turn on wire? There is a wad of wires running through the back of the truck. Is it possible I could turn the key to "on" and see which one has power, and tap into that?

Hope thats not too much....thanks in advance for any help

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Posted By: Sancho
Date Posted: December 26, 2004 at 11:45 PM

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=27878&PN=1&fid=2&PR=3 go there first to find your wiring

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 12:03 AM

PAC and Soundgate make adapters for addind an aftermarket amp to a Bose system

You can Google soundgate and PAC to do some investigating. Dont try and use "speaker leval" to input to your amp......You wont be happy with the sound

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Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: December 27, 2004 at 12:04 AM

www.pac-audio.com

www.soundgate.com

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