which wire

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:58 pm

i am trying to hook up my subs to stock HU and i cant find any info on which wires i need to tap into or what color/look like. can anybody help me?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:49 pm

You need an amplifier to power your subs.
The stock hu doesn't have a remote wire or preamp outputs so running an amp out of it is a no go.

speedy79 · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 am **Posts:** 4

^^ yep agree 100% an amp n a new head unit is a must first. Plus dont forget a power source to the amp which is a direct line from the battery

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:26 am

Sorry forgot to say I have all the wires, power source and amp too. Still no way to do it?

VegasDragger45 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:29 am

Are you trying to hook up a line out convertor? Which will give you rca outputs from a stock HU.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:03 am

Yeah i didnt want to say anything because it sounds like a ghetto fix to me. I've heard these things make the subs sound like caca. They convert speaker wires into rca plugs which run to your amp. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i331 ... rters.html

black and blue · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:59 pm

the converter worked good enough in my first car when i couldnt afford a new head unit. i wouldnt go back if i didnt have to tho.

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:21 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

Yeah i didnt want to say anything because it sounds like a ghetto fix to me. I've heard these things make the subs sound like caca. They convert speaker wires into rca plugs which run to your amp. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i331 ... rters.html

Which one would I need to get do you have part number?

VegasDragger45 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:51 am

smigelskijk wrote:

Atthehelm wrote:

Yeah i didnt want to say anything because it sounds like a ghetto fix to me. I've heard these things make the subs sound like caca. They convert speaker wires into rca plugs which run to your amp. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i331 ... rters.html

Which one would I need to get do you have part number?

i would get this one. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23128_PAC-SOEM-T.html#tabs it gives you rca outputs as well as a remote wire for the amp. I ran a similar on my stock HU for about 2 months till I got a new one radio. It powered a kicker 500.1 amp and a 12" L5 sub and sounded good at low to middle volume. Anything louder and you will get vocal through the sub if you just want more bass but not window rattling bass it will work for you.

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:36 am

Thanks for the info, one more question how would I go about hooking it up?

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:04 am

OR instead of messing with one of those ghetto PAC converters you could get a new harness ...

(scroll to the bottom of the page, $69. harness)
http://www.coastaletech.com/MYGIG_ADAPTER.htm

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:20 am

Mike08Liberty wrote:

OR instead of messing with one of those ghetto PAC converters you could get a new harness ...

(scroll to the bottom of the page, $69. harness)
http://www.coastaletech.com/MYGIG_ADAPTER.htm

And this will just plug in the back or am I going to have to cut any wires?

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:51 pm

PAC is not the problem. The installer doesn't know how to install.

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:08 pm

smigelskijk wrote:

Mike08Liberty wrote:

OR instead of messing with one of those ghetto PAC converters you could get a new harness ...

(scroll to the bottom of the page, $69. harness)
http://www.coastaletech.com/MYGIG_ADAPTER.htm

And this will just plug in the back or am I going to have to cut any wires?

Direct fit inbetween your radio and stock harness. No splicing wires.

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:19 pm

Well that makes things a lot easier.

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:44 pm

Just so I'm clear on this the harness will work with my plain stock CD player /radio. I plug in the back of hu and run RCA cords from the harness to the amp and so on, and then everything will be good to go. Right?

At The Helm · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:39 pm

smigelskijk wrote:

Mike08Liberty wrote:

OR instead of messing with one of those ghetto PAC converters you could get a new harness ...

(scroll to the bottom of the page, $69. harness)
http://www.coastaletech.com/MYGIG_ADAPTER.htm

And this will just plug in the back or am I going to have to cut any wires?

Looks to me like this is for a stock mygig radio. I think smigel has the low end one.

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:51 pm

smigelskijk wrote:

Just so I'm clear on this the harness will work with my plain stock CD player /radio. I plug in the back of hu and run RCA cords from the harness to the amp and so on, and then everything will be good to go. Right?

You will have to call them to see if it works with the basic radio. I know it's designed for the MyGig but I don't know how different if any the harness is. To my knowledge the wiring is all the same and just the head unit get's upgraded from basic to MyGig. Call them to verify that it will work with your radio.

smigelskijk · **Posted:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:33 pm

Well I found out the mygig adapter will not work on my headunit any other ideas?

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