How To | Wiring Subs To A Factory Radio | Line Output Converter
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- What's up Guys today I'll be giving you a more quick, but very informative video ! So if you where ever wondering how you can get your aftermarket subs into your car without removing your stock radio , well think no more LOL. This little piece of equipment will give you everything you need to get those subs working !
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To clear up the remote wire wonders.. this works just like the amp. It gets CONSTANT power from the same constant power the AMP gets. When the radio plays music, the LOC detects that sound input and makes a SIGNAL output for your amp to know when to turn on. The amp only turns on when the rear speakers have power.
The only parasitic draw there will be, is from the LOC itself which is comparable to a few LED diodes, not an issue unless the vehicle is parked for weeks and weeks. Great video!!
A guy at a car audio shop told me they could do this job for $622! I just ordered my amp kit, converter and clips for $70 bucks. Great video!
70 bucks?! Even that is overpaid, to be honest
@@Mermasora you want quality cable ….. not cheap shit
Bro you just saved me a buncha money. Thank you. I’m about to add some subs to my old benz and desperately needed this video so thanks again💪🏻
Out of all the videos on TH-cam on line output installations this is by far the best and we’ll explained.
This video was a lifesaver. I installed my first car sub recently and this video explained basically everything i needed to do. What wires are what and where to hook them up.
Dude i watched the whole video before i realized you got the same amp i just bought lol got it for $40 at a pawn shop has pretty good reviews and your video is helping me set it up exactly lol
This is the best video I've watched. I watched videos that made this so complicated. Thanks bro
Damn bro I didn’t think it was that simple, gotta 2015 Chrysler 200s and I wanted to put my subs in there but now I see how simple it is. Appreciate the video
No problem bro if you have any issues let me know bro ! 💪🏽💯
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Omg I’m illiterate when it comes to this and I now know how to connect the line output thank you
Very welcome , super happy to help !!
@@moderatemods98 my brother I'm getting a lot of static feed back what did I do wrong? Should I disconnect that orange looking cord on the rear speaker like you did? We have the same set up I'm in a 2015 LX
This is hands down the best video for explaining this
Thank you bro!
Best video I have seen. I watched other videos all day trying to understand what you explained so easily. I actually get it now.
Good bro !! I’m glad to help 💯💪🏽🔥
To be honest this is a good video straight simple to the point Good clear directions and I was actually wondering if you could hook the remote of that to the amps remote and negative and positive and you just showed here that you can. Great video
Best video ive seen so far explaining it
Finally a great tutorial on how to do this
Appreciated!💯
Damn this is the easiest way to do the install on my factory head unit, thanks dude.
Hell yeah bro no problem let me know if you got anymore questions !
Thanks bro you did a perfect job on explaining
🙏🏾 explained very well
been looking where to put yellow wire this is the only video that explains that!
thanks to your video i actually now understand how it works! thank you, i guess ill have to get some more speaker wire and do it via the rear door speakers as my car doesnt have rear rear speakers
I have a question, when you turn your car off does the amplifier turn off with the radios or do you have to unplug the amp to get it turned off?????
Great video literally I’m a speaker guy just bought a new car so I was like damn I can’t add it after watching this Ik how to now .
Do I still use the left/right speakers if I have a factory sub or hook both left/right to the subs positive/negative? Chrysler 200 as well but have the Alpine premium system and looking to add my type S sub with enclosure and amp
man out of all the videos yours was the easiest to follow thank you.
So true man.he actually tells us where each individual wire goes. And what they are.
Appreciate you guys a lot and always glad to help💯
Dude great video
Easy and simple... thanks!
Very welcome bro !
Just did it earlier my guy was pretty damn easy thank u 💯 ✌🏿
Very welcome bro ! 💪🏽💯
Did you have to run a remote wire from the fuse to the amp and from the amp to the Loc?
Don't you need to run the yellow wire to an accessory power? If not your power is going to consistently run the whole time and the amp will never turn off?
I don’t think so because if you have a power cord to your amp going to the bsttery than it shuts off when you turn your car off. You don’t even need to use the remote ground or yellow power wire from the converter. It’s not really needed. I’ve seen many people not use em
You have to get a amp capacitor or it will start to kill your battery, even when the car is off
@maxstewart5575 nobody uses those who knows anything about car audio 😅
No, the amp only turns on when a signal is sent through the rear speakers (only when radio is on and playing music) the LOC itself may have a small draw tho. It should only be using energy, when there's music coming from the speakers.. so it's shouldn't be anything crazy. I'm installing mine in a few hours, time to see if I get dead battery's now like many think will happen 💪
I was looking for a easier way to do this thank you
Very welcome bro !
I found a easier way and instead of tapping into your wires for remote wire I just added a switch
T splices for taping into your door speakers works well in the newer silverados
I'm watching this again bro, damn it looks so easy.
It is I swear lol
@@moderatemods98 so the remote wire from the loc to amp powers the amp right?
@@ByronReyesFCBarca yeah bro the blue remote from loc goes straight to the amp for power no need for any other remote wires
@@moderatemods98 awesome, thanks for the reply dude.
@@ByronReyesFCBarca no problem bro anymore questions HMU 💪🏽💯🔥
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER. IF YOU WERE AT THE U I WOULD SCORE 100% IN YOUR CLASS...
I AM ABOUT TO BUY THE AMP AND THE SUBWOOFER AND THE LOC. ALWAYS WANTED TO NOT TOUCH THE FACTORY UNIT, NOW WITH THESE TUTORIAL I FELL I DONT NEED TO PAY EXTRA FOR INSTALTION I WOULD DO IT ALL MYSELF... ANY SUGGETION OR CHALLENGES YOU THINK I MIGHT FACE??
THANKS ALOT AHEAD OF TIME. YOU KEEP IT UP
Appreciate that more than you know bro! No man just take it slow step by step, if you get challenged take a step back a break if needed and jump back in, sometimes if no sound is coming throw that means the wires are backwards just swap em around and boom you will be good!
Yup that’s good for me thanks bro
THE BEST VIDEO ON LOC'S PERIOD.
Bruh thank you so much I didn’t know what to do with the ground and power didn’t think about just to plug it in my amps power and ground😂
My wife has a 2020 Kia forte Lxs and she wants to run a sub in the back I have all of the stuff to do it I even ordered a wire harness that plugs directly into the factory radio and from then on it plugs directly into the factory wire harness so you do not have to splice any wires and with it has a line out converter and a remote control blue wire. On eBay it was like $31 and it's basically plug and play for that part of it. The power wire and blue remote wire and RCA has to be ran through your panels and then panels snap back in place The only hard part was trying to find a location to run the power wire through on the firewall but once I figured that out it was all simple. The power wire was the hardest to be honest. Even if it did not include a blue remote wire you can always hook up your blue remote wire to a fuse in the fuse box for accessory or radio itself. I hooked my blue remote wire in my truck to the stereo fuse in the fuse box so when I turn on my truck the amp turns on. Very simple just a little bit time consuming.
Man I watched this when I put my system in my car a month ago bro 😎
I've installed lots of line out converters but never seen one with the bass control. So hooking up that style converter on a 4 channel amp for all new door speakers will the knob work for the mids and highs the same way or have you tried it before?
The know mine comes with bro controls all of the bass so I don’t know truly how much you can do with the knob this one has .
Is the power always on to the amp with one of these or does it have a remote shut off when it detects no signal from the deck speakers?
Best video 🔥🙏 so I can do this on my 2018 Ford Focus ? And I don’t have to take out the factory radio to do any wiring? Obviously the sub amplifier you power it to your battery and run the ground so that’s it right?
My active subwoofer have high level input, should i use a line output converter to have a better input signal?
Thank you so much 💜 I did mine to day no problem at all and it also turns off with I turn the car off love it can u make one of doing tint also 😊
Should we do an inline fuse in between the amp and the yellow wire?
this video explains it perfectly
Thank you bro
I got a question, if I have two amps. Do I need to converters or how do I do? Or is there some sort of hub I can buy to connenct the converter to and amps?
Do you have to run the white and blacks to door speakers or can you just butt them off?
Do you need to wire to both speakers or just one rear speaker.
Quick question I got the kicker version of this loc which has the remote wire. But my question is, is it OK to tap into the stock OEM subwoofer connection? Is it too much power for that little device or will it be OK? It’s the stock amp and subwoofer plug in the back of the mega cab behind the seats . Just because it’s easy to access is why I’m asking.
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According to this video I linked the subwoofer is the best option.
Can you help me ? My sister wants me to install sub for her. I’ve done it before but not on car with stock radio but I see it looks super easy long as she gets a line out converter. It’s for a 2018 Ford Focus. So all I do is install sub amp hook the power from it to car battery and run the ground ? Then put it in line out converter, hook right and left speaker wires from converter into rear speakers then plug the remote wire power wire and ground wire from converter into sub amp? Then plug RCA cables from converter to amplifier. Am I missing anything?
Would this work for a power subwoofer,now the power subwoofer does have high output but not doesn't say were to connect the blue to n some people say tap into the ignition fuse but i definitely dont want to do that to a van iam still making payments on any advice,i was looking at rocckford p300-10
Hey man, everytime I hook my LOC into the ground and positive it cuts off, but will work with the ground wire seperated, do you think im having a ground issue? also my subs cut off when driving. Will play with vehicle turned off. but when driving it cuts off
so if i have the remote wire already connected from the radio , do i need the converter still? for the rca cables
How do we know for the rear speakers which wire is positive and which is negative?
Thank you!!
do i need to wire the LOC to a left and a right speaker or can i just go to one speaker?
I have a 250w road gear 2-channel mosfet amplifier. My subs will not power on anymore and I believe I have all of the LOC wired correctly in my amp but I am confused on the yellow power cord. Where do i connect my power cable that is connected to my battery if the yellow cord on the LOC is connected to the +12v power connector per the instructions on the website I bought it from. It is a recoil RCA Line output converter if that helps any
Lol I'm on a hold gotta drill a hole for ground then it's smooth sailing from there. My avenger will hopefully have some slamming bass when I'm all done fingers crossed hahah🤞
Will that power all speakers tho or do I need another amp to my other speakers
Bro thank u so much
Very welcome bro
Could you still bridge it to only one positive and one negative..would it still work..mean I have my subs briged so I got one negative and one positive...???
So as long as the LOC has a +12v connection the rem is good.? Dose that just work for the LOC you have iv been tryin figure out were to hook this up with out tapping in the fuse box i have the Adjustable line output converter with volume knob
Metra
Model: WM-LOCKN
Yes it should be good and all the ones I have felt with it has worked ! I’m pretty sure yours will be okay too bro !
I have everything wired like that, and my subs have been working great for a while. I replaced my battery and they continue to work fine. Then I accidentally pulled out loc's remote and ground wires from amp. I put them back in and now my amp turns off when I turn car on and turns on when car is off. My subs are also picking up vibration when the car is off, like when I close the doors. My battery is draining too.
So do I have to put them on the rear doors? I only have one speaker in the back and it’s a sub. I can’t just connect them to factory call sub.
I have a huge issue though the wires coming with my LOC are very short and I only have speaker wire so how to I connect the yellow and black to the amp if It’s short just go directly to the amp or can I just a piece of split speaker wire to run it? I need help assp
Thanks bro
I have a Hyundai Palisade 2022 that I want to maintain the factory head unit but I wanted to swap out speakers. I have some JBL's that are 2.3 ohms, but the factory speakers are 4 ohms. Will this hurt the factory head unit and will the JBL speakers work okay? Or should I just get a set of 4 ohm speakers like the factory?
Truly it shouldn’t do anything to hurt it, but running stock amp and stock factory the power output may not give you what you want until you upgrade
??? Have a Cadillac CTS with a factory amplifier no problem I have is no sound coming out due to the factory amplifier but there's a way of hooking up something where it will work again I believe?
Confused on the yellow and Blue. Pretty sure you’ve got the blue wire going straight from LOC to amp correct? Then the yellow wire to the power used for the amp. Is this correct? Seems like the blue wire would need to turn on somehow.
Man I don’t know how it all works down to the science lol but all I know is when the radio powers on it powers to the LOC which turn on amp !
If I’m using only one powered sub why do I need to tap into both right and left speaker and use both rca jacks when I can just tap into 1 side to get signal and only use one rca that goes from my inverter ?Is it so I’m picking up the bass from both right and left ??
Yes bro , if you only do one you would only get hit from the one side you do , so regardless of the amount of subs you still need to do both sides to get equal bass !
Thanks for the video, I just got the same loc, just so I understand, the remote line on the loc is drawing the on and off from the speaker? I’ve seen other guys in other videos still run the remote from their amp all the way to a fuse. No need to do this? Just run the remote wire to the amp and no where else?
Yeah man that’s where I run mine from, so basically the remote will turn off the amp when the car power latches so it will turn off in about 2-3 mins with the entire car !
@@moderatemods98 thank for the reply man!
@@mariotorres8211 for sure bro I try to make it a duty to respond to all comments trying to stand out bro ! Glad to help let me know if there is ever anything else ! 💪🏽💯
But are we to still install a traditional fused power wire from the battery and ground (like 8 gauge) to the amplifier? And the small blue remote wire from the loc to the amplifier?
Nevermind! Great video! I watched it again and you answered my question 😂😂
Where did you run your remote wire? I have a 2015 MKZ that I’m getting ready to do this on. Thank you
What’s up bro ! So the remote wire comes off the LOC . so all you need to do is put your LOC out the way and tire some blue speaker wire to it and tie it into your amp !
Will the amp turn off when the car is off this way?
Yes I car power latches after like 5 mins and shuts down all electric even our lights if we left them on bro
Does the bass knob work with a line out converter?
Hey. Can I use that for active subwoofer alpine SWE-815? I dont have factory rca in my radio
Does it have to be both rear speakers or just one ?
so does that amplify the rear speakers as well.....I have a factory amp in car that amps all the speakers. jus wanted louder so if I add that LOC to rear speakers and run aftermarket amp and sub will it amplify the rear speakers with factory amp and or aftermarket amp ? I prolly don't wanna send 3000 watts to rears only to sub ya kno.....thanks again
I’m ganna be honest , I truly can’t tell the difference I do have the limited so the basic speaker set up , I would say maybe I’m not a pro on the audio side and I really don’t want to give wrong info bro , I’m sorry if that doesn’t completely answer your question man ! :/
No bro youre good it aint gonna amplify the speakers you tap off of it will only amplify what the amp is hooked up to
Won’t it create more load on those tiny wires? Do we need thick wires or these tiny wires can take the load? Did you found any issues so far like sub cutting off in between?
My wires are not for high output amps , but with my set up they work fine and no no cuff offs or any problems like that !
the main loads are on the amps positive and negative wires, which are thicker anyway, the line into the LOC is the same loads as the standard speakers run off, hence why just standard speaker wire is plenty enough, then after your amp or sub depending on what your wiring, is where the higher loads will be, so if you have an amp to a passive subwoofer for example, but then you dont need to worry about the loads so much because the RCA output on the amplifier feeds a signal to the passive sub, and RCA cables which come with your amp or sub will be more than capable of handling the higher loads anyway
If you don’t have rear deck speakers and I have to access the rear door speakers is there a way to do it before the wiring passes through the door, like can you access it in the pillar somewhere?
If you have rear speakers in the door, there should be a channel that the wires for those speakers run through, run your wires through that channel for a hidden clean look
Hey man, i didnt understand too well the part that says output on the loc, where do i connect those wires?
Very informative. Are you running power from car battery to your amp?
Thanks bro and yes I’m running the power wire from battery to amp !
@@moderatemods98 Kool, thanks man! ✌🏼
Welcome bro !!💪🏽
When you did rear deck speakers does that mean any rear speakers cuz I have rear door speakers and I don't wanna tap into my head unit would that still work??
Yes it does! Rear or deck is fine!
Can I hook the LOC wire straight to the speaker or should I splice into the wire that's already connected to the speaker
I spliced into wires off the speakers bro
Any recommendations on a radio that has the Google Play store where you can download apps on
I've got a question? I have New Mercedes-Benz and Don't wanna touch the the radio, Navi, lol on any other car I wouldn't care and have. But this car already has the Bsst 14 speaker Burmester Sound System, doesn't get much better. My worry is I've never tried one of these cheap boxes to tap into my my rear deck speakers, I mean how does one of these compare to using A nice Deck with RCa PREOUTS?
I have had people ask me that before bro I get it , my friend actually bout a JBL line output converter and I really felt no difference in sound and we both had 200s , so either or up to you if you want to spend a lot or a little on a LOC bro !
Quick question with the rear deck speaker wiring, so I would have to cut the negative and positive wire and then splice them together with the new speaker wire so that it forms a 3 way connection? Don't mean to sound confusing but hopefully you get what I mean
You are just pretty much adding those positive and negative wires into the LOC and that’s it is that what your meaning bro?
@@moderatemods98 Yeah that’s exactly what I meant I didn’t see it at first but now that I looked it’s pretty simple thanks, also do you have a Chrysler 200 2015+? My rear deck speakers also have yellow and green wires and I was wondering as to which one corresponds to which
I do bro , I just say lighter is positive and darker is negative , but if you ever get an issue where the sound doesn’t work you may need to revert the wires !
@@moderatemods98 Managed to figure it out and one sub later after making a mistake of messing with the gains (🤣) I was able to hook everything up and get some bass the only issue is I have a Metra LOC with the remote cable but it doesn’t turn off when I turn the car off not even after 60 seconds as the manual mentions. However when I do disconnect the remote cable from the amp the amp does turn off. What can I do about this? I am able to fuse tap but I wanted to ask first before I go through the trouble of getting everything I need to do so, thanks
@@bryan3327 how did u connect yours I have the same one and my amp says it’s on but my subs aren’t working send pictures if u can
Does it matter what amp kit you get like i got yesterday the 100 watts amp kit.. i got a 05 malibu and kicker(1) 12 comp with a alpine amp
Nope bro still going to be a standard hook up!
@@moderatemods98 welp is over for me i been blew my fuse to the radio nothing works inside but a/c and windows and lights radio dead what fuse i need for 05 chevy malibu 😞
What wire did you use to extend the little loc wires? I’m stuck on that part. Please help
Ik this is 6 months late but they're just speaker wire
@@LateMax90 I figured it out lol. Thanks man 🙏
Hi not getting any sound saw your video so thought would have a go amp does power on but no sound coming out of sub
What speaker wire did you use to connect LOC and deck speakers?
Like 14 Gauge or 16 speaker wire bro !
You don’t have to buy and wires if you just put it behind the deck
Don’t you still have to run a remote to the radio? Or will the adapters act like it’s part of the radio and only cut the amp on when the vehicle is on?
Yes it will act as that part , so no need to run remote bro !
So after i hook my LOC to my rear deck speakers and the amp power/ground/remote, am i done? Nothing needs to run to the actual radio? All the videos i watch, they are splicing the wires with the factory wires behind the radio. Been having trouble for days now because i can’t find a wiring diagram for my specific car
If you are using this normally it means your radio doesn’t have a remote amp wire so online wiring you should be doing is to your speakers then to the amp bro ! And the LOC should have its own blue remote wiring coming off of it !
Usually the ones running the LOC off the back of the factory stereo don’t have rear speakers so they have no choice.
Get that work in 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾I don’t hear no shots out though 🤣🤣
You funny as hell bro 🤣💯💪🏽 you know where you stand !
I just did a install exactly like this. Any idea why I would be getting interference when I close my driver door? The sub works just fine when the driver door is open but as soon as it gets closed the sub starts to pulse and hum. Any feedback would be appreciated thank you.
Maybe pinched wires? Check and make sure flow isn’t getting messed with!
So do you connect speaker wires to both rear door speakers or just one side ?
Both bro
@@moderatemods98 what happen if I connect just the left side will it still work
How did u find the positive and negative?
Does it eliminate the function of ur rear speakers or they continue normal while the amp works the sub ?
No as long as your rear speakers are still connected you just tap into those wires to send a signal to the line output converter and everything should work as normal except you added basically RCA hookups so you can hook up your RCA wires to your amp for a signal. I did that on my 2005 Nissan Sentra back in the day and it works perfectly.
You still need a seperate blue remote ran to your your amp from somewhere in your car right?? You just can't run the blue wire from the loc to your amp? Or can you
Yeah bro right from the LOC to the amp bro !
@@moderatemods98 thank you brotha!
So there won't be any issues of this over heating and catching fire? Seen someone post that about this? Also I wanna get the one from autozone that you listed is it just as good as the one you use
Yeah bro no fire worries never ever had one even get hot in any vehicle I owned or installed them in and yeah auto zone will be fine as well !
@@moderatemods98 can u send me what yours looks like setup because my amp is on but my subs aren’t working
You should have fused the constant live with a lower amp inline fuse. Something goes wrong. It will just burn on the main cable.
Will the amp stay on because it straight to the battery
I just took my car to get sub with built in amp installed....it stopped working, it has power but no sound....on the convertor theres a lil black chord not connected to anything is that fine?? Or what do you think is the problem?
That may be the sound switch bro the shop should be Able to diagnose the issue !
The black wire should be the ground and that would be why it's wasn't working
Can you run that off of your stock subwoofer harness