AcuraKiddd

i just recently bought 2 kicker 15s and a new audiobahn amp and was thinking about doing the install myself.ive got an 03 tl-s with the bose factory system and the stock amp and sub. i was wondering if i could just use the same wiring that goes to the stock amp for my new amp so i dont have to run all new wires and i dont know where the stock amp is yet. so if anyone has done this or can help me out id appreciate it.

sbuswell

you need a new wiring kit no doubt for your sub. you can buy an adapter for the HU as there is no pre-out on it. you have to remove the whole dash and center console to do this, it is a pain in the ass and takes a lot of patience. If you have not installed car stereo's before you may want to hand this over to a pro.

fsttyms1

you will have to run all new wires. the stock setup is no where near capable of what you want to do

PenancE

yup yup, it seems easy but its a pain to get back there, and since ur using ur stock hu, gotta buy the adapter. since ur a rookie, my guess would take more than an hr, compared to autoshops to can complete it in an hour.....most shops here in ontario charge round 70-200, so yea....i would go to a pro since i barely know things bout electronics, and say u get a problem after, who u gonna bitch out......yourself.

Billy Sacco

If you are going the rout of running a new amp and subs I would recommend getting a new head unit. You can use an adaptor for the stock stereo but it might end up being really noisy. I would just get a head unit and dash kit. Not too bad to install it yourself but kind of a pain. It might be worth it to have a shop install it.

sittinlow

I dont understand why u have to take out the dash. When i did my install on the stock headunit, i ran the power wire to the battery, the remote wire i tapped into the one on the stock amp(behind the back seat) and i grounded the amp. for the rca's on the amp, i tapped into the stock sub with a converter. I didnt have to take out the radio though.

special e. dition

What SittinLow said minus the LOC box! I spliced RCA's to eraticate the LOC box from the equation!!!

No need for new HU unless your budget allows for such!

AcuraKiddd

this is what a buddy told me i could do and this is what i was planning on doing...i was just curious if i could use the power wire from the stock amp to save the PITA of running a new power wire from the batter.

special e. dition

Let me clarify what I said. I still had to run that power from the battery. There is a gromet on the drivers side way up that you can use to feed the wire through the firewall. I ran mine down the side under the doorsils, up under the back seat into the trunk.