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You tap into it at a speaker line. Then it outputs to an amp. Some amps have it built in and you would get some taps and run speaker wire from a speaker to the amp and attach it to the speaker inputs. It will convert it on board the amp.

So I can tap in like where the rear door speakers come into the pillar behind the trim? And I have to do one left and one right right?


This is what I bought for my sequoia but never installed. I havent decided if I want to put it in my Honda or the burb.

Alpine Electronics PWE-S8 Restyle Compact Powered 8-Inch Subwoofer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OYGGMXK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ZG4sCbEAQWE1Z

It has built in speaker level inputs.

Is this something that is "all in one" so i can just tap into the speaker wires and run the power and grounds for the amp?
 

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I figured it out. Yeah you get what you pay for...and this looks like junk. I have a pioneer amp and dual 12" jl audio speakers. . So good stuff and it rattled my hair. It was so much I stepped down to a shallow single 10" in a truck box from kicker and a little 300 watt amp. Worked great, gave just enough bump and wasn't overwhelming. Consider that alpine link I sent you. Kicker makes one too and it's a bit cheaper.
 

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I used a pac audio line output converter and tapped into the sub wires under the cup holders. I found a write-up in another site I’d link it if i can find it. It worked pretty well the only drawback is that the sub output for the factory Bose has a crossover built in and doesn’t put out really low notes. If you can wire in before the amp it would be best.


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I've seen some aftermarket subs made to replace the factory one under the console.

I think my 2011 had an other than factory sub in it. It sounded a lot better than the one in my 2012.

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I used a pac audio line output converter and tapped into the sub wires under the cup holders. I found a write-up in another site I’d link it if i can find it. It worked pretty well the only drawback is that the sub output for the factory Bose has a crossover built in and doesn’t put out really low notes. If you can wire in before the amp it would be best.


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I used a pac audio line output converter and tapped into the sub wires under the cup holders. I found a write-up in another site I’d link it if i can find it. It worked pretty well the only drawback is that the sub output for the factory Bose has a crossover built in and doesn’t put out really low notes. If you can wire in before the amp it would be best.


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Cup holders? You mean in the center console? There is a factory sub under there? I had no idea lol.
 

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Nice! :) Any more tidbits of how you ran all the wiring?

I just pulled the rear door panels and the rear door speakers, then used some T-tap connectors to run speaker wire from the rear -/+ to the LC2i through the door and then through the rubber wire cable grommet, then down the B Pillar, then along the floor under the door sill plate...all connections are labeled on the LC2i so pretty simple to run the wires...pulled my power from my amp power wire which I ran from the battery through a hole I drilled in the firewall on the passenger side and also ran along the edge of the floor board under the door sill plates.
 

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