2018 Silverado Subwoofer & Amp Complete install
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- čas přidán 8. 11. 2019
- Complete installation of subwoofers and amp under the rear seat of a 2018 Chevy Silverado 1500.
Sub box was purchased used. No brand names were on it. Quick google search will get you what you need.
It actually sounds like it hits pretty good. I got a 19 Silverado crew cab. except I’m going to be running 4 8s dc audio subs with a 4K amp. Gonna run 0 Ga all around. Sound deaden the back doors to keep rattles away. Have an XS POWER D3400 Battery on the way along with an upgraded alternator to handle to the voltage. And seeing this video has me super stoked for the finish install. Great video!
Man, did this bring back some memories. I remember not wanting to cut the boot because water could get in to the interior so we were lazy and just ran the power wire through the door jam and then under the interior trim pieces. LOL!!! Oh to be young and stupid again. Cool vid!
You can put clear silicone where you cut even tho water won’t get in that’s what I did when I was younger and scared about the same thing lol
The walkthrough is super clear. Great job. Thank you :)
Hell yeah just what I needed straight to the point 🙏
Went from thinking I could do this to knowing I can’t do this. Thanks for saving me the headache lol .
U don't gotta do both sides just one for the loc
lol I came away thinking the exact opposite. I thought it was pretty straight forward,just takes a sec.
@@highlifegoodlife5400 why don’t you have to do both ?
Cuz u only have to tap into the driver side pillar. No point in doin both there's lots of videos on it.
You don't have to get your accessory power from the fuse box. It's much easier to get it from the body control module which is the black box you mentioned having to take the cover off of. The female connectors that are sold everywhere will fit the auxiliary tabs on the BCM and you can just plug your accessory wire on one of the ignition tabs that aren't being used just make sure you add a fuse.
Curious what size fuse for a power turn on lead for an amp? A friend wants me to install a sub in her 2017 GMC Sierra Crew Cab 2500 HD. Maybe 1 sub since she doesn't blare her tunes like I do. Her truck seriously lacks bass.
Everyone does things differently (i get it) but i’ve always used some sort of pin/needle to poke a hole in the rubber boot. Keeps the boot from tearing like it does when you cut a slit in it. Overall I like this, plan to do it to my ‘17 Silverado
I’m going to try to do all this thanks for how you explain all this simple an easy thank you
Man I felt like i doing this with you thank you so much
Thats how the audio shop did my install my amp wouldn't stay in place I moved it to the hidden front seat console and here soon will be doing a 3" rear seat lift and making a box to fit behind the seat it will be tight but will be much nicer having under seat space again. Very clean install there though
I used a old oil dipstick to fish the power wire through the firewall, worked pretty good! Can confirm
Remove the factory long antenna works great with some electrical tape.
Great video,big help for me.gonna attempt this job on my 15 chevy 2500.
People have said connecting to the back speakers makes it sound bad. Instead connecting it to the factory sub wires made a huge difference in sound quality.
This truck doesn’t have a factory sub. And you don’t want to connect to the factory sub due to the factory amp having a set eq and bass roll off that will affect the output and tuning capabilities of your sub and amp!
Ok so on the rca converter the blue wire taths a remote wire you can get signal from there, for ur amplifier to turn off and on, so u don’t have to hook up from the fuse box, Taths a cool feature, also the power wire and the ground wire from the converter you can connectem to the amplifier (ground) and (power) get ‘em from there and you all set, good video it was helpful, salu2 from tx
Thanks for the video guys! That was really helpful for me to setup my new bass in my Silverado…regards…
Mannnn this video really helped! Thank you!
This helped a lot for my 2016 silverado! Thank you
Were the speaker wires the same colors on your 2016?
@mikeshanks1266 yes they were
Hay thanks there is a lot of videos out there about this subject , but they all make it look so damn difficult! You really did a nice job . Thanks from texas
Thank you!
Those taps make it some much easier
Good video but for anyone that has these newer models. DONT be lazy and tap into the rear speakers. You won't get the full frequency signal. Tap in behind the head unit or buy a T harness.
You can see for your self when you fade your music to the rear of the cab. Gets reall quiet.
Glad you mentioned this, my friend's 2017 Sierra did this. Set the volume to the rear speakers and they acted like "rear fill". They rear plays lower then the front. Since it's a used truck I thought the stock amp must have fried outputs.
Yup, should have taped into front speakers in that model!
Yea the rear speakers only go to 60% volume
So Pro work .. God bless you .. we just need the connecters names and links to find it .. also the fuse adapter and all.
thank you
Just used this as guide and installed my subs in less that 4 hrs thanks alot
Glad it helped!
Good job buddy very well explained!!
Really good Video looking forward to install in my GMC sierra 👍🏼
Rigoberto, are the gmc sierra signal wires on the door harness the same as in the video?
@@MrArturoDominguez Almost everything should be the same as far as wiring harnesses go.
I plan on doing the exact same thing but I need to by pass the factory amplifier, that way I don't get door chime or seatbelt chime noise coming though the subs.
Thanks bro. You saved me $200.
Glad it helped homie!
the only time I remove everything when I installed my AR safe. for speakers hell no. Great Video
do you have a video like this for installing door speakers with an amp to factory head unit? I have a 2018 custom Silverado crew cab without bose with 7" lcd touch. id like too keep the factory stereo look but have the aftermarket stereo sound. thank you for your help and awesome detailed video for the subs
Great video and info. Thanks champ!
It’s feb 2022 and I just got my hands on a 2015 I’m going to be doing an install but instead of doing a under seat box I’ll make a box that has 2 10” skar. I’m planning on compromising one seat either middle or driver side passenger to have a box that starts at the bottom and then partially sits on the seat. The amp will be under the seat for easier tuning adjustments. I do have a question though. Was the stereo aftermarket on your project ? What exactly do I need to get the signal into the amp ? I’m guessing oem stereo doesn’t come with rcas lol. Any advice would help man. Great video all in all ! Very informative 💯👌🏼
what did you end up doing with the with the blue wire from the outline converter?
Nice install. You will get better performance out of your subs if you switch your LOC for a Audio Control LC2i. It will keep the bass from rolling off at higher volumes.
Any active LOC will work just fine.
@@richf2834 of course. But the factory system has a bass roll off as you turn up the volume. The audio control LC2i, LC7i and so on have built in features that compensate for said roll off giving you a consistent volume output to your amp with no roll off. I'm not very good at explaining it. Besides an amp pro from PAC i feel it's the proper way to integrate with any factory head unit after 2003. IMO
@@Hoppysjunkyardrally there are better products for cheaper prices than audio control series LOC. NVX XLCA2 is a perfect example. Any active LOC will do the job. Hence the reason they call it a ACTIVE line out. No need to spend 100+ dollars. IMO. The main reason people do LOC is to save money lmao.
@@richf2834 I never said it wasn't an option or that you can't use it. I just stated you notice a difference with the LC2i compared to a standard "active" loc. 90% of my customers keep the factory radio because of the fit and factory features and I always offer both loc options. Some go inexpensive and other's spend the extra.We all have our own way and budget and if it works for you and you're happy with how it sounds then that's great! I've used both and I prefer the Audio Control part on anything newer than 2003.
And "active" on a loc means it gives you a remote output for the amp through signal sense from the input.
So everytime i want to make adjustments to my amp i have to remove the back seat? Doesn’t seem like a very convenient location. Also amps make alot of heat and need ventilation im sure its not getting that in that tight space behind the seat. Other than that i love how you ran and spliced the wires
Thank you so so much. This video really helped me! Only place I could find the correct colors for my right column signal or right rear speaker wire. I subscribed just because if this lol! You rock
Appreciate the sub. Glad the video helped! 👊🏻
Would it be the same for a 2015 chevy silverado? Looking to install a system have done it to older cars but this would be my first silverado dont look much diffrent or difficult to do but it has to be the same right as this one?
Doing a single 12 install for my 2020 silverado 2500 on tuesday
Do factory stereos still not have rca jacks on them? I haven’t ran an amp in my truck in 15 years and I remember having to use a line converter then in a factory stereo set up. Hard to believe they still don’t give you the ability to hook an amp up in this day and age.
I installed my system on a 2018 Silverado and I wired it exactly how you did yours and I can feel the music playing through the subs but they don’t hit even with that amp turned all the way up and I adjusted the line out converter and still didn’t change anything
You ever get it working?
Thanks for all the info
Wonder ideas for a wooden backboard behind the seat? Just remove the liner out of the way.
Best video for this model truck sub/amp install.
Appreciate it!
This is almost exactly how I'm doing my install but I can't seem to find which wires are for the speaker for a 2014 HD3500. Any idea?
I'm just trying to figure this out for my first amp install, having installed many radios in the past but never an amp. This looks a bit more complicated than I had anticipated.
I am assuming you are connecting this to the factory stereo and therefore didn't have RCA outputs and thus needed to use the converter box and tap the speaker wires??
I'm using an aftermarket stereo that has all type of outputs on it for the amp.
I was also planning to use the power antenna lead from the radio as a trigger switch for the amp. I haven't checked yet if it provides constant power or not but I think it does. I'm not interested in having my amp powered whenever the truck ignition is on, I just want it powered when the RADIO is on. I'm interested to check some other videos and see if this fused trigger wire is normal. I was not planning to fuse it. I can understand fusing the high power input.
would have been nice to see the stereo that is feeding the system just for information. Also curious if you had to remove any seatbelt anchors and if so did you have any problem. In my '99 the rear seatbelts have a plastic cover mounted to the floor pan and I can't figure out how you'd ever remove it without just ripping it off and piecing it back together later. I see no attachment points accessible from the outside but it does appear to use a type of plastic 1-way pop in rivet with the holding strength of Hercules..
Is the signal wires your using to go from middle harness to the converter speaker wire?
Hey bro can you let me know which amp wiring kit you bought on Amazon? Awesome video very helpful!
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great job
I am confused on the remote turn on wire tap location to the truck. Did you disconnect it from the 10Amb #2 fuse slot location on the drivers side dash? If so, where did you relocate it?
Will this be the same way for a 2020 Sierra?
Great video my friend
I have a 2019 Trail Boss. I'm looking for the remote wire to hook up my under seat amp/woofer. All I'm lacking is the remote wire. Can you help?
Does your truck rattle under the truck under the back seats? My 2016 rattles like crazy everytime the bass hits and it’s frustrating cause idk what it’s coming from
Good job bro, did you hook the bass knob up or did you leave it off
I got 2016 silverado and got the bose system. I wanna do the same as in video but do you think it will soubd good keeping factory door speakers
Best vid on youtube
Five Star Audio.
Thanks for the video it helped alot.. One question where did you end up getting your remote signal from afterall if it wasn't from the #2 fuse?
where did you get that box? or did you make it? also, I have two 12" kicker cvx. will the magnets be too big for any box for my 2018 silverado?
How did you make it work without pulling out the screen and the radio unit
what if I dont want to use the stock speaker wires and swap em out for 12 gauge wires, will I still need to tap in from the stock speaker wires?
Did you not use the RAP fuse for the remote wire or left that in there?
So where did you run the remote wire. I saw in video but later you said you removed it. So I'm confused.
All good only issue is a hifonics amp🤒
What kind of wire did you use to connect to the rear speaker signal wires?
Can someone break down the wiring for the line out converter? Also the remote wire goes into the converter and the amp?
Im installing subs on my 15 silverado but im running into a problem. both my leads from the side pannels that I had to tap into to get speakers signal, have current but then once i plug in to line-out converter and out to the amp it still not getting subs to turn on or amp. amp has buttons that light up green when its on and nothing. And remote wast tapped into like how u did it, ground was grounded like yours aswell, and the power wire also has current on the amp when i test it. I need help😂
Would anybody happen to know if the door wire colors are the same in a 2017 regular cab Chevy
What type of fuse tap did you use I can’t find non that fit the fuses on the truck
I wish you would of said which subwoofer it is …… they make a few shallow mount subs
Is it a bad idea to put it on a lowered 2014 Silverado that already takes power out of the battery? My question is will it take too much power of the battery to make it not work
I don’t remember it being this difficult back in the day lol bunch of extra stuff
Wired everything the way you did and my subs barely move and produce very little sound. I'm not sure if its because my truck came with the Bose system. Or if it's my loc(I used a cheap loc).
I have yet to get a ohm meter to test for good power and ground. If anyone has had this problem, send help😂
Does anyone know what size nut you put over the bolt where the ground wire is?
Where did you get the box and everything to hook it up????
Are taps only for interior???
This was a good tutorial. Can you try an installation with a sedan car this time?
Hahaha.
So the fuse you tapped is a constant feed... thats a selectable constant/ignition port. The female spade toward the front that is open is your ignition. The easiest location to run power in those trucks is to drll a hole in firewall on appsenger side and use a grommet and silicone. The LOC you used provided your remote output through signal sense. Being you ran a remote, the only wires you needed to wire was the speaker leads. To mount the amp, cut the rear sound deadening material away and use a 1/2" piece of plywood and "L" bracket the board to the floor. This is my profession... just giving you some tips for the next install.
I got a question.....I'm getting ready to do an install on my truck. I'm going to use the Lp7-2 PAC line output converter. The way i understand it if i supply +12 vdc, ground and a + and - from a speaker then it when it sees voltage from the speaker input it sends + voltage to the remote wire to tell the amp to come on? Is that right?
Jake P Thats correct. It uses what’s called a signal sense. When the LOC senses an input voltage from the speaker leads it activates the remote lead. There some vehicles that it doesn’t function as intended. Meaning you may have to turn the volume up for the actual signal to be adequate enough to activate the remote lead.
@@lwoodard272008 alright thanks! I have never needed a loc, I usually upgrade the head unit as well. But hopefully what I have bought works. Thanks for your help.
So does the amp also connect to the speakers on the dash
Do you have a Bose sounds system or how do you ad an aftermarket sub and amp with a Bose sound system
Where did you guys get the subwoofer box??
Where can I get a sub box like that for mine? For a decent price. I got dual 12s. Tired of having that big box in the way. I just haven't found a box for an affordable price
Great video!!! Thanks brotha
How do you plug in the power wire
I got a question what color is the ground wire benhind the radio??
Why would u not just use a interface plug adapter at the back of the radio. No splicing. Just plug and play
Don't forget to tell people to disconnect ground first. Alot of people look to this for guidance better safe than sorry
Thank you know I can blast music on my way to school 😂
Did you keep the stock radio or swapped in different video?
What wiring kit was used? And can I find it online?
Nice video...Those connectors you used for the LOC were bulky. I like the concept but don't think I'll be using those.
Adam Dozier they work great however I did find something better and actually cheaper. Also less bulky as you mentioned. Here’s a link if you’re interested. Nilight - 50004R 120 Pcs/60 Pairs Quick Splice Wire Terminals T-Tap Self-stripping with Nylon Fully Insulated Male Quick Disconnects Kit, 2 Years Warranty www.amazon.com/dp/B07CP987BN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_i_Til3FbGJCA8CD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
What’s the name of the JL audio 12 that shallow enough to fit in that box
going through that rubber grommit was the hardest part of the install lol
YES it is!!!
Did this install method also amplify the door chimes? Seems that using a LOC often also makes the door chimes extremely loud as well
I’ve never noticed it
Is that a prefab box? If so, what kind?
You pulled the signal wires from your back speakers. If I’m putting in two channel sub amp, along with four channel speaker amp, would I use the same signal wires for the subwoofers and back speakers?
Yes. But if you’re going to be pulling signals from all 4 doors to a 4 channel amp it would probably be better to pull the head unit so you can get all 4 signals in the same place.
Any chance you can drop the list for the things you needed to buy? I’m looking to do this as well. Everything but the subs and amp themselves would be perfect, thanks in advance
Amp wiring kit: I suggest no more than 8 ga. Boss audio makes a good system.
Add a fuse: 10a (and an extra 10a fuse or 3)
LOC (depending on how youre hooking it up)
Basic hand tools (screw driver, plastic prying tools, wire strippers, wire crimpers, heat shrink wrap, electrical tape just in case, etc)
that should really be it.
@@cavdrkz24 do you need to add those extra fuses if you aren’t doing the remote turn on ?
Does anyone have any advice on how to wire this through the stock radio ? Or a video to help ?
Would this be the same for a 2500 duramax?
I want to get new speakers and want to hook them to a amp. How would you do that?
What was the total install time?