Amp/Sub Installation Guide (on factory HU)

[SpeedSI]

Great DIY. But I did a few things different

1. For the LOC, I only connected it through my stock subwoofer instead of following the directions saying to use the left and right speakers. That way I can turn my subs off at any time and control the bass through the stock HU.

2. For the remote wire, I connected it to the LOC wires (see 1) that connected the stock subwoofer. Gives the same same signal to turn on and off when you start your car. And seemed to be a little less hassle.

Just a thought. No pics yet. But if u want some let me kno.

[Strate L O S S]

thats only works for people who have the premium sound system. in the civics case si owners and ex coupes.

i have an lx coupe and i have no woofer or woofer coontrols..

[SpeedSI]

True. My bad. Didnt even think about it. Thanx

[Emerican]

I don't have that plug, and I'm pretty sure no 07+ coupes do either.

[flushdereal87]

any LX people tried this setup with the LOC spliced into the rear speakers and switch? imma noob..dont know radio stuff

[Strate L O S S]

ive done this to a kia ive owned, but the line out converter was built into the amplifier. kinda surprised this specific amp did not have it

[pirate0]

flushdereal87: It should be just the same.

StrateLOSS: Do you mean my amp? My Alpine can be wired directly to the speaker wires without the LOC, but I had one and just went ahead and used it.

[Strate L O S S]

usualy the amp will come with some wiring that has a male plug that goes into the amp. if you have that harness then you most likely have built in speaker inputs.

on amps their called line inputs. post a link with the specs to your amp and ill ssee if it does

[pirate0]

Yes, I already know. My MRP-M450 does not need an LOC.

[pvbwerjr]

I got an LOC with a 12V remote out, but it needs a ground and a 12V connection to work. Where do I connect the power to the LOC to?

[pirate0]

Mine said to connect the LOC power to the battery power that goes to the amp.

[theduke]

good diy, im thinkin about doin this

[filezz]

I need a harness made for my 2008 SI with navi.. I need the adapter someone made for the balanced RCA's, that I can plug in my new amps to from the factory NAVI Head unit.
I have the amps and have the speakers but want to acually plug it all in now..

I already installed one amp and my subs.. But now moving on to the front and rear speakers I don't want to use a line converter. I want to get balanced RCA's back to my amps.
Can anyone help me.. you can email me at filezz7 @ yahoo


For some strange reason I am unable to post a new topic..

[Strate L O S S]

you can make the rca connection on your own. splice a stock rca cord, the wound up silver wires are the ground, and the wire inside is the positive. just hook it up to te speaker wires.


just follow the diy for it step by step. its very easy and if your doing the install yourself im sure you can tackle that project as well

[filezz]

When you say speaker wire you have to mean before the amp...
LOL even though you did not say so I have to asume so.. I did not really want to start cutting up the harness. I know I can do it, but would rather have something that plugged in, so when and is I wish to sell the car it is easy enought to go back to stock.

[filezz]

is this correct for the civic with navi?


:Radio Harness
+12V DC Constant White
Switchedd Accessory Violet
Ground Black
Power Antenna Gray
Remote Turn On Light Blue
Illumintation Red/Black or Gray
Left Front + Light Green
Left Front - Pink
Right Front + Gray
Right Front - Brown
Left Rear + Yellow
Left Rear - Brown
Right Rear + Blue
Right Rear - Orange

:Amplifier Outputs
Remote Turn On Light Blue
Left Front Mid + Light Green
Left Front Mid - Pink
Right Front Mid + Gray
Right Front Mid - Brown
Left Rear Mid + Yellow
Left Rear Mid - Brown
Right Rear Mid + Blue
Right Rear Mid - Orange
Subwoofer 1 + Green
Subwoofer 1 - Red

:At Speakers
Left Front Tweeter + Red
Left Front Tweeter - Green
Right Front Tweeter + Pink
Right Front Tweeter - Blue

[Strate L O S S]

well you need the metra harness, im not sure of the part number. ive read and seen the diy and what you do is plug in the metra harness and cut and splice the rcas onto that. you arent splicing into your factory harness.


what you do is take the metra harness, locate the 8 speaker wires and figure out which ones are for what speaker.

get the rca's and splice them. attach them to the speak wires on the metra harness.

plug that harness into your navigation and your good to go.




click on the messageboards tab in the above righthand corner, scroll down to where it says DIY, and click on the audio link, and locate the diy. it looks pretty simple

[filezz]

where do I get the metra harrness?

[Strate L O S S]

D.I.Y. the long-awaited amp integration harness by Whiterice!

for some reason i cant locate the one with the dvd player. maybe someone else can help

[CTSI08]

Has anyone ever tried putting those LIe Output converters in? I put in one for the subs but now i want to put a amp for all my other speakers and i kno thers a lot more involved in this then just running new wires from the amp to the speakers? Were do i pick up my signal from..can i get it from the Amp bypass wire kit? Help!!!