i bought a new sub and amp. i have no idea what im doing when it comes to setting it up. can i set everything up to the stock head unit. if not i have a buddy willing to give me an older one. how hard is it to put a new head unit in. is it a bad idea to run a sub with the stock speakers? any other info would help

z yaaaa wrote:other than the nasty hood dent, steelies, 4X4 ride heidt, crooked front license plate, body color b pillar covers, 2200, lack of tint, and overall boringness of the car id say she's perfect!

this is best left to a professional if you have never done a system setup. One wrong turn, you'd be seriously unhappy with your investment.

my sticky and lenko's cover the 2000+ radio if you wanna go aftermarket. If you wanna keep your oem one, you'll need a line driver. Amp has a power, ground, remote. Ground goes to chassis or a battery negative. Power goes to a battery. Remote is fed off of either the remote out on a head unit, or in your case, you'd wire it into an ignition source to power it with the factory radio. Gains need to be set right, which is covered in my sticky. if this is your first install, have a shop install it and see if they'll teach you.

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well i figured out my buddy is giving me a free head unit. its kind of old but it is aftermarket. how much will that help?

z yaaaa wrote:other than the nasty hood dent, steelies, 4X4 ride heidt, crooked front license plate, body color b pillar covers, 2200, lack of tint, and overall boringness of the car id say she's perfect!

I dunno, what kind of deck?

Lanman31337 - Cavfire wrote:my sticky and lenko's cover the 2000+ radio if you wanna go aftermarket. If you wanna keep your oem one, you'll need a line driver. Amp has a power, ground, remote. Ground goes to chassis or a battery negative. Power goes to a battery. Remote is fed off of either the remote out on a head unit, or in your case, you'd wire it into an ignition source to power it with the factory radio. Gains need to be set right, which is covered in my sticky. if this is your first install, have a shop install it and see if they'll teach you.

^pretty much covers everything.

If you're short on cash another option would be to install the system and then take it to an audio shop and have them set the gain settings for you and inspect your install to make sure you're not going to burn your car down. Should be cheap, possibly free if you bought the equipment there. I did that with my first system and was only charged $20.