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Old 11-17-2008, 12:09 AM
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HELP, hooking up subs to stock HU

sorry , new to this and all needing some expertise, but anyways i bought a stinger hi/low convertor and wired them off the speakers on both doors that are closest to the back of the car, ran the RCAS to the new amp, hooked it up, amplifier turns on but nothing plays out of the subs, help anyone? greatly appreciated !!
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surely someone knows?
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u need to hook it up to the stock amp (BOSE)....wait do u have bose system ??
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i dont think so, i checked in the trunk near the spare tire and also there's no rear speakers or subwoofer just the 3 speakers in the door which is retarded.. does the factory bose amp have rca outputs or would i have to splice? from what i heard cause its fiber optic its not possible?
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looking to do the same thing what is going on with this?
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I can help with this pm me your year, model and if you have Bose or not and I will try and explain to you how to make the connections.
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Originally Posted by 604heatzcore
sorry , new to this and all needing some expertise, but anyways i bought a stinger hi/low convertor and wired them off the speakers on both doors that are closest to the back of the car, ran the RCAS to the new amp, hooked it up, amplifier turns on but nothing plays out of the subs, help anyone? greatly appreciated !!
If there is sound going to the rear speakers, and you get a hi/low connector with RCA adaptor, then that should be all you need in my experince. You are getting signal from that wire, then converting it to rca, then plugging it into the amp. From there you hook up your wires and go. If you are getting no sound, check that you have the rca's in the right spot, check other speakers to see if they work, also try a new amp and see if the amp is the problem. Might be a fuse in the amp. might be a few things. Post back if you none of this helps. Might have a bad convertor also. Brand new doesnt mean 100% working.
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All speakers COMPLETELY OUT???

After I replaced my low beam head lamp bulb last night this morning all my speakers are completely out. The radio display and navigation are normal but NO SOUND AT ALL. Please help. Thanks
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I can't say I have ever seen that before. Check your fuses for the BOSE/AMP Fuse
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lol your head lamp has nothing to do with your speakers bro! you sure its not muted or something? sounds more like a coincidence that something went wrong
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its a 2005 clk500 non bose im pretty sure, has no back speakers or sub their all in the door... no navigation unit either

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