no pre outs!!!

[Bob in disguise]

Does anyone know the way to wire an amp and sub to a head unit with no pre out sockets?

Thanks in advance
Bob

 

[Luke]

you can adapt a normal RCA cable - cut off the plugs at one end and use the wires as a left and right. You with the wires, you need to make sure you have the right signal wire and not the grounding wire (the correct one should be in a seperate plastic sleeve).

You will have alot of crap on the amp though - becuase the normal speaker outs arent leveled like the RCA outs.

In short, it can be done above but if you are serious about having an amp and sub you might as well do it properly and get a HU with RCA outs

 

[Bob in disguise]

ahh right have to have a think about all of this stuff then

Well thanks for shedding some light on the subject
Bob

 

[chrisunoman]

You can run the amp off a speaker wire, plug it into the high level input.

Alternatively buy a speaker wire to rca converter.

 

[jud]

will one of these not do the job, on your stilo?
http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/sub_out.asp
http://www.bluespot.co.uk/stock/y_cable.asp
that is if you dont want to mess with your head unit.

 

[wimmy]

DONT convert your existing speaker wires to RCA. The input level is far too high!!!!

Use the high level input on your amp. Most amps have them and usually come with some type of connector for it.

 

[Bob in disguise]

you think that those wires from the 2 links above will fit the head unit in the stilo, because they might just be for the normal blaupunkt stereos and not a fiat one

Anyone have any ideas on them?

 

[jud]

have you got your sound system manual that came with the car?
as it should have a diagram of the headunits stereo connectors and
what each pin does, its on page 38 in mine.

ive had a look and it looks like the "amplified subwoofer presence signal"
pin is not there on the cassete headunit but it is on the c.d. unit!

i am only presuming that means that it is a pre-out?
my technical knowledge is not that great but if the
the connection block is a ISO so it should fit the stilo?

 

[jud]

further to the posts ive been having a scratch around and found this

http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=79

I will be get one to fit a small sub to my stilo.
also i am looking at replacing the speakers with some custom fit ones
nothing too mental, just so the sound is better than the factory fit ones.

any recommendation's? ( im looking at some alpine's at the mo)

also when funds allow the ipods gonna get connected
with the aid of the dension ice>Link Plus

http://www.ihavetohave.it/product.php/2090/86//15f9a0af48f66784678678f10be02f03

anyone had any experience with them?

 

[Bob in disguise]

Yes buy the Alpines excellent brand and sound i had them in my punto and had no complaints!

Dunno about the ipod, but i got a 30gb creative labs mp3 player and i know they can be connected through the AUX output on a normal stereo. But if your wanting to connect it through your standard one i guess your have to do it the way you said.

 

[Bob in disguise]

looking at the stereo's manual that lead looks like it should work. Ill give it a go its not over expensive.

Cheers

 

[jud]

cheers for the feedback, I think Alpines it is! can you post to let us know
how you get on with the wires, and when i do get round to
installing it all i will post some pics. if anyone is interested?
cheers

 

[Bob in disguise]

Right i got the lead through the post on friday and checked that it fitted into the back of the stereo, which is does.

I wired all the wires from the back of the head unit to the amp, but have now just got to run a wire from the battery to the amp and should be all done

I'll let you know if it all works once ive got round to doing it.