Jwilzz
Junior Member
Hello guys appreciate any help you can give.
I have a 2012 1500 with the alpine sound system.
I've currently replaced my stock head unit with pioneer dmh-wt8600nex. I used the maestro ads-mrr2 interface to retain stock amp and steering wheel controls and all that good stuff. But for some reason my subwoofer actually sounds way worse so I'm saying screw it and just going to replace the amp with a new one.
So my question is, I assume I just bridge all the speaker wires from the input harness to the output harness on the amp, is this correct? And if so, after doing this am I going to have any other issues or lose any of the truck's features? I would think the amp is only for the speakers/sub but with these new electronics you never know what is being controlled by what anymore and it's frustrating.
After bridging the connections (assuming that's correct) my speakers should all be getting signal/power from just my head unit at this point. And then I should be able to run an amp wiring kit just like normal and hook up a new amp and sub. Hopefully it goes this smooth and as planned but I'm seeking input from anyone with experience doing this specifically or things similar just in case I run into problems.
Thank you again!
I have a 2012 1500 with the alpine sound system.
I've currently replaced my stock head unit with pioneer dmh-wt8600nex. I used the maestro ads-mrr2 interface to retain stock amp and steering wheel controls and all that good stuff. But for some reason my subwoofer actually sounds way worse so I'm saying screw it and just going to replace the amp with a new one.
So my question is, I assume I just bridge all the speaker wires from the input harness to the output harness on the amp, is this correct? And if so, after doing this am I going to have any other issues or lose any of the truck's features? I would think the amp is only for the speakers/sub but with these new electronics you never know what is being controlled by what anymore and it's frustrating.
After bridging the connections (assuming that's correct) my speakers should all be getting signal/power from just my head unit at this point. And then I should be able to run an amp wiring kit just like normal and hook up a new amp and sub. Hopefully it goes this smooth and as planned but I'm seeking input from anyone with experience doing this specifically or things similar just in case I run into problems.
Thank you again!
