Im trying to wire my amp to my stock headunit. Everything is wired except the signal cables. When i bought my car it came with a pac aai (auxilary audio imput) box. I figured that would be where it needs to be wired. I was wrong. Theres got to be something i can hook up to allow a signal to be sent to the amp. Can this also explain why my component speakers are not sounding better than stock. I need you help.

 

when you say signal cables you mean rca's right? if that is the case them you can use a hi/low

 

Just tap rca wires to the outputs from the HU, they are already low level and run rca's from that.

 

yea i ment rca cables. where can i get a hi/low and how would i wire it up.

 

Where are the outputs on my stock head unit?

 

In the smaller harness behind the HU.

 

studman ftw
http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/audiowiring.asp

 

Or, read the stickies since Kev spent the time to make the post.

Parag, stop feeding the noobs

 

He's feeding ihs own kind.

Looks like we need you to lay the smack down some more Nilesh. You were on a roll before....

 

I didnt see where he said he has Bose. You've already confirmed that he does?

 

I was preoccupied for a while with work/class/bathroom renovation. I'm always around, just a phone call away. But I've got some free time now so I'll be schoolin noobs once again.

 

ive searched and not found my answer. I do not have a bose system. Im still not sure what to do. So what if im a newb. we were all there at one point.

 

don't mind them too much.

 

ive been slowly picking at this issue for almost a year. i just want to finish this project. If you can help me then please post.

 

If you don't have a Bose you can run the speaker outs on the HU right to the high level inputs on your amp, if it has them.

Otherwise you will need a hi->lo converter.

 

just spend about 200 dollars and get an aftermarket head unit

 

i haven't figured our how to tap into my headunit either, i wanted to use my stock headunit for my system, but no luck so far. not even sure which hi/low thing to get, since all the threads i found for people that had bose system, which i dont.

 

See post #15.

 

ive got a high-low line output converter for sale. it has the rca preouts all you do is hook them up to the wires going to your stock speakers and you get an rca hook up, worked perfectly in my old car with bose sounded good too, but i now dont have a need for it.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=517869

 

the hi low has a left and right input. its positive and negative on each side. these wires get tapped onto the positive and negative wires on your rear speakers. you can use t taps to do this. and from there you plug in your rca and run that to the amp and now your amp has a signal

 

so its the rears i need to tap into. i bought the converter from bestbuy and they said it was the front to tap into. No wonder it didnt work. Thanks for your help absoundlab.