Audio Systems/wiring problem

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Expert: - 10/12/2010


Question
i have a system that i had in a 07 saturn ion and im putting it in a 06 jeep grand cherokee, i have two JL audio 12w7 with two JL audio 1000 slash v2 amps and a yellow top battery i forget how to hook it up

Answer
If the Saturn radio does not have rca or low level outputs you will need a hi-low adapter.  The Saturn radio low level outputs feed the amps with in turn power the JL speakers.  You can find the wiring diagrams for them on the Internet with a google search.

http://www.modifiedlife.com/2007-saturn-ion-1-car-radio-wire-diagram/

http://www.modifiedlife.com/2006-jeep-grand-cherokee-car-radio-wiring-diagram/

http://www.retrevo.com/search/v2/jsp/mytrevo/myTrevo.jsp?page=man

I think you can figure it out from the above.

For speaker wiring, you must match impedance loading to make sure the speaker load it not too low for the amplifiers.  See this page:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-YHaHoSnhBv8/learn/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wir...  

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