Car Stereo Installation Guide

Today several well-known companies are offering multifunctional audio devices for use either in your car or in your home. A stock car audio system refers to the pre-fitted audio system in the car at the time of manufacturing. A costume car audio system represents an audio system installation after manufacturing, and in general it means any up-gradation in the car audio system. This up-gradation can be a radio, speaker or a woofer enhancement. After choosing a good quality car stereo system, the next and the most critical step is its installation. The quality of the sound just does not depend upon good quality of audio system. Audio system’s installation also plays a major role in the production of quality sound. It does not matter how expensive your audio system is, if you don’t install it correctly, you can not get optimum quality of sound. The sound of your speaker depends) on the amplifier and the type of enclosure. Your amplifier depends on the current, and the current depends on the alternator and the wiring. A little mistake can produce offensive result. So be conscious about the installation of you car audio system as well.

For perfect car audio installation you must understand the basics of car audio system. A general car audio system consists of four basic components plus wiring that connects all these components. These components are speakers, amplifier, sub-woofer and head unit of any type as cassette player, CD player or DVD player. Head unit is basically the main part of any car audio system; all other components (are) connected to the head unit using wires. Then try to know, is your car amplifier giving proper power to your speakers and woofers. The amplifier is connected with your head unit via an RCA cable and sometimes using a "remote on" wire, is also connected directly with your car battery through a fused "hot" wire and with the car's chassis with a short ground wire. Disconnect the ground cable from battery first. Install your new speaker. Connect the side with fuse of the red/+ve power cable to the connector on the +ve terminal of your battery. Run the power cable through firewall of your car to amplifier. Find a metal bolt or screw on the metal of your car to connect ground cable. It should be near to the amplifier. Remove your head unit and run the signal and remote on wires from behind the head unit to your amplifier. Connect the RCA connectors and the remote on wire to the back of your head unit. Now connect everything to amplifier and reconnect your car’s navigation cable to the battery.