question about factory deck and amp

[BASEheadDAN]

Alright, my friend has a stock factory deck, and he wants to buy my spare amp to get into the bass game, i have a question about this process...

I will be stopping at a local bestbuy and picking up a level converter RCA box. These boxes come in different wattages, for instance 80 watts 2 channel, 60 watts 4 channel. I'll get this wattage on this device cleared up later on.

Now, the basic process to this, the level converter comes with 8 cords, remote, and ground. I would basically need to split all of his front and back positive and negative cords, connect them to the level converters positive, and negative cords, then wire the remote into the remore wire, and ground into the ground wire, then simply hook up the rca's into that box, run the RCA's to the back with the remote wire, hook everything up to the amp in the back.

I think this would be the simple process to this, i just wanna make sure, because this will be the first time i ever install an amp to a factory deck, any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[ric006]

if your just putting in sups you need the 2 channel and only need to use the rear outputs

[BASEheadDAN]

you're telling me that i dont need the front cables plugged in?.....

[Ben Fultz]

you're telling me that i dont need the front cables plugged in?.....

No he's telling you that you don't need a converter that has that many sets of rcas, you only need a 2 channel converter, like this 1

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_18107_PAC-SNI-45T.html

[BASEheadDAN]

Yeah, thanks for the info, never done the factory install.. But it turned out pretty simple after an hour or so messing with it. Thanks again.

[BoomZoom808]

Depending on the amps you get you don't need a converter at all. Some will take high level input. My I am running 2 amps in my Mag off the factory stereo. Tapped into wire for the rear speakers with a speaker wire to RCA adapter.

[bcbrassard]

ya but not always the cleanest signal or way to do it, but it does depend on the HU and were it clips at. It would be interesting to test with a DD-1. Glad it works for you though.

[BoomZoom808]

Oh for sure your results will vary. I already had a decent Boston Acoustics factory system and the JL slash series amp doing the conversion does a great job. Sounds clean but if your signal you start with sucks the it will just amplify the suck.