BrianSD_42
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TheDurk - IMO there's nothing wrong with buying grey market speakers (your link) but I prefer to buy from eBay. You can see the sellers have 10,000+ reviews and two year warranties at no charge, plus you get PayPal protection.
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TheDurk - IMO there's nothing wrong with buying grey market speakers (your link) but I prefer to buy from eBay. You can see the sellers have 10,000+ reviews and two year warranties at no charge, plus you get PayPal protection.
01thunder
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it must really be hard as i can't picture how this all goes together.
jeremyc74
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The speaker wires come out of the head unit, and into the amplifier, and then there's another set of wires coming out of the amp that get connected to the speakers.
The amp has a circuit on the input side that reduces the signal coming in to the point where it's at the same level as an RCA input, and then it feeds it into the amplification section. This is what's refered to as "high level inputs" when you're looking at amplifiers to buy.
If you find an amp you like that doesn't have high level inputs, you can buy a little box called a line level converter for about $15 that will do the same thing. It has inputs for the speaker wires from the deck, and then outputs the signals on RCA plugs.
That little Alpine amp is nice BTW. I have one and it will fit in the center stack where the factory amplifier is, which saves running wires all over the place.
01thunder
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ok. so i have to cut the connector to splice the speaker wires? that amp is that small to fit under the HU? cool. i'd like to see some photos.
fblainen11
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Color code is lightest colors go to the front and to the left.
Darker colors go to the right and back.
So your lightest wires will be the front driver, then next to lightest color is front passenger.
The darkest color will be the back passenger, and the second to darkest color will be the back driver side.
It should be white (front driver), gray (front passenger), green (back driver), and purple (back passenger).
The negative will be the same color, just with a stripe.
Darker colors go to the right and back.
So your lightest wires will be the front driver, then next to lightest color is front passenger.
The darkest color will be the back passenger, and the second to darkest color will be the back driver side.
It should be white (front driver), gray (front passenger), green (back driver), and purple (back passenger).
The negative will be the same color, just with a stripe.
jeremyc74
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You could cut it, but I think this wiring harness would allow you to avoid that.
Car Stereo Radio Wire Wiring Harness Set for 1987 2007 Toyota Scion | eBay
I normally take pictures of everything, but I couldn't find any of the amp installation.
The factory amp is mounted under there, and you can just pull it out and put the Alpine in it's place. It's a little longer, but it will fit.
BrianSD_42
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OP,
If you do a bit of research I think you will find it is actually quite easy to do this type of car stereo setup and install.
Check out Crutchfields self help section. They have great tutorials.
Here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eZ4sZbA6y20/Learn/InstallationGuides.aspx
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If you do a bit of research I think you will find it is actually quite easy to do this type of car stereo setup and install.
Check out Crutchfields self help section. They have great tutorials.
Here: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-eZ4sZbA6y20/Learn/InstallationGuides.aspx
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01thunder
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is it just the speakers without the mounts?
I ordered this. Only $17 it makes it easy to install speakers in back.
PVC Car Speaker Adapter 5 1 4" 5 25" Toyota 4 Runner Rear Locations SAK039 | eBay
He makes 6.5 , 5.25 and 5.5
PVC Car Speaker Adapter 5 1 4" 5 25" Toyota 4 Runner Rear Locations SAK039 | eBay
He makes 6.5 , 5.25 and 5.5
Newbie-But-Learnin
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Yeah. I reused the mounts. And the wires are cut, so you'd have to splice them in or re-solder onto the speaker leads.
no_masters
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I used the same PVC Car Speaker adapters for the rear about a month ago. I used my own connectors to bypass the factory ones.
JRZEE2000TR4LTD
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Nice, I wish I had found these a couple months ago.
BrianSD_42
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Are you keeping the Scion head unit?
01thunder
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yes.
http://www.amazon.com/Alpine-PDX-V9-5-Channel-Extreme-Amplifier/dp/B007VSXGOQ
This guy. Mine makes 130x4 and 575x1 as they are under rated amps.
This guy. Mine makes 130x4 and 575x1 as they are under rated amps.
fblainen11
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Yes. My brother has a 5 channel Alpine and it sounds very good.
I went with a 5 channel pioneer in case I decide to add a sub later on. So far though it sounds pretty great. For the money the Pioneer was the best bang for my buck. 75rms and an extra channel for an additional sub at essentially the same price.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B014X...hannel+amp&dpPl=1&dpID=415XQJ4nSbL&ref=plSrch
fblainen11
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That's the amp my brother has that I mentioned.
