Topic Sponsor
Stereo/Audio Come discuss all Ford F150 Stereo and Audio questions here!
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: The Magic Brand

Basic Car Audio wiring guides!

Old 01-09-2013, 11:15 PM
  #1  
Member
Thread Starter
 
Richard75013's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 91
Received 11 Likes on 4 Posts
Post Basic Car Audio wiring guides & MUCH more!

Prepare to be educated

NOTE: This guy is a genius and VERY generous to stand up this web site but if you email him he has VERY specific rules on his home page for you to follow. Please don't abuse it because he has already been kind enough to put this up for us to consume and he will answer emails BUT only if you follow his rules. Please do so we can all have access to it. Lastly, he specifically mentioned NOT to email him about a topic that he has covered that you didn't read and he will NOT answer emails for enclosure design and speaker impedance for series/parallel speaker connections.


Wires, Calculators, Guage, Power Voltage loss, Sizing, Etc

Basic Audio System Review

Too Little Power

Equalizers

Voltage

Fuses

Basic Car Amplifier Repair Tutorial

Head Unit

Amplifiers

Crossover Basics

Electronic Crossovers

Speakers

Series vs Parallel

Charging System Basics

Speaker Resistance vs Impedance

Capacitors

Capacitors in Series with Speakers

Inductors Used in Passive Crossovers

Bridgeable Amplifiers

Tri-Mode Speaker Connection

Qualifying AC Voltage

Speaker Ratings

Speaker Impedance vs Power Output

Series, Parallel and Series/Parallel Resistance

Total Harmonic Distortion

Bridged Head Unit Speaker Outputs

RCA Cables

Vehicle Chassis Ground

Amplifier Gain Controls

Advantages of Electronic Crossovers vs Passive Crossovers

Tri-Mode Power Dissipation

Basic Audio Troubleshooting

Mechanical Noise

Amp Damping Factor

Amplifiers - Class of Operation

Y-Cables

Audio System Diagrams

Car Audio Subwoofer Enclosures

Covering a Speaker Enclosure

Speaker Enclosure Calculations

Speaker Parameter Calculations

Battery Isolators

Upgrading Your Charging System

Signal to Noise Ratio

Line Output Converters (LOC)

Ground Loop Isolators



If you did not find your answer then click the main link below and see if it is covered as there is plenty more, (Topics on the right side)
Main SIte Link

Last edited by Richard75013; 01-10-2013 at 11:53 PM. Reason: Adding more links, spelling, title
The following 8 users liked this post by Richard75013:
Ayrton (04-17-2021), cbrandonb (11-06-2015), EKD (08-18-2017), G0Fast (05-28-2022), Inspector656 (01-29-2017), Mung (02-20-2013), NetRngr (03-01-2017), RavynX (10-07-2016) and 3 others liked this post. (Show less...)
Old 01-10-2013, 09:47 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Wyo11Scab's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Victoria,TX
Posts: 4,301
Received 484 Likes on 437 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by Richard75013
Good info
Old 01-10-2013, 09:52 AM
  #3  
Meaner than Ymeski

 
bobkyle2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 23,811
Received 819 Likes on 468 Posts

Default

Ok, Now what?
Old 01-10-2013, 01:19 PM
  #4  
Member
Thread Starter
 
Richard75013's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 91
Received 11 Likes on 4 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by bobkyle2
Ok, Now what?
Well if u r asking I'll take Senior membership
Old 03-24-2013, 05:25 PM
  #5  
Junior Member
 
Anthony Brush's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Wow, That is really some great info. (Y)
Old 08-20-2013, 02:50 AM
  #6  
Junior Member
 
Joe.nelson778's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Kicker pt 10 need help am try to just splice it in with the other speakers. No RCA
Old 08-20-2013, 11:41 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Wyo11Scab's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Victoria,TX
Posts: 4,301
Received 484 Likes on 437 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by Joe.nelson778
Kicker pt 10 need help am try to just splice it in with the other speakers. No RCA
Start a new thread
Old 08-20-2013, 06:42 PM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
GATORB8's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arlington Heights, IL
Posts: 5,001
Received 147 Likes on 78 Posts

Default

BCAE is great, definitely killed several hours reading it when I first ran across it.

www.the12volt.com has some handy info as well
The following users liked this post:
acdii (10-24-2019)
Old 01-23-2014, 03:26 PM
  #9  
Junior Member
 
Chris Bowers's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Does any one have a factory wiring diagram for the stereo in a 94 f-150? I am just trying to hook a pioneer up someone cut one of the factory plugs out.
Old 01-23-2014, 03:29 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
benchwarmer4203's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Morgantown, WV
Posts: 494
Received 88 Likes on 80 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Chris Bowers
Does any one have a factory wiring diagram for the stereo in a 94 f-150? I am just trying to hook a pioneer up someone cut one of the factory plugs out.
Make a new thread

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: Basic Car Audio wiring guides!



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:55 AM.