HEY
im new to this site and i just bought a sub and i was wondering how to install it???first off i have a 2007 ford ranger ext cab with a stock stereo in it and right now i have the sub hooked up to the 2 back speakers but the sub seems to play more along with the music then just put the bass out and i was wondering if i have to buy a new cd deck?????can anyone explain to me on how to put it in plz help
thanx

 

an amp is what you need

right now... your deck is putting like 15W to the sub... not enough power at all to make a difference

just post what type of sub you got along with the enclosure...
makes it easier for us to see whats goin on

 

ok
i have a 500watt sub and i dont know how much the amp puts out and i have a truck style box but all i need to know is how to install it and if i have to buy a new head unit instead of having the stock stereo?do i have to have rca jacks on the back of the cd deck????

 

thats the easiest way

RCA out from deck to RCA in on amp

 

Yes, you do have to have the RCA jacks unless your amp has the hi input cable (highly unlikely). Otherwise, you could run it off of a stock deck if you had the line converter. Just got one from Crappy Tire other day for $20 roughly. Splices into your rear speaker lines creating the RCA outputs you need.

 

Introduction to Car Stereo

Have a look at that.

 

hey
my sub does have a high output so what type of wire do i need to hook up to the stock stereo so it will sound really good

 

srry high input not output

 

If you want to retain the factory radio, you need a device called a LOC (line output convertor), cheap ones are just that, cheap. Good ones are adjustable and cost more but do a far better job. The purpose of the LOC is to adapt the signal going from the factory radio to the factory speaker and change it into a signal that can be used at the new amplifier for the sub. In this case it attaches to the speaker wire output of the radio and converts the signal to a rca type line that then plugs into the new sub amplifier.

Some amplifiers come with this adaptor built in, consider this when looking for a amplifier. Down the road it would be ideal to replace the factory radio with a cd player that has a dedicated subwoofer rca type output on the back of it. This will increase the performance of the system yet again.

The amp will also have a crossover in it, this is to filter out unwanted signals and leave the sub producing bass only. It is called a low pass filter.