How To | Wiring Subs To A Factory Radio | Line Output Converter

[@YoutubeYarda]

Out of all the videos on KZbin on line output installations this is by far the best and we’ll explained.

[@travisschoepfer578]

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[@trilbeatz4370]

A guy at a car audio shop told me they could do this job for $622! I just ordered my amp kit, converter and clips for $70 bucks. Great video!

[@Mermasora]

70 bucks?! Even that is overpaid, to be honest

[@sniperking305]

@@Mermasora you want quality cable ….. not cheap shit

[@poopleleakedmyinfototheaft6826]

Dont be a hater cuz he found a better price. I ordered the complete wiring kit with grommets connectors nice speaker wire and a kicker LOC all for the lovely Amazon price of 16.90 + 32.98 and it was on my porch in 3 hours.Shoulve seen my husbands face when he woke up from baseball nap i mean watching the game and I had his sub system installed for 50 bux when he was pouting cuz we dont have an extra 500 like he was quoted for install. For orginal response good shopping my friend. For new to online shopper: finding awesome prices on Prime does not equate to cheap shit 100% of time. It's an art practice it and your wallet will thank you. I save tons and only have hassle of returning cheap shit about 10% of the time. After 2 years i have failed to be denied a refund

[@imthedumbassnotyou]

@@sniperking305 Its OVERPRICED period. There is no such thing as cheap shit. Get the correct gauge wire and you'll be OK

[@everiday4678]

Omg I’m illiterate when it comes to this and I now know how to connect the line output thank you

[@moderatemods98]

Very welcome , super happy to help !!

[@apoydras7901]

@@moderatemods98 my brother I'm getting a lot of static feed back what did I do wrong? Should I disconnect that orange looking cord on the rear speaker like you did? We have the same set up I'm in a 2015 LX

[@henryadams3579]

Bro you just saved me a buncha money. Thank you. I’m about to add some subs to my old benz and desperately needed this video so thanks again💪🏻

[@zacherysummers1906]

This video was a lifesaver. I installed my first car sub recently and this video explained basically everything i needed to do. What wires are what and where to hook them up.

[@jasonmatthews4283]

Damn bro I didn’t think it was that simple, gotta 2015 Chrysler 200s and I wanted to put my subs in there but now I see how simple it is. Appreciate the video

[@moderatemods98]

No problem bro if you have any issues let me know bro ! 💪🏽💯

[@zuhaibzulfiqar706]

@@moderatemods98 *ju>8i6 and

[@gavincreates559]

This is hands down the best video for explaining this

[@moderatemods98]

Thank you bro!

[@OMGitsFLY]

Does it matter what amp kit you get like i got yesterday the 100 watts amp kit.. i got a 05 malibu and kicker(1) 12 comp with a alpine amp

[@moderatemods98]

Nope bro still going to be a standard hook up!

[@OMGitsFLY]

@@moderatemods98 welp is over for me i been blew my fuse to the radio nothing works inside but a/c and windows and lights radio dead what fuse i need for 05 chevy malibu 😞

[@DopaSlides]

To clear up the remote wire wonders.. this works just like the amp. It gets CONSTANT power from the same constant power the AMP gets. When the radio plays music, the LOC detects that sound input and makes a SIGNAL output for your amp to know when to turn on. The amp only turns on when the rear speakers have power. The only parasitic draw there will be, is from the LOC itself which is comparable to a few LED diodes, not an issue unless the vehicle is parked for weeks and weeks. Great video!!

[@kalebwalburn3094]

Out of 10 videos you make this process seem the most simple..

[@JoeySkoots27]

Dude i watched the whole video before i realized you got the same amp i just bought lol got it for $40 at a pawn shop has pretty good reviews and your video is helping me set it up exactly lol

[@officialdjclout8140]

Finally a great tutorial on how to do this

[@moderatemods98]

Appreciated!💯

[@lobosnaga5829]

Man, thank you I been looking for over a hr trying to find a video explaining

[@lehlagaremogadime7494]

This is the best video I've watched. I watched videos that made this so complicated. Thanks bro

[@hariparmar]

man out of all the videos yours was the easiest to follow thank you.

[@trevordelap4599]

So true man.he actually tells us where each individual wire goes. And what they are.

[@moderatemods98]

Appreciate you guys a lot and always glad to help💯

[@ByronReyesFCBarca]

Damn this is the easiest way to do the install on my factory head unit, thanks dude.

[@moderatemods98]

Hell yeah bro no problem let me know if you got anymore questions !

[@josephbragg1162]

To be honest this is a good video straight simple to the point Good clear directions and I was actually wondering if you could hook the remote of that to the amps remote and negative and positive and you just showed here that you can. Great video

[@josephbragg1162]

My wife has a 2020 Kia forte Lxs and she wants to run a sub in the back I have all of the stuff to do it I even ordered a wire harness that plugs directly into the factory radio and from then on it plugs directly into the factory wire harness so you do not have to splice any wires and with it has a line out converter and a remote control blue wire. On eBay it was like $31 and it's basically plug and play for that part of it. The power wire and blue remote wire and RCA has to be ran through your panels and then panels snap back in place The only hard part was trying to find a location to run the power wire through on the firewall but once I figured that out it was all simple. The power wire was the hardest to be honest. Even if it did not include a blue remote wire you can always hook up your blue remote wire to a fuse in the fuse box for accessory or radio itself. I hooked my blue remote wire in my truck to the stereo fuse in the fuse box so when I turn on my truck the amp turns on. Very simple just a little bit time consuming.

[@codyross1686]

Best video I have seen. I watched other videos all day trying to understand what you explained so easily. I actually get it now.

[@moderatemods98]

Good bro !! I’m glad to help 💯💪🏽🔥

[@cappy007]

What wire did you use to extend the little loc wires? I’m stuck on that part. Please help

[@LateMax90]

Ik this is 6 months late but they're just speaker wire

[@cappy007]

@@LateMax90 I figured it out lol. Thanks man 🙏

[@wiz2wavy]

been looking where to put yellow wire this is the only video that explains that!

[@hotbocho65]

I have a question on my friends 2024 chevy trax I tapped to the back(rear) speakers (left and right)and ran the cables to the condense low , high control.? Then to the amp input and then to the output speaker where subwoofer was connected but it doesn't have sound ?? All the rest of the speakers have sound!!!!😢😢

[@TheCanineGuy]

Quick question I got the kicker version of this loc which has the remote wire. But my question is, is it OK to tap into the stock OEM subwoofer connection? Is it too much power for that little device or will it be OK? It’s the stock amp and subwoofer plug in the back of the mega cab behind the seats . Just because it’s easy to access is why I’m asking.

[@KINGSNCROWNS]

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[@KINGSNCROWNS]

According to this video I linked the subwoofer is the best option.

[@davonwatson9657]

Idk much but everything I’ve seen says passive LOCs won’t get you far but it sounds like it’ll work until you can get an active one

[@victormiguelalvarez9963]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER. IF YOU WERE AT THE U I WOULD SCORE 100% IN YOUR CLASS... I AM ABOUT TO BUY THE AMP AND THE SUBWOOFER AND THE LOC. ALWAYS WANTED TO NOT TOUCH THE FACTORY UNIT, NOW WITH THESE TUTORIAL I FELL I DONT NEED TO PAY EXTRA FOR INSTALTION I WOULD DO IT ALL MYSELF... ANY SUGGETION OR CHALLENGES YOU THINK I MIGHT FACE?? THANKS ALOT AHEAD OF TIME. YOU KEEP IT UP

[@moderatemods98]

Appreciate that more than you know bro! No man just take it slow step by step, if you get challenged take a step back a break if needed and jump back in, sometimes if no sound is coming throw that means the wires are backwards just swap em around and boom you will be good!

[@brownieboy9510]

Yo thanks your video did help alot. I just finished putting back my stock steeeo bcause my new stereo turned off. I did not know how to connect that but now i know how thanks my system sounds great.

[@majiksoundz7311]

I have a question, when you turn your car off does the amplifier turn off with the radios or do you have to unplug the amp to get it turned off?????

[@sm78ve55]

rem tap it into a fuse with a fuse tapper and it turns on and off with the ignition

[@FoeHitta]

Please some reply fast I need help I have a 1500 watt amp in 2 subs in 4 rear door speakers in 3 dashboard speakers in 2 corner speakers what do I need to connect everything in out it together I have a factory radio will this little piece right here power all my speakers or do I need something else I have a chysler 2010 touring

[@moderatemods98]

Yes just connect to the two rear speakers, either door or deck, and you will get signal to the amp. The amp powers your subs, this box is just for signal

[@lagod63]

What if you a have factory rear sub exposed in trunk?

[@davidmels]

You should have fused the constant live with a lower amp inline fuse. Something goes wrong. It will just burn on the main cable.

[@Kothink716]

Can u explain

[@keatonmerkle9682]

do i need to wire the LOC to a left and a right speaker or can i just go to one speaker?

[@junior-jm7du]

what if you are just using a one sub setup ? Is it essentially the same

[@roywiegner5522]

This video was especially helpful for me because we have the same exact Amp lol. Thanks for the info.

[@shawty5519]

so if i have the remote wire already connected from the radio , do i need the converter still? for the rca cables

[@Bluewater001]

Best video ive seen so far explaining it

[@reggieruss7328]

So if I have front dash speakers and front door speakers they are hooked to the LoC.. ???

[@junky9]

Don't you need to run the yellow wire to an accessory power? If not your power is going to consistently run the whole time and the amp will never turn off?

[@timothyhergert4199]

I don’t think so because if you have a power cord to your amp going to the bsttery than it shuts off when you turn your car off. You don’t even need to use the remote ground or yellow power wire from the converter. It’s not really needed. I’ve seen many people not use em

[@maxstewart5575]

You have to get a amp capacitor or it will start to kill your battery, even when the car is off

[@slow_rednline4874]

​@maxstewart5575 nobody uses those who knows anything about car audio 😅

[@DopaSlides]

No, the amp only turns on when a signal is sent through the rear speakers (only when radio is on and playing music) the LOC itself may have a small draw tho. It should only be using energy, when there's music coming from the speakers.. so it's shouldn't be anything crazy. I'm installing mine in a few hours, time to see if I get dead battery's now like many think will happen 💪

[@poopleleakedmyinfototheaft6826]

I have this same question ! I purchased a LOC by mail and came no radio or power wire returned ordered another this one has radio wire but no power wire . How does it work can I splice in? If so where to where?

[@s1d3k1ckRO]

I need some help. When I set my high low evenly its not giving bass. It sounds loud only when I have either left or right rca plugged in or when I set L or R louder on the loc.

[@moderatemods98]

Hmmm possibly one side is only receiving signal, or wires could be crossed

[@s1d3k1ckRO]

@@moderatemods98 thanks for your reply. I'll give it another go another time. The last time I spent a good couple of hours trying to fix it(and we addressed some other stuff too).

[@JoseAviles-g1b]

Where did you plug the remote wire to?

[@justinwooledge8152]

How do we know for the rear speakers which wire is positive and which is negative?

[@marcoshernandezjr.4474]

I have the Chrysler 200 and I want to use two loc’s but can I? And I have no audio no matter what I do

[@chrisgrantiii801]

🙏🏾 explained very well

[@HotSpot-x8y]

I did that exactly toy 2005 Cadillac DeVille but I'm still not getting and bump from my subwoofers just the inside speaker please do you have any ideas

[@Tendons0]

I'm having a hard time trying to connect a 2 prong toggle switch to turn on and off my beat. Need help on how to do it with the converter. ThanKS in advance

[@Tendons0]

Oh i also get that loud thump from my speakers when i shut car off. I don't understand how to make that stop.

[@moderatemods98]

When I had a smaller amp mine did the thump but when I upgraded it stopped still dont know exactly why , and yeah bro my LOC came with a knob that goes directly into it and you run to the front !

[@miklo5641]

So do I have to put them on the rear doors? I only have one speaker in the back and it’s a sub. I can’t just connect them to factory call sub.

[@Kenmarshallintereststx]

Should we do an inline fuse in between the amp and the yellow wire?

[@midwesternfreethinker]

If I’m using only one powered sub why do I need to tap into both right and left speaker and use both rca jacks when I can just tap into 1 side to get signal and only use one rca that goes from my inverter ?Is it so I’m picking up the bass from both right and left ??

[@moderatemods98]

Yes bro , if you only do one you would only get hit from the one side you do , so regardless of the amount of subs you still need to do both sides to get equal bass !

[@dashrauncody5890]

I was looking for a easier way to do this thank you

[@moderatemods98]

Very welcome bro !

[@dashrauncody5890]

I found a easier way and instead of tapping into your wires for remote wire I just added a switch

[@KenIbenduova]

I have everything wired like that, and my subs have been working great for a while. I replaced my battery and they continue to work fine. Then I accidentally pulled out loc's remote and ground wires from amp. I put them back in and now my amp turns off when I turn car on and turns on when car is off. My subs are also picking up vibration when the car is off, like when I close the doors. My battery is draining too.

[@KaylynMcCoy]

I have a 250w road gear 2-channel mosfet amplifier. My subs will not power on anymore and I believe I have all of the LOC wired correctly in my amp but I am confused on the yellow power cord. Where do i connect my power cable that is connected to my battery if the yellow cord on the LOC is connected to the +12v power connector per the instructions on the website I bought it from. It is a recoil RCA Line output converter if that helps any

[@juanpeal117]

When hook to the back of the radio where do the black wire go to

[@moderatemods98]

This hooks to the speakers bro not the radio

[@jintonic-g7n]

Thanks for the vid! Do I have to get a fancy pancy line converter? Does it make any difference?

[@robertkuhn3275]

Why does the amp stay on?

[@KerryOnDaBeatz901_]

So when I hook the speakers wires up does that give my amp power because I don’t have power Bc I haven’t hook the speakers up

[@moderatemods98]

You will need to run a power wire from battery still bro but yes if all wires are hooked up correct it will power right up 💯🔥

[@KerryOnDaBeatz901_]

I got it now thank you for the info but now for some reason when I turn my radio up my bass goes in and out I checked all the wires made sure no cross over and everything I’m using a 7,500 watt amp

[@moderatemods98]

Hmmm strange bro ! Are all fuses and power cables right ?

[@KerryOnDaBeatz901_]

I use a power acoustik 7,500 watt amp my amplifier have fuse on it and everything is hooked up correctly

[@Jb23jb23]

So do I still run a remote to amp from source. Or is the power(red) the only cord ran to source

[@lllIl187]

i have 2021 camry , do i get a LOC? i only have a sub and amp connected but the sub doesn’t really move how it’s supposed to , i have stock headunit what do you recommend?

[@biancag8062]

What if I don’t have a left and right rear speaker but I have a rear sub can I just put all the wires to that

[@moderatemods98]

You may not get it to work cause it needs the frequency to send the signal bro

[@dodocloete1100]

Can u install a high low converter on aftermarket stereo that has a bad RCA input

[@moderatemods98]

I’m sure you could bro !

[@chrisgomez3938]

I just took my car to get sub with built in amp installed....it stopped working, it has power but no sound....on the convertor theres a lil black chord not connected to anything is that fine?? Or what do you think is the problem?

[@moderatemods98]

That may be the sound switch bro the shop should be Able to diagnose the issue !

[@herbaldrewbie]

The black wire should be the ground and that would be why it's wasn't working

[@plugger410]

If you don’t have rear deck speakers and I have to access the rear door speakers is there a way to do it before the wiring passes through the door, like can you access it in the pillar somewhere?

[@moderatemods98]

If you have rear speakers in the door, there should be a channel that the wires for those speakers run through, run your wires through that channel for a hidden clean look

[@jeremyknoernschild4154]

THE BEST VIDEO ON LOC'S PERIOD.

[@warrengrewe1274]

Hi not getting any sound saw your video so thought would have a go amp does power on but no sound coming out of sub

[@gzacfann1621]

So no fuze tapping? No needing to have 2 remote wires??

[@moderatemods98]

Nope!

[@mikeyo2365]

T splices for taping into your door speakers works well in the newer silverados

[@chrissexton3197]

Best tutorial on this subject!!

[@przemokbh8079]

Hey. Can I use that for active subwoofer alpine SWE-815? I dont have factory rca in my radio

[@jme.147]

thanks to your video i actually now understand how it works! thank you, i guess ill have to get some more speaker wire and do it via the rear door speakers as my car doesnt have rear rear speakers

[@straxzt]

I got a question, if I have two amps. Do I need to converters or how do I do? Or is there some sort of hub I can buy to connenct the converter to and amps?

[@tobeybenway6352]

You still need a seperate blue remote ran to your your amp from somewhere in your car right?? You just can't run the blue wire from the loc to your amp? Or can you

[@moderatemods98]

Yeah bro right from the LOC to the amp bro !

[@tobeybenway6352]

@@moderatemods98 thank you brotha!

[@MendingSilence]

Can you help me ? My sister wants me to install sub for her. I’ve done it before but not on car with stock radio but I see it looks super easy long as she gets a line out converter. It’s for a 2018 Ford Focus. So all I do is install sub amp hook the power from it to car battery and run the ground ? Then put it in line out converter, hook right and left speaker wires from converter into rear speakers then plug the remote wire power wire and ground wire from converter into sub amp? Then plug RCA cables from converter to amplifier. Am I missing anything?

[@mariazaragoza8686]

I did the wiring as you suggested and it works but the light on my amp doesn’t turn off. Where could I add a toggle switch

[@moderatemods98]

So mine shuts off when my car turns its power off to the radio , about 2 mins you could add a switch the the power wire though bro and that would shut off on command!

[@brodyrichard263]

I have a huge issue though the wires coming with my LOC are very short and I only have speaker wire so how to I connect the yellow and black to the amp if It’s short just go directly to the amp or can I just a piece of split speaker wire to run it? I need help assp

[@caincortez6763]

Do you have to run the white and blacks to door speakers or can you just butt them off?

[@mastamindwoowee]

I did everything in the video now my speakers don't work i hear no sound..any answers

[@moderatemods98]

Try reversing the wires they may be backwards

[@ThriveTrailP]

Would this work for a power subwoofer,now the power subwoofer does have high output but not doesn't say were to connect the blue to n some people say tap into the ignition fuse but i definitely dont want to do that to a van iam still making payments on any advice,i was looking at rocckford p300-10

[@o751106]

I only get sound when I ground the speaker wires??

[@jfaze401]

Will the amp stay on because it straight to the battery

[@joey413]

My head unit is after market but it had 2 rca wires that say subbwoofer on them..but they are male ends..and Icant connect my Amp rca wires to them because they are male too..if anyone knows what I need to do pls let me know thanks !

[@moderatemods98]

Possibly an adapter may work.

[@louiscasey990]

So I don’t have to run my subs to to converter???

[@jfaze401]

The blue wire is connected to the remote on the amp or power

[@cityofbellsschanslorst1318]

Could you still bridge it to only one positive and one negative..would it still work..mean I have my subs briged so I got one negative and one positive...???

[@charlesytaylor3rd]

Any recommendations on a radio that has the Google Play store where you can download apps on

[@adamwins1985]

so does that amplify the rear speakers as well.....I have a factory amp in car that amps all the speakers. jus wanted louder so if I add that LOC to rear speakers and run aftermarket amp and sub will it amplify the rear speakers with factory amp and or aftermarket amp ? I prolly don't wanna send 3000 watts to rears only to sub ya kno.....thanks again

[@moderatemods98]

I’m ganna be honest , I truly can’t tell the difference I do have the limited so the basic speaker set up , I would say maybe I’m not a pro on the audio side and I really don’t want to give wrong info bro , I’m sorry if that doesn’t completely answer your question man ! :/

[@nxt_sean1168]

No bro youre good it aint gonna amplify the speakers you tap off of it will only amplify what the amp is hooked up to

[@themancavenz683]

My active subwoofer have high level input, should i use a line output converter to have a better input signal?

[@veronicafinley1067]

Can I hook the LOC wire straight to the speaker or should I splice into the wire that's already connected to the speaker

[@moderatemods98]

I spliced into wires off the speakers bro

[@tanthony3895]

I have a Hyundai Palisade 2022 that I want to maintain the factory head unit but I wanted to swap out speakers. I have some JBL's that are 2.3 ohms, but the factory speakers are 4 ohms. Will this hurt the factory head unit and will the JBL speakers work okay? Or should I just get a set of 4 ohm speakers like the factory?

[@moderatemods98]

Truly it shouldn’t do anything to hurt it, but running stock amp and stock factory the power output may not give you what you want until you upgrade

[@brianflack4513]

What happens if we don’t connect left and right speaker wires to the loc? So to say I just hook up my left door speaker only to the loc and not both since I’ll only have one sub running.

[@moderatemods98]

It will give you only left side sub hit bro not an equal bass so I still say do both even if you only have 1 sub

[@freakboinate82]

You need to run off BOTH Left and Right speakers or it won’t sound right!! It doesn’t matter if your running 1 sub or 8 subs you need signal from both sides!!

[@Red_dot_randy]

You just need to hook it up to one speaker, connect both +’s from the loc and both -‘s wires from loc and connect to 1 rear 6x9.

[@timothyhergert4199]

What if you’re going into your factory radio? I’m stuck on how to connect the remote wire ground and yellow wire cuz the loc sits behind my head unit. Sorry if that sounds stupid my first time doing this install.

[@avaxaqua612]

Did u find it out

[@jaycelawrence7221]

So after i hook my LOC to my rear deck speakers and the amp power/ground/remote, am i done? Nothing needs to run to the actual radio? All the videos i watch, they are splicing the wires with the factory wires behind the radio. Been having trouble for days now because i can’t find a wiring diagram for my specific car

[@moderatemods98]

If you are using this normally it means your radio doesn’t have a remote amp wire so online wiring you should be doing is to your speakers then to the amp bro ! And the LOC should have its own blue remote wiring coming off of it !

[@freakboinate82]

Usually the ones running the LOC off the back of the factory stereo don’t have rear speakers so they have no choice.

[@percymagee4359]

Did you have to run a remote wire from the fuse to the amp and from the amp to the Loc?

[@moderatemods98]

Nope bro just remote wire from LOC to the amp !

[@percymagee4359]

Thank you for replying

[@lorenzoalleb8699]

So i dont need to take the radio out to tap in its that easy do i need to run the remote wire from the radio to connect to the box do want to do all that

[@moderatemods98]

No need to do anything with the radio the box has its own remote on it that you wire to your subs amp ! It truly is that easy !!

[@devryguy27]

I've got a question? I have New Mercedes-Benz and Don't wanna touch the the radio, Navi, lol on any other car I wouldn't care and have. But this car already has the Bsst 14 speaker Burmester Sound System, doesn't get much better. My worry is I've never tried one of these cheap boxes to tap into my my rear deck speakers, I mean how does one of these compare to using A nice Deck with RCa PREOUTS?

[@moderatemods98]

I have had people ask me that before bro I get it , my friend actually bout a JBL line output converter and I really felt no difference in sound and we both had 200s , so either or up to you if you want to spend a lot or a little on a LOC bro !

[@rickcarmack5850]

do i still have to run a remote wire from the head unit?

[@moderatemods98]

No sir remote comes right off the LOC

[@benhoronzy1677]

Is the power always on to the amp with one of these or does it have a remote shut off when it detects no signal from the deck speakers?

[@roywiegner5522]

The blue wire that you're wiring up from the Amp to the line out convertor is your remote power connection. It can be connected to anything that automatically powers on when you start the car, and off vice versa.

[@wattsup3418]

When you did rear deck speakers does that mean any rear speakers cuz I have rear door speakers and I don't wanna tap into my head unit would that still work??

[@moderatemods98]

Yes it does! Rear or deck is fine!

[@jerrypoe2773]

I connected mine the same way, but my amp is on when the car is off. The remote wire is sending power when it's not supposed to. Any ideas why?

[@kalebwalburn3094]

What was your fix?

[@jerseyrolla6479]

If I have only one sub do I only need to tap into one speaker or both ???

[@moderatemods98]

Both bro ! Cause your getting signal from both speakers still if you do just one it will only get the left or right side signal !

[@chadgeddings5232]

Does the remote wire still need to be wired in to the ignition fuse

[@moderatemods98]

It shouldn’t need to be the box with send power once it receive it from the factory amp bro

[@dennystrate9849]

Didnt work on my 13 equinox thst has pioneer system with a factory amp and sub

[@jamesroberts6930]

Great video literally I’m a speaker guy just bought a new car so I was like damn I can’t add it after watching this Ik how to now .

[@colliermcgowan]

How does the amp know when to turn on and off