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Old 02-21-2015, 03:07 PM   #5
newBgeek
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Originally Posted by jeepdad View Post
I am looking at this unit:

Blaupunkt Adelaide 130 Digital media receiver at Crutchfield.com

But if I'm going to bypass the factory amp and run dash and doors directly from the receiver, I will need to run new wires, correct?
If you are just going to replace the head unit, then a wiring kit is probably the simplest solution. I'm using the BEST BHA1787 kit like this but you can get similar kits from Crutchfield or any audio store. Crutchfield includes the adapters if you buy the head unit from them. It will use your car's existing wiring including your existing amp. One thing I noted is that all 4 of the RCA cables need to be plugged in or you will get a high frequency ground loop feedback. Your chosen head unit only has 2 so you will need some Y-adaptors. Also the red and yellow wires are reversed on my kit. Normally yellow is constant 12V and red is switched, but using this adapter, red is the constant power and yellow is switched.
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