Ok so i have a few basic questions, i am adding a 10" sub and an amp to the factory head unit.

The first question is how do you pull the factory headunit?

Second is, the amp has "low leve input" rca cables and a high level input which is 3 wires, which is the best to use? or can i only use on eon the factory headunit. ive always used RCA's thats why i ask.

Also when i get the HU removed is there any secret to finding the remote antenna, plug?

thanks in advance

david- :bow:

RCAs are the best to use for clean signal. You'll need a line-out converter if you're still using the factory HU. You can purchase one from Alpman on yoursciontc.com. It snaps onto the HUs actual harness, no extra wiring. You can use the high-level inputs if you'd like though, you simply put the speaker wiring into them.

To pull out the HU, remove the shift knob by screwing it off (if you have an auto, I don't know how to help you), then pull up and back on the nearest silver part of the shift panel. Watch out for the cigarette lighter wire. Once that panel is off, start pulling on the center console one side at a time, from the bottom to the top. Don't pull off in a rush, as you still have to unplug the HVAC. From there, you use a phillips screwdriver and a 10mm deep-well socket to remove the HU.

Its pretty much the same for the auto, although I did have to move it down a few just so the first part of the panel came off easier.

Thanks guys for your help, BTW i have a 5spd.


The install went smooth, i ended up getting a Line output converter.

Thanks again

-david

OK I NEED HELP AGAIN.

so i thought everything was fine. the amp and sub work fine with the radio, but i noticed when i put on a CD that the amp turns off. why is that? It happens with every CD, and as soon as i turn it to the radio it comes back on. please any help is appreciated.


Thanks
-david

what wire are you using as your remote? test it with a multimeter to see what happens when you put in a cd... probably drops voltage

remote should be hooked into the ignition wire that goes into the radio, I think its a grey one. The only thing is that the amp is on whenever the car is on, but thats not a big deal for me. I don't get any sub pops or anything from it. You have yours hooked to a "power antenna" wire that loses voltage on any other source other then the radio.

ok right now the wire is connected to the antenna amplifier wire, its orange, i will test it w/ my multimeter today, but i think i am just goin to do what scionizer said, plug it into the iginition. no big deal for it to be on.

thanks

Doesn't the stock radio in 05 tCs have a remote turn-on wire already? When I took mine out, I was like, how convenient. :lol:

remote should be hooked into the ignition wire that goes into the radio, I think its a grey one. The only thing is that the amp is on whenever the car is on, but thats not a big deal for me. I don't get any sub pops or anything from it. You have yours hooked to a "power antenna" wire that loses voltage on any other source other then the radio.

'TIS what i did and it works, and the radio is always on if my car is on anyway. Thanks scionizer and thanks to everyone else for your help.

-david