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90blue5.0

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Is it possible to hook up subs and an amp to a factory head unit? If so, what do you use for the remote and RCAs?

I am looking to through some subs into my Escape and do not want to get rid of the factory deck - if I don't have to.

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iskwezm

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You'll need to add a high/low converter,Theres one made by Directed that when is senses a amll amount of voltage at the RCA's it adds power to a remote turn on, or you could find a remote wire on the back of the factory unit or a key switched wire.
 

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iskwezm said:
You'll need to add a high/low converter,Theres one made by Directed that when is senses a amll amount of voltage at the RCA's it adds power to a remote turn on, or you could find a remote wire on the back of the factory unit or a key switched wire.
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Where would you be able to buy this?
 
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best buy, circut city, any car audio place, radio shack. ect.
 
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Check out the September 5.0 mag. They do a sub hook-up to a stock shaker 500 system.
 

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strokedandblown said:
best buy, circut city, any car audio place, radio shack. ect.
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Actually I'm going to the store today. So what's it's actual name that I should ask for?

Edit: Would it be called a high/low converter? I feel dumb.
 

iskwezm

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zincyellow03 said:
Actually I'm going to the store today. So what's it's actual name that I should ask for?

Edit: Would it be called a high/low converter? I feel dumb.
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i like the ones made by Directed{DEI}(less noise) but theres a bunch out there.Its called a high to low converter because it coverts the hi level signal to a low level that is usuable by the amps.Some amps can take both inputs though.
 

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I went to radio shack,best buy and circuit city and they didn't have it. So, instead, I just connect the wire to the ignition switch, which is a purple wire(in a '99-'04).
 
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i work in install at bestbuy and i know every best buy sells a line output converter. 22 bucks turns your speaker wires into rca out for the amp
 

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When I went to radioshack, they had no idea what I was talking about. I went to best buy and circuit city and they didn't have it.
 

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zincyellow03 said:
When I went to radioshack, they had no idea what I was talking about. I went to best buy and circuit city and they didn't have it.
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They HAVE to have it,they just dont like seeling stuff for the do it yourselfer.

My buddy works at Circuit City and he uses them all the time.
 

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iskwezm said:
Its called a high to low converter
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Actually called a Line Output Converter. (LOC)
 

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tomustang said:
Actually called a Line Output Converter. (LOC)
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Might explain why I didn't find it. Anyways, I just spliced it into the ignition and it works well, and I guess I saved myself $20.
 
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