installing amp

What would the easiest way to get back behind the stock stereo to hook up my amp.  I don't know how to get the stereo out, I'm used to kenwood that just slides out with a couple tools.  Any help would be apreciated.

[Evil S14]

u should be able to pull out the little buttons by the defrost and hazard buttons, there are 2 screws behind them.  then you can pull out the whole top vent assembly too and disconnect harnesses.  Then pull out the change holder/ash trray and there should be one screw there. slowly pull the base of your shifter off, there should be 2 more screws there too. this will dismount your whole radio area.

[transient]

or you could just unsnap to part around your radio and unscrew 4 screws to take it out...

How are you wiring an amp to the factory stereo??

[silk]

youve got to pop out the button next to the rear defrost, then pop out the A/C unit so you can pop out the part around the head unit. then unscrew the 4 bracket screws and you should be set.

[transient]

Ahh, S14, didn't realize.

I guess I got it easy <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Thanks guys that should do it. &nbsp;Except that I &nbsp;heard from FA that there are no stock pre-amp outs on a stock s14 stereo. &nbsp;If this is the case am I going to have to buy a new stereo or is there some way to wire the amp in?

[rampid360]

If you need a big listing of how to's....read my other post in tech talk...&quot;installing deck&quot; &nbsp; It explains pretty well how to get to everything. &nbsp;There were no amp outs on the stock stereo...you have to get an aftermarket to hook up another amp

[duderiffic]

Yea.. get out the cheese and scab onto the acc wire... then your amp will be on whenever your car is. &nbsp;Then you can get a Stinger SLOC to turn speaker level into pre-amp level. (Unless your amp has speaker level in, and a lot of new amps do) &nbsp;Now just sit-back and enjoy the turn-(on/off) pops and the engine whine!! &nbsp;I've done this many times, and I'll tell your straight up! GET A AFTERMARKET DECK. &nbsp;Sometimes you get lucky and there are no hangups. &nbsp;It's just a major pain in the ass trying to remove engine whine and pops from a OEM integrated aftermarket stereo!!

Jeff

[saga240]

well.. i remember when i added an amp to my factory headunit.. i used the wires that went to the stock amps in the trunk.. so i never had to take out the head unit.. &nbsp;so if you can figure out the schematics on the amp.. it will all be so much easier for yah.. &nbsp;

Saga, when you wired it like that how did it sound? &nbsp;I'm thinking about going that route just for ease of install. &nbsp;

[saga240]

well. &nbsp;what is the amp for?.. &nbsp;is it just for subs?.. &nbsp;if so itll be fine.. &nbsp;if its for your highs.. &nbsp;well.. &nbsp;i dont think itll be too much of a difference.. &nbsp;it sounded fine to me when i did it..

[rampid360]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from duderiffic on 1:41 pm on Feb. 13, 2002
Yea.. get out the cheese and scab onto the acc wire... then your amp will be on whenever your car is. Then you can get a Stinger SLOC to turn speaker level into pre-amp level. (Unless your amp has speaker level in, and a lot of new amps do) Now just sit-back and enjoy the turn-(on/off) pops and the engine whine!! I've done this many times, and I'll tell your straight up! GET A AFTERMARKET DECK. Sometimes you get lucky and there are no hangups. It's just a major pain in the ass trying to remove engine whine and pops from a OEM integrated aftermarket stereo!!

Jeff
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I guess i got lucky when i hooked mine up. &nbsp;(maybe its because i used 4guage wires) &nbsp; but no engine whine at all

[duderiffic]

It also has some to do with the quality of the products and install. &nbsp;It just can be a major bitch to try and get noise out of a system that is seemly hooked up properly. &nbsp;

Jeff

[rampid360]

Well, i dont tend to buy cheap shit. &nbsp; As for the install quality, i did it myself....
hmm...maybe i could enter that line of work...i've done like 6 peoples stereos with custom prefab and everything <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>