I have the factory Alpine system with the amp. I know they offer an expensive harness that interfaces with the CAN system. But I don't know if I need to bypass my factory amp or not. The Alpine power pack I have amplifies the audio before it gets to the stock amp. Basically, I am wanting to run the amplified sound to the stock speaker wires and not have to rewire everything.
Well it appears that I am a bit late in posting as I have already bought replacement speakers for my Ram. I sure wish I had found this thread yesterday.
Anyway I have a Reg Cab with the 430 Infinity system installed. I have owned 2 other Rams and simply replaced the factory speakers and got great sound. From what I am reading I may not be happy with the end result this time.
What I have so far is Alpine SPR-69C 6 x 9 Coaxial 2-Way for the front doors, Alpine Type-R SPR-17C 6.5" 2-way coaxial for behind the seats and Infinity Reference 3032cf 3.5-Inch, 2-Way Loudspeakers for the dash.
I was hoping to just swap out the speakers and call it a day but would like some input from you guys as to what I should do.
I want to keep my stock radio and do need the space behind my seats for travel. Nothing too big. I was really hoping to just swap speakers and be good to go.
I suggest you go ahead and do the install. They might sound a lot better to you.
If the stock Alpine amp doesn't meet the power requirements of the speakers, and you can get the specs for the speakers pretty easily but it may take a call to Alpine to get the info on the amp, then you may want to consider an amp upgrade sometime in the future.
When upgrading an amp in the MOPAR products, you'll need a PacAudio C2ACHY adapter harness to make it work.
Thanks MADDOG, I was looking at the PAC harness just yesterday. One of the things that really got me thinking that I may not be happy is what I read from chithead, He posted that the factory amp has signals going in crazy directions and it may not sound good to just swap speakers. That is when I posted and started thinking about the possibility of adding a new amp and just bypass the factory stuff.
Yeah, a lot of folks have done that and I am planning the same thing. Even though I have 6 speakers in my system, I'll end up driving two sets on one set of outputs and the other pair on the other.
I was reading about the Alpine PDX-5 and it looks like a leading contender should I go the new amp route. I am thinking I could do a 6.5 component in the front door, a 3.5 2-way in the dash and the 6.5 2-way I already have for behind the seat. I could then have the option to run a small sub if I wanted more punch.
I did a similar build in a Tundra I owned. I used an Alpine head unit, Phoenix Gold amps (2), MB Quart Components, JL subs, new wires to everything (no factory crap) and the whole cab dynamated. It sounded awesome and was not cheap. I really don't want to do that to this one but it ain't looking good.
Whatever I finally do, I will be keeping the stock radio but everything else is debatable. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Last night I was listening to my ipod on my REC radio, under the VES tab. Stopped at a store real quick, came out (less than 5 min) started the truck up and the ves tab has disappeared :4-dontknow: I can not get it to come back. Is there something i can do besides rip out the Bezel to see if something went bad with the iPacCHY? Thanks Jared and Daniel in advanced.
Interesting... I assume you've already tried unplugging the iPod for a bit and plugging back in to see if anything resets... might have to reset the radio.
Yeah I unplugged it and plugged it back in, but nothing happened. The dealer just put this radio in about 3/4 weeks ago so I'm wondering if they left something loose in the back. I may tackle it later if I get caught up on all this homework I have.
I took it apart this morning and everything is still hooked up correctly. I checked the fuse in the CHYPAC and it looked fine. I think I'll have to take another trip to the dealer.
I'm finally taking the step to upgrade/replace my factory non-nav 7 speaker inifinity system. I haven't made it through this forums site yet, so if this is answered elsewhere, forgive me. Here it goes.
2008 Ram 1500 QC
What do I need to install an aftermarket HU and amp? I will be bypassing the factory amp, and running new wire and speakers. I do not know which harness to get (or if one is needed). Do I have to worry about CANbus? The PAC adapter is about $70, but I think that is only if you intend to keep the factory amp?
Here is what I have ordered so far: PAC C2R-CHY4 Radio Replacement Interface for 2004-2009 Chrysler Vehicles (Have not ordered yet, do I need to?)
Hi I have a 2003 3500 quad cab 5.9 deisel. it does not have the infinity sound system. I bought the infinity head unit which works without the amp. which was surprising. Anyway I want to swap over the whole infinity system. bought the speakers on ebay . found the amp .I don't know what else i need. I know I need at least the dash harness. maybe the door harness??? maybe the main harness??? i don't know. I am in the process of replacing my a/c system due to a receiver dryer failure that destroyed the compressor . I am pulling the dash to replace the evaporator ,i am also replacing the top dash board because it is cracked badly. Both of these problems seem sort of ridiculous at 120000. I also have some other problems. the death wobble when i hit a bump that is uneven from one front wheel to the other. I looked out the window when it was doing the wobble and the wheels seemed to be wobbling back and forth from side to side. it did this when i bought the truck 4 years ago and i replaced the shocks and steering stabilizer which took care of it . now it has come back . i think a new double steering stabilizer might fix this problem . it also seems that the rear transmission yoke is leaking fluid from the center of the yoke. i have noticed this on other trucks of the same year . it seems that there is a small breather hole to allow the yoke to slide back and forth on the output shaft and this is where the fluid is coming from. please advise. I was also wondering about the lift pump? thanks Jason
I have an 03 ram 1500 QC with the infinity system. I have a Pioneer DEH-P5800MP head unit in it. The other day I bought an Axxess ASWC, which is an interface to make the OEM steering wheel controls work with the the Pioneer head unit.
The problem is the instructions dont seem to match up with the colors of the wires in the dash. It also doesnt help that the head unit was installed by Best Buy a few years ago and they did an ugly job of connecting the wiring harness (which is a Scosche, part #CR02B)
Do you happen to know which color wire I need to connect the ASWC to the trucks systems? The instructions for the ASWC say there should be a "Violet/Light Blue" SWC wire in the truck, but it seems to be missing. Any thoughts?
I just brought a 2003 2500 with the infinity stero in it and i want to hook up my siruis fm direct adapted and they are different fm plugs. I was wondering if their is an adapter for that. I cant seem to find one.
um something what will read dvd for movies i pod feature a big screen what exactly is there me to ask. Sort of sounds weird but what are some things to make it narrow down.
Is it better to use front or rear speakers for line input on aftermarket amplifier? Or is there some RCA outs on the head unit? I have the infinity system that has sat radio and 6 disc changer and the overhead dvd system
Got a couple questions for you audio experts. OK so I decide to upgrade everything except the head unit for now and this is what I did. First my truck is a 2010 ram with the mygig (non nav) and standard 6 speaker system. I had an older but still functioning amp that I decided to use, it's a 600.1 rockford fosgate. I changed all 6 speakers to infinity kappa's/and reference speakers but using the stock amp for the 2 dash speakers only the other 4 are ran with my amp. I also added a 12 " image dynamics sub in a supercrew console box (standard cab truck). So I install everything including the pac audio C2A-CHY2. I will also add that for the sub signal I just split the front channel rca's using rca splitter cables. I'm getting some noise when I turn up the volume from the right rear speaker but I can get it to come and go by playing with the volume knob. Also did I do this correctly? Everything sounds ok but I expected much better. I'm thinking that this pac unit may be most of the issue and understand that a new head unit would eliminate most issues but can I do something else?