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Originally Posted by Rhoov1
You will need the speaker wires because they lead directly to each speaker in the doors which you will need for the JL to produce sound. It makes no sense to rewire the whole truck when the factory speaker wires are fine for 99% of the installs out there. And in over 20 years of professional installs I have only seen a handful of cars with "bad" factory wiring.
Easy, plug in 8117 into factory harness, wire pwr gnd and acc, pwr antenna and remote with an extended remote power lead( long enough for your new amp location) to pioneers harness. Tape off the pioneers speaker wires and do not use. Take 8117 speaker plug and extend wires long enough to get to new amp location. Run RCA's from pioneer to new amp location. Run batt power from battery (fused at battery) to new amp location. Ground new amp less than 18" from new amp.
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The plug I have takes care of the power portion of his dilemma. Which was what he was asking about in the first part of his first post.
Running new wiring to the doors from the head unit isn't necessary, but if you are replacing speakers, it is better than piecing it together with adapters. One reason install kits, pigtails, & adapters were designed was for install shops to get the most installs done as quickly as possible, and out the door as quickly as possible. Most bang for the buck. Of course, Shadetree installers can take advantage as well.
Sure if you aren't replacing speaks, use an adapter & OEM wires. If you are going into the doors anyway, run new wiring. Just because you can use an adapter doesn't mean it's the best answer. It all depends on whether you feel comfortable as well replacing everything. Judging by your previous install, the OP should be more than able to do this.
Seriously not trying to get into a pissing match here, but I too have been installing for about the last 15 - 20 years. Granted, not MECP certified, but I'm far from an amateur. "Rewiring the whole truck" is a bit of an exaggeration with a head unit, one amp, speaks & sub. Simple install.
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