Can this be done?
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Can this be done?
I've been reading through the threads and noticed that there's a harness for the stock speaker connectors, so I can easily change head units. So far so good. What I'd like to do is geat rid of the Bose snake and run a punch 400.2 and a JL Audio 10W1 behind a Kenwood Z828, with the stock speakers. I'm not sure what the harness looks like (or where to get it), so is this something that can be done easily..
So I guess my questions are:
1) Is it fairly easy to use the harness for the stock speakers and still run an external amp to a sub?
2) How diffucult would it be to flush mount the Kenwood Z828? Any tips?
So I guess my questions are:
1) Is it fairly easy to use the harness for the stock speakers and still run an external amp to a sub?
2) How diffucult would it be to flush mount the Kenwood Z828? Any tips?
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How it works is: There are two harneses...1)the aftermarket one you buy to match the mazda one - that just clips on th ethe stock. That one connects to the one that comes with the Kenwood. So you are just plugging in a "bridge" between the two harnesses. That set up runs all the stock speakers. For the amp, you just run RCA cables from the preamp outputs of the Kenwood to the amp.
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So if I'm following this straight, there's an aftermarket harness to connect to the stock speaker connectors, and then another harness to connect that one to a Kenwood deck? I figured you need one harness that the stock speaker harness connects to, then connects to the Kenwood..
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Another question I guess.. Should I be using the Punch 400.2 to run the front speakers as well as the sub, or just use the headunit for the fronts and leave the amp for the sub?
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i replaced my stock sterio deck in my generation 2 Rx with a 52x4w Sony Xplode Deck, and it fits fine... its sticks out maybe half an inch, but its still looks good.... I through in a Xplode 1000w peak 15 inch sub in the back, with a Xplode 760w amp and left my stock dash and rear speakers as my highs and it sounds AMAZING ! i got good lows and highs ! if you want to replace the stock speakers it wouldn't make anymore of a difference. Your fne with just the sub, and YES the deck will fit !