Adapter for hooking a sub/amp to the factory stereo?

tweba99 · January 30, 2007

I am going to be putting an amp and sub that I have from another vehicle and putting it into my 1999 2500. When i had a 1997 tahoe I had a shop do this and they used some kind of adapter for hooking the amp to the stock stereo and I am going to do the install myself this time and need to know what adapter I will need and if I can order it online or not. Thanks for the help!

Wingnut · January 30, 2007

I am going to be putting an amp and sub that I have from another vehicle and putting it into my 1999 2500. When i had a 1997 tahoe I had a shop do this and they used some kind of adapter for hooking the amp to the stock stereo and I am going to do the install myself this time and need to know what adapter I will need and if I can order it online or not. Thanks for the help!

Yeah, they're pretty easy to find...Do you have Bose?

castlerock_and_st0ne · January 30, 2007

I am going to be putting an amp and sub that I have from another vehicle and putting it into my 1999 2500. When i had a 1997 tahoe I had a shop do this and they used some kind of adapter for hooking the amp to the stock stereo and I am going to do the install myself this time and need to know what adapter I will need and if I can order it online or not. Thanks for the help!

Yeah, they're pretty easy to find...Do you have Bose?

my truck does and was wondering the same thing. could you give me that adapter info for an '06 Sierra Denali with Bose

Wingnut · January 30, 2007

JPCustoms.com has what you guys need.

For an '06 with Bose, it's something like the PAC A-OEM GM-24...Don't quote me on that though...My memory is spotty.

tweba99 · January 31, 2007

I am going to be putting an amp and sub that I have from another vehicle and putting it into my 1999 2500. When i had a 1997 tahoe I had a shop do this and they used some kind of adapter for hooking the amp to the stock stereo and I am going to do the install myself this time and need to know what adapter I will need and if I can order it online or not. Thanks for the help!

Mine does not have Bose. What adapter would I need?

Sierrawolf · January 31, 2007

You could acutly get a OEM box that will hook up to your stock radio and will send the singal to your subs or highs . I think i have a site that you can look at for that. but i know Rockford , kicker , four.1 have them you can take a look at them ( that if you want to tune them right and have nice clean sound)http://www.mobileaudiocontrol.com/dept.asp?d_id=17612&l1=17612

tweba99 · February 1, 2007

You could acutly get a OEM box that will hook up to your stock radio and will send the singal to your subs or highs . I think i have a site that you can look at for that. but i know Rockford , kicker , four.1 have them you can take a look at them ( that if you want to tune them right and have nice clean sound)http://www.mobileaudiocontrol.com/dept.asp?d_id=17612&l1=17612

Without getting the box, is there not just a cheap adapter that I could use?

Radon · February 11, 2007

best buy has one for $20+, but i hate those guys. tap the wires for the rear speakers and plug the RCA cables into the converter.

min9861 · March 17, 2007

Randon said it.

i call it hi-low converter but it has couple of names.

its a small box that u can plug ur rca's into and on the other side, its 4 wires, which you tap into your rear speakers. goodluck

Wingnut · March 17, 2007

It's commonly called a Line Output Converter, or LOC for short...And they're about $20 everywhere.

tweba99 · April 5, 2007

Thanks for the help!

Would one of these work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...p;rd=1&rd=1

Wingnut · April 5, 2007

Yup, they should.

And CHEAP!

Doing the subs in my '01 sometime really soon...I might have to grab one of those myself

tweba99 · April 6, 2007

Yup, they should.

And CHEAP!

Doing the subs in my '01 sometime really soon...I might have to grab one of those myself

Thanks! I ordered the 3rd one. It was the cheapest and has adjustability in it. We will see how it works.

Wingnut · April 6, 2007

I bought one locally yesterday for about $18...Along with some door speakers from Memphis Audio. Never listened to them, but they were the right price at the right time.

I should be doing my install this weekend (along with figuring out how to put my long overhead console in a regular cab) if it would ever warm up again.

Dyabolical · April 6, 2007

I don't understand the point in upgrading stock speakers but keeping the horrible sounding factory head unit. Just spend $150 and get a decent head unit and have much better sound quality.