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Offline Bennmk3

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Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« on: 22 March 2013, 08:35 »
Silly question i know but can you ?
I've got a mk4 golf and I'm wondering if I can wire up a sub and amp to the stock head unit ?
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Offline crazy golf

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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #1 on: 23 March 2013, 00:54 »
nope you need rca ports
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Offline Mrwebster

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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #2 on: 23 March 2013, 17:28 »
yes mate you can,  if you have the gamma unit as most golfs do, you buy a adapter off the net,  search VW gamma RCA adapter, about £15 and it gives you to RCA outs,    i know as ive done it
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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #3 on: 25 March 2013, 17:04 »
Where did you get it from mate , I can only seem to find them in berlin
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Offline beppe2672

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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #4 on: 26 March 2013, 23:21 »
If you can find an amp with 'low level' inputs you can plug the wires that would usually go to your speakers into the amp. Most vibe amps and active subs have these.
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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #5 on: 27 March 2013, 12:16 »
can also get adapters that take a signal from the cables to your speekers and use these to give you your RCA outputs.
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Offline Bennmk3

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Re: Can you run sub and amp from standard head unit ?
« Reply #6 on: 27 March 2013, 17:46 »
Cheers for the help guys
Ordered the RCA adapter
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