........head units, RCA's and amps......

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quick question:

I've got a head unit with no RCA connections, but I want to install my amp and sub in the car. Is there a way to do it without having to buy a new head unit?

Red Cinq Sporting Abarth 1242
 
What kind of head unit is it?

Some Blaupunkts require an additional piece of wiring harness to allow this around 15 quid.

Liam

**** happens!
 
it's a toyota double din head unit. I think it actually is made by Toyota too, ie not a phillips with a Toyota badge.

Red Cinq Sporting Abarth 1242
 
You can also use a speaker input on some amps, or if your amp hasnt got that facility you can buy an adapter which turns a speaker input into an RCA lead

 
excellent, so i dont need to buy a new head unit!

cheers for the info guys!

Red Cinq Sporting Abarth 1242
 
Nay. The speaker to line level converters are readily available, IIRC theyre abt £8. http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/module.asp?CartID=040621013726556&moduleno=33176

THeyve got a shop in Donny too.

Tom (AofB)

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cheers for that tom! i'm almost ready to go, then I thought about the remote wire. What am I going to do about that, otherwise the amp will be on 24/7?

All I can think is having a switch inline with the power cable, but that's going to get a bit annoying after a while I think. I've got an electric ariel but I'm not sure it'll work because the ariel only comes up when the radio is on and I mostly listen to CD's. Unless one of the ariel connections is permenantly live when the ignition is on?

Red Cinq Sporting Abarth 1242
 
Many amps (like mine) have high pass inputs - from speaker terminals on your head unit to inputs on amp.

Something tells me your head unit is crap. No offence B). New straight ones don't cost very much.

Morten.


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