sub and amps into stock system

[zorbaru]

hi all,

im soon to be purchasing a my 04 - 06 lib gt and will have a sub, 2 amps and some splits that im taking from my wrx before selling it.

what would be the best way to hook this gear up to the existing system?

thanks

[gtspec]

plug it in hehehe..

depends what model of head unit is in the lib?

[almunro]

well i have just finished such a project.

i had a kicker 4 channel amp and a alpine sub, plus bought some boston sx60's for the front. after finding out about the ridiculous price for a new facia kit, i set about finding out about adding it to the stock headunit for the time being.

i ended up buying a line out converter (LOC) but a decent one. I got a PAC TrunkLOC for $80 on mobileelectronics.com.au which has a delayed signal to turn on your amp (no pops)

i know these arent the best solution compared to things such as JL cleansweep etc but its hell of a lot cheaper, and i will upgrade to a double din unit one day.

so installed it all (plus sound deadening on doors), wired up the LOC (just feeds off your speaker cables, i used the front which were no longer in use as i have the amp running the front) and hooked up the amp using the single pair of rcas from the loc. i wired it off the front speaker cables (even though it says to use the rear) as i wanted to keep the fader control with the stock rears running off the headunit.

all in all for the price i am very happy with the result. i thought there would be a heap more noise but there isnt. i just made sure all my contacts and splicing was sound (excuse the pun). its loud, its clear and will certainly do for the moment until i fork out for a fascia and new hu.

thats my 2c, if you have any questions let me know.

Alex

[zorbaru]

sweet.

i have 2 amps tho, one running the sub and one running front speakers.

can you get a LOC that has 2 sets of rca connections or will i have to use the passthrough on the sub amp like i do now (my current HU only has 1 preout)

[CappZ]

i just got a new head deck installed into the glove box.
the stock still turns on but doesnt actually do anything.
works quite good.