i have a pontiac sunfire 2000, i dont know if putting a system will mess up my car.
2007-04-26 17:45:31 · 6 answers · asked by sheryllongoria 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
If it's done right, it won't mess up anything in your car.
The people who say it won't be as loud or sound as good as hooking it up to an after-market head unit are wrong. A 200 watt amp (for example) doesn't suddenly become a 100-watt amp because you're using a factory deck for a source; in fact, I've found that I usually have to adjust the gains down more when connecting to a factory radio than I do when connecting to an after-market radio. And the sound quality will be fine if you don't use a low-quality line-out converter. I've installed literally hundreds of amplifiers with stock radios, and in almost every case you wouldn't be able to tell the difference from using an after-market deck.
The line-out converter is the device that is connected to the speaker wires and converts the sound to a lower-level output that can be used with an after-market amplifier's inputs. Here's a very good one for a good price (scroll down to the NE-7V): http://www.autosound2000.com/adaptor_products.htm
The other tricky part in your car is telling the amp when to switch on and off. Your factory radio is controlled by the computer data bus, and you can't tap into that wire to switch the amp on and off when the radio turns on and off. Instead you have to connect the amp's control wire to a power source that will turn on and off with your ignition key. It's not too tough if you know how to test the wires, but if you're unsure it's probably a good idea to have a professional installer do the work for you.
2007-04-26 23:40:44 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
most factory head units can be used with an amp and speakers. The sound wont be as clean or as loud as an aftermarket head unit with amp outputs though
2007-04-27 01:40:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not mess up your car. It will make it look better and sound better. the reason you dont want to hook anything up to a factory radio is because you wont get it to sound much better. factory radios are rele cheap. you need a head unit that can throw a little power to smaller speakers and have better sound quality. Your best bet is a pioneer cd player and either polk, infinity, or pioneer speakers to fit your car. hooking a kiker amp to some polk 12s is a good idea too.
2007-04-27 08:21:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jonathan C 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
if you reallyt want to do it you just need a line lever convertor (the thing that takes speaker leads and turnes them to rca style ends) to install amps and cardomain and maybe a local shop can sell adapters to install aftermarket speakers without removing the old speaker wire clips to the stock speakers... adding an aftermarket head unit can clean up the sound as much as all that work... just dosent have a sub
2007-04-27 02:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by mr_superstaar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really.. You will just need the right adaptors for the amp outputs.. Your music wont get as loud as it should be though.. An aftermarket head unit helps in sound quality and overall loudness.
2007-04-27 01:29:39 · answer #5 · answered by Jarrad 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it will work just fine keep the factory radio no thief is going to brake your window because he don't want a factory radio he wants the fancy radio with blinking lights
2007-04-27 10:17:44 · answer #6 · answered by conejote_99 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋