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TanDaMan99 · 04-24-2006, 10:41 PM

I'm currently trying to help a friend a fellow forum member do an overhaul on his stereo system. For some reason he wants to keep his stock head unit. This leads us to the problem. The stock becker has a some special adapter that plugs into the stock amp that will not work for any aftermarket amp. We were looking for an adapter that may turn it into RCA wires for an easy amp install but we were wondering if anyone has ever replaced the stock amp and maybe the speaker system so the they could tell us how in the world they did it.

Also, on a side note. So far we have decided on the following set up:

Infinity Kappa Perfects 5.1
100W RMS, 400W Peak
1"tweeter

Infinity Kappa 42.5i
4" 2 way
50W RMS, 150W Peak

Eclipse XA4000
350W X 2 WITH 4ohm
175W X 4 WITH 2ohm
125W X 4 WITH 4ohm
BASS BOOST: 32-64 HZ

The problem is, again, making it work with the stock head unit and wiring.

04-24-2006, 10:41 PM	#1
TanDaMan99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3	Has anyone here swapped out the stock amp while keeping the head unit? I'm currently trying to help a friend a fellow forum member do an overhaul on his stereo system. For some reason he wants to keep his stock head unit. This leads us to the problem. The stock becker has a some special adapter that plugs into the stock amp that will not work for any aftermarket amp. We were looking for an adapter that may turn it into RCA wires for an easy amp install but we were wondering if anyone has ever replaced the stock amp and maybe the speaker system so the they could tell us how in the world they did it. Also, on a side note. So far we have decided on the following set up: Infinity Kappa Perfects 5.1 100W RMS, 400W Peak 1"tweeter Infinity Kappa 42.5i 4" 2 way 50W RMS, 150W Peak Eclipse XA4000 350W X 2 WITH 4ohm 175W X 4 WITH 2ohm 125W X 4 WITH 4ohm BASS BOOST: 32-64 HZ The problem is, again, making it work with the stock head unit and wiring.