diy turn car radio into garage radio or house radio

This is a quick video of how to check a car radio or turn a car radio into a garage or house radio
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@therealldmfitness

[@mattfischer3853]

Nice, simple to follow. I really like your reusing a simple adapter that not many people would think of. Lots of folks are pulling apart pc power supplies and you’ve shown you really don’t need to. Great video, thx.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that, thanks for watching

[@HARRY-ty7ij]

Love this DIY project! Turning my old car radio into a functional garage or house radio is exactly what I needed. Thanks for sharing!

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@HARRY-ty7ij]

Love this DIY project! Turn your old car radio into a functional speaker system for your home or garage. Perfect for tailgaters and outdoor events. Thanks for sharing!

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@ricardoflot2787]

I was doing that as a teenager, LONG ago! In HS we'd get a car stereo, build a wooden box to put it in, cut two holes in it, install what we called door speakers and power it with a motorcycle, or two 6v lantern batteries, these were our boom boxes! The Japanese got wind of it and by the late 70's, early 80's, we saw boom boxes with UNBELIEVABLE features! Actually, no disrespect, but you're LATE with this!😂

[@LDMLIFE]

@ricardoflot2787 yeah I remember those good ol day to I use to do the same

[@santioriginal]

Most straightforward explain-video on how to connect a car radio to an adapter on YT. Tnx! Greetings from Tilburg, the Netherlands.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that, thanks for watching

[@ciaramilliington4989]

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[@mountainteao7047]

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[@Solisdany9]

One of the easiest well explained video! Thanks man . Can’t wait for my lil project setup

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that, and thanks for watching

[@politicalpartyagnostic268]

I agree!!!

[@bryanleiporsado6845]

Also take note about the Amps of the 12v power supply, if that headunit is producing about 200w on 4 channel then probably you should have a 20A 12v power supply.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

I have used 5a power supplies with no problem. No overload doesn't even pull a full 5 amps. Cars stereos list all of these outrageous power numbers but they're bullshit. Realistically you get around 15w per channel if that. Sony makes a few stereos with beefcake amps in them but they're the exception not the rule.

[@bryanleiporsado6845]

@@ElectronicsForFun maybe that's why, but my pioneer ones doesn't like the 12v 5a power brick (cutting the power off), but works wonderfully on my 14.4v 30a power supply. (Too overkill lol). I also have a local cheap head unit (bought it for about 8 usd brand new), I can crank it up 100% with the 5a power supply. So maybe it's likely producing less than 50w on 4 channels.

[@ElectronicsForFun]

@@bryanleiporsado6845 yeah a good car stereo will draw some power, your average Walmart or Amazon car stereo is going to be a pooch.

[@tbiowa9977]

Great video. Only thing I would mention is you should use a multimeter and measure the maximum current draw and make sure your 12v adapter can handle it.

[@lucashardy8315]

What happens if it can’t handle it

[@80fordmustang6]

I have been setting up a system like this for my garage using a old set of house speakers a early 80’s Chevy suburban radio with tape deck and a bench top power supply

[@KTX_PSAL]

Great video! Straightforward and very informative. Gonna be my weekend project to have some tunes in my garage. 👍🏽

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@redmenace6035]

Very simple and straightforward thanks man , I really wasn't sure how to power it with ac current that my man is easy thank you.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@RedLine_Renesis]

Btw you should generally match the amperage of the power supply with the radio's fuse. 10 Amps in your case.

[@LDMLIFE]

Its built into it

[@jerryrivera7704]

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[@stevenclark2894]

thanks. I loved your PLAIN and HONEST explanation

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@MichaelSmith-nw6yt]

I've got two 12s hooked up to the Bluetooth head unit it's doing pretty good it's super loud

[@Teknakill]

Not sure why its "rocket science" hooking up a car stereo when its not in your car, its way easier when your car isn't in the way. Just note that it works off 12 volt, like your computer you might be watching this on! Thank you for the video, good work and thank you for your time mister.

[@SageVito]

It’s rocket science for people that have no idea what they are working with and have no experience.

[@Teknakill]

@@SageVito Valid point :)

[@jeremiahjones3810]

Excellent job homie better then some instructors...

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that, and thanks for watching

[@thebigworldofnz]

Had not much on tried this and it worked! Cheers for the tutorial

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching appreciate that

[@lpack78]

I came across this by total accident! HA! Thank you so much for the thought!! 🤓😘😘

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@isaiahharrison1353]

Ty so much 🎉

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@raulalmeida5313]

"Let's Ride"!!!!💪

[@darrell-rolandsaenz5294]

Ice T fool ....i love you MAN...ha..ha..you are smart man

[@OS993]

Tremendous tutorial, thank you very much Sir

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching I appreciate that

[@davemcnally3543]

This is awesome. Excellent way to give life and use that stuff we all have just kicking around in a box or random pile somewhere. 👍👍👍

[@dopeybagchaser6760]

Thanks dawg shi is easy to learn and helpful fr

[@LDMLIFE]

No problem, thanks for watching

[@niemanjjulie]

Thank you! Been trying for months to hook up my 12 volt radio in my boat, now I know how!😁

[@LDMLIFE]

👍🏾 glad i could help

[@Zbee167]

LOVED THIS! Thanks for sharing.

[@tik4su]

Hi, is a 15v adapter bad? On my car stereo it says 14.4v and on the AC adapter output is 15v...thanks for the super video.

[@halseyballistic]

Nicely done

[@LDMLIFE]

@halseyballistic thanks for watching appreciate that

[@kirojosephfortes6428]

Thank you...brother....I'm going to do that..🙏👍👍

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@Nastyjoie1]

Thanks for sharing man👍 watching here from UK 🇬🇧

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching 👍🏾

[@Nastyjoie1]

@@LDMLIFE welcome 🙏

[@balloney2175]

I was damn worried about the short circuit, live wire connections to the loud speaker. Seems like you were not careful about it. Thanks for posting, anyways!

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@luvnnitraII]

This is a great Quarantine 💡

[@LDMLIFE]

😎👊🏽

[@erdemkilic60]

KZbin hasn't got you yet. Lol Bro I was thinking about doing this probably around the same time doing the same thing but I let it sit there for a few years randomly thinking about it.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching 👍🏾

[@erdemkilic60]

@@LDMLIFE I got it set up in my room now hahah Doesn't look good tryna figure something out.

[@cbreezy1322]

Appreciate that Boss. Was just wondering if there was a way for power without actually having to use a car battery. I have plenty of those plugs. Want to test the quality of sound before I install radio in the car. Have been through 2 so far for my niece and don't like the sound. Want a radio that has some bass without needing an amp and sub. 3rd radio is on the way so I wanted to test it in the house before installing. Thanks for the tips. I don't trash too much stuff either. Comes in handy when the wheels in your head start rollin! Thanks again.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching and glad i could help and give you some ideas

[@daniellemathis8624]

I had a Sony MegaBass stereo unit for my car the MEX-N4100 model actually and it sounded great without amp or sub 😅

[@cbreezy1322]

@@daniellemathis8624 Sounds good. I usually buy Pioneer for the cars and Sony for the house. Been trying touchscreens so she can easily access the sd card of music I gave her. I'll Google yours. This project has become a job! Thanks

[@jeremievictorious7333]

Thanks bro I needed this as well

[@LDMLIFE]

Your welcome and Thanks for watching

[@AndyMatos-n6u]

Thank you bro i'm going to turn this into my electric bake

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@reinizking416]

...bout time u back on KZbin. Keep Applying Pressure!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@LDMLIFE]

I lil quarantine sum sum

[@MrsQuin]

That's freaking awesome foreal

[@LDMLIFE]

😎👍🏾

[@skaterbi922]

The question I needed answer was what kind of amplifier or control panel I needed to run speakers. I wired a 40 V lawn mower battery to some lights on my bicycle am interested in adding speakers. i might have to build my own bt radio to make it as compact as possible

[@701_user]

Hey quick question instead of the power outlet can I hook it up to a 12v battery back

[@LDMLIFE]

It should work it's worth a try

[@estebansustaytajr2215]

I have a car radio and a car amp connected to the outlets in my garage. It gonna turn into a portable sound system.

[@LDMLIFE]

Sweet thats cool a portable sound system 😎

[@samuelraphadu5819]

It looks easy, I would definitely give it a try. Question is, can I connect a car radio directly to the car battery?

[@CampsitePyro]

Pretty badass. Too bad i don’t have these parts lying around or a need to do this.

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@montanalou7711]

Great video and very useful information. LOU in Colorado 🙂👍

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that Thanks for watching

[@Jay2tough]

I’m literally tryna do it rn but it’s not playing sounds apparently it’s the blue wire so what did u do with the blue wire?

[@LDMLIFE]

Are you running 12v to it, and the blue is for a car antenna

[@romans6233]

Very refreshing brother, Thank You

[@Bonafide_SMOKE]

Can you show how to splice the 12v adapter, and putting on the connectors......

[@woogyswheeler2208]

Yeah I bought a CD player like that earlier today for tomorrow for my for my house and they don't got no box either it's made just like yours and I'm trying to see if you can make one out of wood the picture radio and you know where it go be all opened up like that you know

[@LDMLIFE]

Yeah you could make a box out of wood to put it in

[@kallmeronaldshorts2059]

Hey bro the video was rlly helpful thanks alot but i have a question i have car radio i think its a 50 watts radio but i want to get full power out of it. How much amps of a 12volts adapter should i get. Should i get a 6 or 7 amps adapter (i have 7 speakers connected to it) and im currently using a 12volts 2.5 amps

[@cudirashqiptare6206]

Very helpful I learned something new.you the best

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching i appreciate that

[@dbage9024]

bro, I really mess wit u. I appreciate your video..

[@gofigure9155]

You made it so easy for me thx homie

[@LDMLIFE]

Glad i could help thanks for watching

[@joservintage]

Can I use a 15-24V adapter for power supply even though the stereo deck is 12V?

[@bryanleiporsado6845]

It won't, and please dont do it, there's a specific head unit that supports 24v, the maximum voltage on a 12v head unit are 14v. Edit: It may work but it won't be reliable.

[@Alexander.92]

Thank u so much I been wanting to do this for a long time

[@brodycade6577]

A tip: watch movies at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies these days.

[@terrancejeffrey6175]

@Brody Cade yup, have been using flixzone} for months myself :D

[@lawrencewillie932]

@Brody Cade definitely, I've been watching on flixzone} for years myself :)

[@lucatripp7129]

@Brody Cade yup, I have been using Flixzone} for years myself =)

[@doddywicaksono]

Very useful information and easy to follow broo... Thanks for sharing. Warm regards from Indonesia

[@kingpatrickodonnell9306]

Great video

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks appreciate that Thanks for watching

[@jakublepkowski45]

Hi! Thanks for a great video it was really easy to follow and repeat which made it possible for me to set up my own car stereo at home. I’m very glad from the results but I have one question regarding the safety of the set up. I want to know if it is safe to connect at home? Can this set up cause any sort of hazard? (Like a fire for example) or will the fuse (located at the back of the radio) blow in case anything happens? Thanks again for the video

[@LDMLIFE]

The fuse should blow before anything I would guess ive never had and issues just make sure all wires are separated and taped properly

[@jakublepkowski45]

@@LDMLIFE thanks, I’m 100% sure that I already checked everything, but I will give it another look just to be 100% sure that everything is alright.

[@detroitrugcompany5972]

GREAT video… only issue is it comes on but as soon as I hook up the speaker it shuts off! Hooked it to a power wheels battery and no issue.. I want it plugged in the outlet tho. Using a Pioneer BT-160 double din. Do I need more power? I’ve tried adapters with more power and it doesn’t even come on!

[@kallmeronaldshorts2059]

Get a 12 Volts DC 5 or 6 AMPS Adapter

[@kallmeronaldshorts2059]

The radio is probably under powered

[@bryanamboga7032]

Could you bridge 2 channels to make one output?

[@LDMLIFE]

You might could if the radio could handle it

[@pourituptv]

Imma try this !!!

[@LDMLIFE]

Try it let me know how it comes out

[@pourituptv]

@@LDMLIFE ok daddy 🤗

[@codyschwoch5451]

OK, what did you do with the blue wire my guy because I did everything you did. I have the same exact radio and no music coming out of the speakers.

[@LDMLIFE]

The blue is normally antenna, are you using 12v adapter

[@darrell-rolandsaenz5294]

I'm gonna jam in my storage where i do lots of my biz

[@josalopez522]

Now u can buy ever start battery charger plug. Only 19 dollars. And jst hook up neg, and post. Bam got power.

[@travistwitchell4160]

Bad ass ink

[@jkenstube]

My deck keeps cutting on and off is it because my battery is to small

[@LDMLIFE]

The speakers you using might be draining to much power out of the deck

[@timmax2015]

I got my deck to turn on. But no matter what wires I hook up to what wire is nothing happens Bluetooth connected and volume is up when I put together the black white cord and the solid white cord and then the blue cord touch it I hear a little bit of static with but thats it

[@LDMLIFE]

Is the wire diagram still on your radio so you can tell which wires are which you could have them mixed up

[@jbondknifeworks]

Dual XRM59BT Single-DIN In-Dash All-Digital Media Receiver with Bluetooth that’s the stereo he’s using

[@rafaeltiunite_6119]

i have a 12v power supply but it has 4 wires blue yellow red and black should i use all of them?

[@jerromimuckle139]

Any advice for adding 4 more speakers? Making a total of 6?

[@alexteamterrormusic5926]

Hey quick question will it effect the power of the house?

[@LDMLIFE]

Nope it won't be any didn't then plug anything else up in the house

[@jonhboleware3409]

Thanks man

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@rtickphotos]

I’ve been thinking about doing this with Skar’s 4inch TX4 120W speakers and a similar head unit and was wondering how loud the speakers were actually playing. I doubt you know the exact decibel reading but if you could give me an estimation of what to expect before I buy them that’d be great

[@LDMLIFE]

It gives out a decent sound if i want out my garage to the sidewalk i can still hear it pretty nice and clear

[@rtickphotos]

@@LDMLIFE perfect, thanks man

[@thedragonflyyy]

never knew geee thanx :)

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching 👍🏾

[@rickyhernandez9632]

Im guessing I can do the same thing thing with my car door speakers ? Run the speaker wire directly to the car stereo

[@yayrdiaz-baltazar8626]

Where did you get the wires that were already connected to your speakers ?

[@LDMLIFE]

Some time when you those lil 6 1/2 door speakers them will come with those like wires as extensions, but if not any speakers wire will do just add some of the connectors and slide em on to the speakers

[@LDMLIFE]

@@yayrdiaz-baltazar8626 probably up to some 6x9s if its just plugging into the wall with a 12v adapter

[@yayrdiaz-baltazar8626]

@@LDMLIFE yo bro do you think it can power 2 4x6 that are 135w?

[@LDMLIFE]

@@yayrdiaz-baltazar8626 it might can

[@robertjahrling1877]

You ain't nothing but an old man rummaging around in his garage😅

[@donphillip5928]

Yh bro big up yourself for that video

[@user-fi4st7ni8r]

so It don't matter If you're using a 19.5 volt charger connected to a 12volt car stereo? just thought you'd have to use the same power supply that's compatible with a 12volt car stereo?

[@LDMLIFE]

Yes you have to run a 12v power source its the same that runs a car stereo running any else may damage the radio

[@user-fi4st7ni8r]

@@LDMLIFE ok thanks a lot bruh 👍

[@hotdogs5265]

Cool

[@ΘΑΝΑΣΗΣΜΠΑΡΣΑΚΗΣ-τ7ξ]

Can I connect this to the antenna I have on my rooftop in order to listen to the radio?

[@taygrimy0245]

Wanna do this w an amp and subs also🙏should def make a vid on it if you haven’t yet

[@garrettbales4155]

hey man how much will it coast to have you make me a custom like that for my room

[@nicolasolvera4579]

I bought a little cheap car radio like that on Amazon for 40$ then I think I have some speakers layin around maybe all together like 80 or 60 idk I’m weird I like car radios even tho I have plenty house radios

[@thomasabarca2243]

Nice

[@mizzladyv80]

Ok I have A Box that was in my Car my Amp was Taken with my Car so does the Hook up is the same

[@youtuber5709]

What if you want use the actual radio , how do you connect the antena .

[@LDMLIFE]

You would probably have to buy some kind of car antenna and connect the antenna wire from the head unit to that car antenna

[@youtuber5709]

@@LDMLIFE thanks for the advice .

[@michealbijadhar5831]

Do u need to use a transformer ?

[@LDMLIFE]

A transformer to do what

[@senorvillarruel8129]

This helpd to much Thanks man-steve

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@SouthernFisherman]

Thanks for sharing I missed the Part which wires are which in the ac adaptor after you cut the end off

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching appreciate it

[@69fordranger49]

What do i do if it’s working but when I gets to a bass drop for example it just turns off

[@LDMLIFE]

That head unit might not be able to support the watts the speakers need

[@al100mexicanking2]

Cool video bro ...informative . ✅

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching I appreciate that

[@6Slick6Rick6]

Yo that’s awesome 👏

[@UndergroundPaintKing]

Nice bro!

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks

[@fdi333170]

I’ve needed this !!!

[@fryztyson9625]

I Really Appreciate That My Brother - U Saved Mii A'lot of $ and I can Add A Amp and Sub in My Home!! Peace Brother

[@sagramsagram4632]

How many amps should the adapter have?

[@LDMLIFE]

a 12V plug ,

[@mizzladyv80]

How Do I get the Plastic Piece the Wires are covered With

[@BMW-yc4ml]

Can you use any wire or specific🤔

[@christinejagoo6643]

It worked but some car radio are 14.4 volts like my pioneer radio

[@Ramii-x6x]

u deserve a subscribe :D

[@LDMLIFE]

Thanks for watching

[@nationalboosted2877]

Can I use a 7 volts rc battery to power it up?

[@LDMLIFE]

You can try it but I doubt it will work the radio runs off a 12v charge

[@nationalboosted2877]

@@LDMLIFE yeah it doesn't work, but I got a car battery. Question when I connect the speaker I connect to the same wire color like gray with gray or gray with white

[@LDMLIFE]

@National Boosted yes the speaker wire that is normally the solid color wire its the positive wire and the same color with a black line also on it is the negative wire

[@nationalboosted2877]

@@LDMLIFE I figured it out, but if I put them in the wrong way is the car stereo or the speaker getting damaged??

[@LDMLIFE]

@National Boosted no it shouldn't damage it they may not play sound but it won't hurt it