Installing a 12” powered subwoofer in the Challenger! Easy and sounds AMAZING!

[@Mikehunt3]

YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE TO HELP ME GET MY POWERED SUB SET UP. TY!

[@moparlifescatpack]

Awesome! Enjoy the bass!

[@travelhustle747]

I have it in my challenger too. Sounds good. One important thing don't hook up to the battery. Use fuse tap and get power from rear fuse box that goes to 12V outlet in the front. So that it turns off with the ignition. Just a safety tip

[@skrskrwoah1644]

Did you hook up your high level input speaker wires to both left and right side speakers? Or did you just tap in to just one side like he did in the v8deo?

[@travelhustle747]

@skrskrwoah1644 both speakers. Cz some songs may give bass to one side depending on the beats. It's rare but ya.

[@skrskrwoah1644]

@travelhustle747 exactly what i was thinking thanks!

[@hamzahzee3843]

@@travelhustle747can you tell me which speakers got the positive and the negative - right and the left ? Like did you put positive left and the negative in the right rear speaker. Thanks

[@travelhustle747]

@hamzahzee3843 lol no. You get parallel connection from both the speakers to sub. Bruh don't do it if you don't know basic electricals. No offense just advice. You don't want your car burnt in ashes someday right? Lol

[@seydhussein8566]

Been trying to learn how to do this and this the only video that made it look doable

[@moparlifescatpack]

You got this! It was alot less complicated than I figured.

[@sage1357]

Are these full range? Do you know the frequency range on the rears

[@moparlifescatpack]

I have no idea but here is the link to where I bought it…. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0854N47QN?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

[@bmo7454]

First time seeing this channel, love the personality in the beginning lol and found the vid very useful. Thumbs up man

[@moparlifescatpack]

Thanks alot for watching and taking the time to comment! Browse the content and hope you get something useful from it!

[@RobbieMcbrayer]

Thanks I used this exact method in my 2020 rt, I used a screw where the seats fold down for my ground but other than that I followed this to a tee.

[@moparlifescatpack]

Awesome!! Now go enjoy that new sub!

[@HiAxl]

Hey man, this video was super helpful. Thanks for sharing. We’ve got a challenger now and I’m working on upgrading the sound system a bit. This thing is weak and we need to share our love of loud rock music with the world 🤣

[@moparlifescatpack]

Glad it was helpful! That Alpine system definitely needed just a little help and this did the trick. Now there is some thump when I want it.

[@HiAxl]

@@moparlifescatpackanother thing I noticed that is kinda odd, is that the rear deck lid covers the back speakers with a pretty sold piece of material. Therefore it muffles those speakers in a majorly bad way. I am considering cutting out speaker holes there. Clarity & volume is always good. I’m just not sure how to go about it without it looking bad. The upholstery would probably get all messed up.

[@moparlifescatpack]

If you are successful with that please post pictures of the results on my Mopar Life Facebook page so I can see how it turned out! facebook.com/share/g/DwUVVzCXfLtjErGH/?mibextid=lOuIew

[@HiAxl]

@@moparlifescatpackWill do. I just requested your FB group btw. Now I’m wondering if I can’t just use your method for an amp install. Just tap into the rear speaker to the remote inputs on amp the amp. I really don’t wanna mess with the head unit & only have RCA input/outputs for the head to amp connections anyway. Which I’m sure won’t work without an adapter. At least.

[@Tautuka]

This video makes me wish the battery on my car was in the trunk too!! That seems like it'll be the hardest part for my installation

[@moparlifescatpack]

Definitely having it in the trunk made install so easy!

[@STXPirates]

How is it connected to the radio?

[@moparlifescatpack]

By tapping in to the rear speaker.

[@cartercu]

Awesome video! they don't tell you in the instructions you can tie the one speaker wire together and only tap into one speaker. saved me some time!!!

[@moparlifescatpack]

Glad it helped!

[@ramonalejandro07]

Thanks for the vid, so much easy and simple for a good upgrade i will be getting this

[@moparlifescatpack]

You’ll love it. It really woke up the factory stereo.

[@adamshriner]

No remote power to turn the amp on and off?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Tapping into the rear speaker is what acts as the remote to turn it on and off.

[@jonathangarrett312]

Couldn’t you have just turned sub cone towards the back seat to protect it?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I’m not a professional audio guy by any means but I think it’s recommended to face the speaker towards the back but 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@edpope2327]

If I’m doing two speakers I assume I have to get into both speakers right? Left and right side

[@moparlifescatpack]

Theoretically yeah but Im not really a very technical guy when it comes to stereo installs. Only reason I conquered this one was because it was just so straightforward and hard to mess up.

[@edpope2327]

@@moparlifescatpack okay thank you for the quick response. Me and my dad are gonna install our speakers soon🙏🏾

[@skrskrwoah1644]

Did you end up tapping into both left and right speakers? Or just one side like he did in the video

[@edpope2327]

@@skrskrwoah1644 just one side and they work great.

[@chris-samuel-cesar]

Hi do you know why my bass goes off while the car radio is off also when the car is off sounds and works good but when I turn car on that's when it starts going off like crazy ,and do you know where I have to set the knobs in the back let me know thanks?

[@ItsRealOutHere]

Well I seriously considered doing this myself..until last minute snap shots…pretty certain I won’t bend that way and if I tried may end up stuck 😅! Great tutorial and I’m subbing

[@moparlifescatpack]

Haha yeah tapping into that rear speaker is very easy to do just getting in a position to see what you’re doing can be 😬

[@halloftripplesix]

Take the top of the deck off it’s way easier

[@halloftripplesix]

But if you’re doing all that already, just get a real sub and amp, you’ll be much happier. Get the kicker rca one with the remote wire and you’ll be good. Take off too deck and all the trunk interior to get it installed nice and clean with no wires showing. Run your wires for your amp below the panel your sub will be sitting on where the factory wire already runs to the back where the seat is and put your amp right there at your backseat in the trunk so it’s not all showing and nobody can see the wires. Easy professional looking install in less than an hour. Hardest part is literally removing the panel bolt. But get you the oem tool for less than $15 and it’s a breeze

[@dodgestang]

I'm confused, how does it power on/off........or are you slowly draining your battery the whole time when your car if shut off?

[@moparlifescatpack]

It powers on and off when the rear speaker acts as the remote. When the rear speaker sends the signal it comes on. When its no longer getting a signal it turns off.

[@javiertoosaucy4163]

Does it not need the blue turn on wire ?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Nope. Skip to 5:03 and you can see where all the wires hook into the amp. Doesn’t need anything else. The signal from the speakers act as the remote.

[@ramonpeinado7626]

can you tap in to any speaker? and how did you find out which one negative and positive?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I imagine you probably could although I tapped in into the driver side rear speaker. I think I remember looking up the diagram on Google to find out which was positive and which was negative so if you use a different speaker, you can look up the diagram and it will tell you which one.

[@tanthony3895]

Did it tell you in the instructions to NOT hook up the passenger speaker? If not where did you learn or find out that you could get away with only hooking up the driver's side only?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I actually got that info from another KZbin video so that’s what I did. Im sure you could use either side.

[@tanthony3895]

@@moparlifescatpack thanks for the quick reply.!!! Thank you!!

[@chris-samuel-cesar]

So you didn't use the rca cable??

[@moparlifescatpack]

Nope. Do not need it.

[@chris-samuel-cesar]

@@moparlifescatpack so if I use the rca cables when ever I turn off the stereo the sub turns off or do I still need to plug the remote wire?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I’m not really sure. Since I didn’t use them Im not 100% on how they apply.

[@desmondoconnor6608]

This might be dumb but you don’t need RCA?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Nope! Rear speaker turns it on and since the amp is built in no need for RCA wires.

[@brycebrannon8934]

What size nut and thread did you use for the ground

[@moparlifescatpack]

Unfortunately its been so long I don’t remember. I just used a random one that was floating around in my tool box.

[@Mandell-p4r]

What size nut fits there, where u have your ground ?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I really don’t know. I just found a random one from my tool box and it fit. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@thegravetenders]

Did you reconnect the speaker harness you tapped into?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Yes you plug the speaker harness back in to the rear speaker

[@donaldmcentire5160]

How did you turn the amp on and off without running a remote wire?

[@moparlifescatpack]

By tying it into the rear speaker that acts as the remote

[@SplashyLaflare]

Does this product have an amp? Or is it just the JBL BassPro 12 1-channel

[@moparlifescatpack]

Built in amp in the box.

[@ticochargergt3441]

Question: did you have to run a wire to a fuse so it doesn’t drain the battery? I did mine without it thinking the auto power would turn it off but it still drained my battery.

[@moparlifescatpack]

No I didn’t. The wire that connects to the speaker turns it on and off. Its off when the car is off and comes on when I turn the car on.

[@RaulHuerta-z3j]

Didn’t use adapter for stock stereo?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Nothing is plugged into stock stereo other then tapping into the left rear speaker wire.

[@omarp1989]

Love the intro lol

[@moparlifescatpack]

😂 thanks for watching!!

[@AU22IN]

Great video I was just wondering how it worked without you needing to run an rca cable to the radio?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Thanks! The rear speaker you tap in to is what acts as the remote signal to turn it on. I was surprised at how simple it all was. Every part of the installation takes place in the trunk.

[@AU22IN]

@@moparlifescatpack awesome thank you!

[@AU22IN]

I did everything step by step and my amp isn’t turning on? Any recommendations

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@AU22IN Definitely double check the ground connection is good and that the wire taps (if you used them in the rear speaker) is good. My first wire tap didn’t work so I cut into it a little for a better connection and it fixed the problem. Sometimes those T-taps just bend the wire and don’t actually penetrate it enough to make a good connection.

[@AU22IN]

@@moparlifescatpack yeah I checked all the wires and they’re good I forgot to plug in the rear speaker so once I did that it worked fine, thank you for responding so fast and for the great video 🤙🏻

[@mroptics152]

did you use the rca cables in the boss kit, because im my challenger it doesnt have a space for it on the radio

[@moparlifescatpack]

No I did not. Didn’t hook anything to the radio…just the wires from the rear speaker to the amp to act as the signal.

[@mroptics152]

@@moparlifescatpack so you didnt have to use a line out converter?

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@mroptics152 all I hooked up was the remote to the speaker, power, and ground.

[@GarveyMustangMan]

So it just hubs to the back driver speaker wire? And then a separate ground and power and it's good to go?

[@moparlifescatpack]

You got it!

[@jetttally7225]

@@moparlifescatpack so do you put those wires from the speaker in the remote receptacle? That’s the part that I got lost at

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@jetttally7225 Pause the video at 4:44 and you can see where the wires are going (grey wires from upper left hand side) from the rear driver speaker to the back of the speaker box into the left section of the remote input.

[@wokeupmens]

Dope video, love Mopar stuff. I found one used on the FMP to go in my Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Brought it to a local stereo shop, and they installed, ran the remote to the front and added a used speaker cover as my kids/Dogs would definitely destroy that speaker with all their junk. Don't get why it didn't come with a cover option? All in for $270 with installation and I'm definitely not mad at the extra base.

[@moparlifescatpack]

For sure. For the money sounds awesome and thankfully the cover wasn’t too terribly expensive. Keeps that speaker safe from the kids’ backpacks!

[@okaygaming8392]

Hey I used a 8 gauge but doesn’t seem to start up the system should I buy a 10-12v?

[@okaygaming8392]

And does it need to be connected to the fuse spot? Or the actual battery

[@moparlifescatpack]

Make sure you have the remote wire plugged in.

[@okaygaming8392]

@@moparlifescatpackjust right now I have the ground plugged in nothing plugged into rem and power plugged in should I connect the power to rem?

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@okaygaming8392 The remote switch is what you’ll need to plug into the rear speaker. That’s how it knows to turn on. Do that before plugging power in.

[@okaygaming8392]

@@moparlifescatpackso would I just connect the rem to the power wire?

[@scottjohnson9619]

No line out converter? Im confused.

[@TheShawn3636]

The amp has one built in

[@coolbreeze7132]

so didnt have to connect it to the radio?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Nope. Just wire it to the back speaker. Very easy to do

[@rodriguegaetan9473]

Thank you for the video. Now How did you tune the amp on the sub. That part is killing me. I did the wiring and everything but my base is a little off.

[@moparlifescatpack]

Really you just have to play with the knobs on the back of the amp as well as the equalizer inside the car. I didn’t use the bass knob controller but after a little playing around with the settings found what I liked and then I just fine tune it w the car settings depending on the type of music Im listening to that day if I need to.

[@Cjstyles97]

That’s for the tutorial! Where did you find the t-taps? All ive been able to find were 16-14

[@moparlifescatpack]

Amazon or most auto parts stores should have them locally.

[@kevintorresortega1975]

You didn't have to connect the remote wire? You have to turned off manually?

[@moparlifescatpack]

The feed from the speaker wire acts as the remote and it turns on and off through that.

[@kevintorresortega1975]

Kool thanks for the tips

[@edwinsolis496]

@@moparlifescatpack hey where did you get the remote wire to attach the speaker wire thanks

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@edwinsolis496 It came in the wire kit I bought or with the speaker I’m not sure.

[@edwinsolis496]

@@moparlifescatpack ohh ok..Thanks man👍

[@Sub0hm]

Did you plug the speaker back in on your rear deck?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Yes. Plug the speaker back in.

[@jeremybarr9168]

Just wondering if you hear the bass in your vehicle? some videos and people I talk to say I won't hear it inside the car.

[@moparlifescatpack]

Definitely! It sounds amazing in the car!

[@Bigworm_707]

Great vid I’m stuck on where you plugged in the positive wire and connected the blue boss thing it’s my first time doing this, also I had to order tap connectors

[@moparlifescatpack]

The boss thing (fuse holder) goes into the positive terminal on the battery. The thing that says ‘boss’ just contains the fuse. It just goes from positive on the speaker/amp to the positive on the battery with the fuse in the middle.

[@jeffreynye3019]

8m also wanting more sound. Any reason why you didn't hook up the passenger side speaker also? Trying to learn man, thanx. Or, would that involve using TWO jbls? Idk?

[@moparlifescatpack]

The reason I only had to hook up to one is because that’s how the amp gets its signal to turn on. When I turn the radio on the speakers start working and the signal now gets sent to the amp telling it I want to rock! 😎

[@jeffreynye3019]

@@moparlifescatpack awesome! But you could use the signal from the other speaker to energize the other amp too. BTW, I'm surprised an audio input will turn the amp on like 12vdc does? Kinda crazy. Do mods and highs come through the jbl also? Hope so. JBL is a great name in audio. I DO know that! Thanx for reply!

[@franybotesh674]

@@jeffreynye3019see I was thinking the same thing because if the radio is off it’s not sending power I would think, but I thought the remote wire is suppose to turn the amp on and off. But then again only one way to find out i suppose

[@jeffreynye3019]

@@franybotesh674 yep. Same one that's intended to power a power antenna.

[@briancaston1713]

What type of Velcro did u get?

[@moparlifescatpack]

I just used a couple of 2”x 6” strips. Can find them at Walmart.

[@brandonrhodes1623]

Did you reconnect the drives side speaker connector or do you leave it hanging?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Reconnect it.

[@roblee4725]

What size is that nut you bought for the ground?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Im not sure… I actually just looked through a bunch of loose nuts and bolts in my tool box and grabbed one that looked like it would work. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@user-lk2kf2zf2k]

M10x1.50. I just did this the other day and used a wing-nut to tighten it down.

[@OmenOfficial]

Awesome video man. Do you have a mid - muffler delete on your challenger?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Yes. Mid mufflers are gone!

[@OmenOfficial]

@@moparlifescatpack Awesome. So are mine. Need quad tips now. I just got the Powered by SRT decals today for the engine coil covers, from reflective concepts.

[@moparlifescatpack]

@@OmenOfficial Awesome! On the tips go to the auction site that starts w an eB** and check out item #304181085853. To me, those tips look way better than the staggered ones people use off the Trackhawk. That’s what I wanted to get. Thanks for watching!

[@Otr_rese23]

How can you not subscribe just from the intro

[@moparlifescatpack]

😂 thanks bro! 🤟🏻

[@ckperryman1]

What did you use for the remote turn on?

[@moparlifescatpack]

Tapped in to the rear speaker. That’s what turns on the amp.

[@althompson8999]

Back speaker tap = lousy sound quality. Buy adapter for the head unit

[@moparlifescatpack]

That’s probably good advice. I can’t imagine it sounding better than it does now but that is definitely something to consider. Thanks for sharing.

[@mattcoloris9647]

Why does the guy in the beginning sound like Dr Phil

[@moparlifescatpack]

😂😂

[@oscalsochirino8706]

I’m gonna buy a skar 8 inch even cheaper amd small weight we need out baby on a diet

[@moparlifescatpack]

True that! I need to work on a weight reduction on the driver 😂

[@sdrtech]

El cheapo