I can't believe I found this install. I have nearly the exact same set up, including the placement of the amp. I have to remove everything now because I'm selling the car to CarMax and they need it to be returned back to factory, otherwise they just remove everything and toss it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I threw 2 12s in my jetta n basically copied you step by step. MInes a 2013 though THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN THOUGH lol if anyone gets thrown off by the back of there head unit having 2 large red power wires and a brown ground just use the power wire right next to the brown ground FUCKING THANK YOU ONE MORE TIME!!! YOU THE REAL MVP
Hows the sound quality using the passive LOC? I want to do a similar Install and trying to see if the investment in an active one with a bass boost is worth the cost and hassle.
where can I find this? would you be able to send me a link with that? Or even possibly a link to a good wiring kit too? I will be installing 2 kicker comp 10 inch speakers and a kicker 1000 amp. I believe the wattage for the speakers will be around 1200.
@@bakachelera the stock head unit starts ramping down bass as volume gets higher to prevent damaging the shitty stock speakers. When you hook up your LOC to the speaker wires and run that to your amp you are getting robbed of low frequencies when you crank it.
Great video! Just did this installation with the help of this video on 13’ Gli. However I had two red/yellow wires but I used the one next to the ground and it worked.
What do you mean you have no rear speakers ? Do mean no actual rear speakers or no rear speaker outs from head unit ? I had an amp installed in my 2017 Jetta and now have no fading option from head unit where I did before the aftermarket amp install.
Where is the factory amp in 2012 volkswagen jetta located? Ive searched EVERYWHERE online and there is no info. I dont want to randomly start tearing my car apart just to find it.
Ya I would have used a step bit a d cyliconed the other hole. Also don't like to just tuck any wires. Rather zip tie, use factory wire covers, or tuck under the carpet. That's just being lazy
You can if you want just habit probably I did one in my Corolla and just tapped into the rear speaker didint even have to run the speaker wire to the stereo
are those wires from the factory head unit full signal or are they bass blocked from the factory? that would hurt the bass if the head unit is not putting out a full signal of sound. Looking to do that with my fender system in my jetta. Single 12
is it okay to use a cigarette lighter plug into the 12v in the back? the plug has a fuse. i wasnt sure if the battery will be constantly drained when the cars off. some cars shut off all power and others keep pulling power. i have a 2014 vw sportwagen
I've got a Jetta with a RCD 340 which isn't as great as the MIB 2 in terms of sound processing The current setup is the RCD340 With the stock 4 speaker 4 tweeters setup Now if I wanna upgrade my sound without changing the headunit what would you suggest? Should I change the speakers out for a higher output speaker and tweeter and call it a day or add an amp as well because with the stock speakers and the RCD the sound tends to distort after about 50% so do you think maybe an underseat sub+amp would help out with that ?
While I very much appreciate your informative video. Is there a way to upgrade the door speakers and include an amplifier in the glove box? I definitely would adhere to your suggestion
I completely wired everything but the radio, I have the oem radio for my Jetta but the wire colors are different so I'm kind of stuck, might have to bring it to a shop unless you can help.
I have a 2012 Jetta, and in my dash there is a power output , it’s an old iPhone 4 charger thing that’s connected in the dash, would I be able to run my remote turn on wire to that ? Instead of connecting it to the 12v cigarette lighter output ? I’m quite the noob to all this and would appreciate the help
I'm not sure if that turns off when the car turns off if it does sure as long as you do it properly but this video is a very good representation of how to do it
So I tried this & I don’t really want to put the amp onto my speakers in the doors just for the subs actually & hooked my yellow which would be positive on the converter & then hooked black ground to the brown ground wire on back of stock head unit and ran the blue back to my amp & still nothing is turning on at all I’m lost… any help would be greatly appreciated
Hey yo I have the 2013 Passat mi amp turns on but there isn’t no sound to the subs from the amp everything is brand new to amp turns on and off like it’s suppose to just not getting subs to do anything have any answers for mi
HELP HELP, ok very short story. I tried getting signal to my amp through rear speakers( head unit) no signal, just a very silent hissy noise. then I tried the front SOCKETS (head unit) bam it worked, got a full signal but the problem is that I can't turn the volume down on the speakers that are connected to amp, it's like set to one volume. Please help what else I can do?? Is my amp faulty?? if it is then how come I only get signal from front speakers sockets and not the rear?? also why the volume doesn't go down when I turn the volume down on my head unit. Am I doing something crazy here?? what is going on? I've got the same line out convertor as yours and my amp is Pioneer a5702
The amp is powered on and remote turn on works perfectly but my issue is the volume that coming out of amp speaker doesn't change, the only way I can do is to just change the gain manually which it's nonsense. I just want to be able to turn the volume up and down from the head unit like the rest of the speakers but it doesn't seems to work.
Great video i got almost the same model! If i want to put some axtra speakers in the back do i need an other rca set goin to the radio for the extra amplifier?
You need to hold the square side with a wrench. Also the stud is "staked" as to prevent the nut from coming off. That's why it's difficult to remove completely.
Yes, THIS ^^^ It just stops, i guess the term is "staked." If I hold the square part so it does not dig in, will it just come off with pressure without stripping it? Afraid it won't go back on tight.
i have one sub connected in my 2012 jetta and lately its been having issues where itll turn off while im stopped at a light or something but itll turn right back on. someone told me it could be the sub is too much for the battery i have. i know its a diehard brand one, but is there a specific battery i should get thats maybe more apt to handle the system?
My 2016 Jetta doesn't have the green part with green speaker wires on the back of Head unit. Do you know which wires would be for the left side in this case?
Was hoping you may see this...but I just installed the line out convertor (same one as in the video) but even with my car shut off the convertor is still powered and my amp is remaining on. 2017 Jetta. Is there a fix?
I know for some cars hooking up the amp to the car battery will drain the battery even when the car is off. Would that be the case for a jetta? Im debating on just using a separate car battery.
@@ProvoBeastAudio appreciate the quick response. So, would opting to use a cigarette lighter adapter plug drain the battery? I know those adapters have fuses in them. Im just trying to avoid buying an in line fuse and going through the fire wall.
My question is about the sound. I've not used a Line-Out converter and have always used aftermarket heads with dedicated rca's which isolate the low range signal. It's my understanding that tapping into the rear speaker wires you're going to get the high mid and lows going to your amplifier. I would like to be able to isolate the lows so my subs are just pushing bass and not high and mid-range sound. Is this possible?
There are no speakers in the rear deck, so this would require us to tear apart both b pillar covers. It was a whole lot easier just to pop the radio out.
What did you end up doing with the RJ-14 bass knob cable? I see the line out converter comes with one already. Can you just use that instead of the RJ-14? My amp also has the female port for a RJ-14. Or is it neccesary to hook that up?
Nope, not necessary, the guy wanted to use the Kicker knob instead of the scosche knob. either one will work. The difference is that the scosche raises and lowers the RCA signal line input to the amp where the Kicker knob increases and decreases the DB bass levels on the amp internals directly.
My LOC doesn't have the Remote Turn-On feature so I'm going to run it through the cigarette lighter. Could you please confirm that it is the BLACK wire that I want to connect my RTO wire to? (This detail was not mentioned in the earlier video.) Thanks.
I was struggling with this too and I had figured myself. You have to remove the battery (keep it connected somehow or you gonna lose programming)! And then remove the black fiber behind it, you'll see a rubber thingy where the wires go. Punch your cable trough it and you're all set.
I have a question for you, maybe you can help or you can send me a link to show me step by step on how to do it. So, I have a VW Jetta 2014, with Fender sound system and as you know with Fender sound system it automatically comes with Amp which is located underneath driver seat. So my question is, will I be able to add 2 extra speakers to the current ones, other word I would like to add extra speakers to the existing speakers without replacing any. If so, how to add another amp to the current amp? or how to remove the current amp and install a more powerful amp?? I hope it does make sense. I would really appreciate your guidance.
Did set up as shown in the video everything is getting power that it needs.. except the sub is not working amp is powered on the right way and everything the only thing not working is the sub itself any ideas?
Cody Hunter if you followed everything in the video, check your power and ground wires from your amp to your sub. I just did this earlier, didn’t use too much of the video, but from past experiences that could be it.
@@oneguyonegame371 checked all the wires they're all getting sufficient power and being grounded properly I'm just gonna go through it completely tomorrow and basically restart everything and make sure it's all 100% good hopefully it works... Thanks for the reply though!
Quick question I’m doing install on 2011 vw cc and the line out converter box I got did not come with remote wire, do I use the yellow wire (named SAFE) on the radio for my remote wire or use another spot? Thanks in advance
Your radio does not have a switched power source, do not connect it there as it runs off a canbus digital system. You will have to run a line to the fuse box or any other location that has switched 12v+
OFC > CCA wire. It's worth spending the money for OFC (Oxygen-free copper) wire can handle significantly more current than the cheaper CCA wire, hence why it's more expensive.
LC2i has signal correction where others don't. Just depends what you want out of your system. Often times VW factory radio's have pretty severe bass rolloff at higher volumes to protect the factory speakers, and the LC2i corrects that.
@@ProvoBeastAudio What’s the difference in installation process? And what would you recommend for running the SKAR SDR-1X12D2 and SKAR RP-800.1D Amplifier along with RCD 330 Headunit? I’ve been only been suggested Kicker kisloc. Just looking for a recommendation
I followed exactly what you did. I have power and audio but when I turn the volume to a little past halfway it causes my amp to cut off for a few seconds as if the wiring is backwards.could the line out converter being bad cause this?
@@alejandrotosti7932 I hooked up the same system in my honda civic and it did fine. I think the Jetta was just not capable of producing a good enough ground
The video was good but your ground was not very effective,next time take the screw on the backseat To do it,ans clean the body before To make sure that there is no paint or something else
Isn't there a factory amp under the driver's seat? Wouldn't it be easier to run to that instead of behind the head unit? (I'm asking because I'm doing research for a friend's car...looking into replacing the factory amp)
What should the wire colors be if we tap into the amp cause they are not the same as the ones from the video I have a 2016 gli wit the fender audio system
Yes, the radio both speakers are there, the speakers for these cars are in the doors which means taking both side door panels off and a lot more wiring. There are no speakers in the back window
Can I just hook up my sub and amp to my stock deck and leave the speakers powered by the stick system? I only want my amp powering my sub. 2015 Jetta TDI
The amp that your installing is just for the sub you want to install your only tapping into the two rear speakers for sound signal to the amp for the sub to output sound. So basically everything is still stock accept for the fact you now have a sub in the trunk all the box is used for is the RCAs to the amp for the sound signal to the sub.sorry i tried my best to explain it it basically your aux cable to your sub so your sub is playing the music coming from your stock head unit AKA stock radio
Nope, you will need a few install parts to make it happen. Head over to Sonic Electronix and use their vehicle fit guide to determine what parts are needed for your Jetta to install a new double din.
I know I will need parts, I have tools. I just mean I read somewhere that I would need some type of "radio code" for the system. Do you know what that is referring to?
No not necessarily, generally that implies if you disconnect the radio, it would go in lock down and you would need a code for it. In most cases, that isn't the case with VW radios, however, usually the manufacture will include the code in your documentation or on the radio if it does.
You can just get the oem rcd330. No security passcode required. It has apple CarPlay and android auto. The only problem is that the volume past 50 percent, the audio beings to distort. Unless you have an aftermarket amp.
Well you may have the remote wire connected incorrectly. That wire needs to be hot only when the sounds / key is on if your setup is similar to the video's. check to see how you have that remote wire hooked up.
the line out converter supplies the remote power. it gets triggered on when there is any input, which could come from the speakers being a microphone. that lights up the amp and boom amp feedback loop to a drained battery.
you get what you pay for, so the nicer modules yes, especially if you go full DSP. Look into the AudioControl Brand as they have good options for quality sound processors and line out converters.
an aftermarket setup almost always works better because with a decent unit the rca signal will not destort...but with aftermarket headunits you need some adaptors for steeringwheel controls etc, so that means extra cost...but if you do not mind not cranking your radio to max volume a high low adaptor works great also...
