Audio install help

[Mazda3forme]

Sorry to sound like such a noob, but I have no experience with any car audio what so ever and some expereince with home audio. I've never done any splicing, wire cutting, or anything like that. I've decided on getting the Infinity Basslink soon and I would like to know what I would need to install it (tools, wire length w/ guages, connectors, etc.) Are there any special connectors needed to connect the basslink to the splices? It looks like its a different type of connection than on home audio stuff. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[w00tMasta]

Im not too sure about the Basslink system but i know for my standard install i needed two RCA's, a remote wire, a positive wire running from the battery and a ground wire which is suposed to be somewhere near the actual sub but i ran it almost from the battery itself...This is where it gets tricky....the stock head unit dosnt have RCA output and dosnt have the remote wire either so i wEnt to Circuit city where my friend works and they did the install for the RCA's and the remote.....the remote had to be ran from the Ignition wire....

 

[chuyler1]

The quickest solution is to open up your fuse box and find the fuse that goes to the stereo. Pull the fuse out, wrap the turn on lead around the post and stick it back in. Ideally, you should connect to the power-antenna turn on lead behind the stereo but not all stock stereos have one of those. However, if the Basslink has auto sensing turn-on then you can probably skip this step all together.

If you buy a single amp wire kit you will get all the wires and connectors you need.

Don't buy it until you find out what the Infinity Basslink comes with though. You may not need everything (Such as RCAs). If you read through the instructions it will tell you what you need. If it only has RCA inputs you're going to have to buy a Line Out Converter (LOC) to convert the high-level speaker outputs from the head unit to line-level RCA outputs to plug into the Basslink. You will also have to buy a kit that comes with RCAs since some do not. If it has speaker level inputs you might be able to run a set of speaker wires from your rear speakers (if you have a sedan) or your head unit (if you have a hatch) and avoid paying for RCAs and a LOC. I wouldn't recommend this for powering speakers but for a subwoofer it should be fine.