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I have a jl audio amp(a6450), a jl audio 13" sub in box, and an "axxess" line output converter that I am trying to install into my 2010 Hyundai Accent GLS with my factory head unit. I have searched everywhere and read through tutorial after tutorial, but none have been of much help to me. If anyone could help me with the process it'd be great as I have many questions. Below I will post pics of all of the supplies I was advised to buy and my specific electronics followed by the questions I have. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have been told many conflicting things by many different sources.


Electronics:

JL Audio A6450 Amplifier:

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JL Audio 13" Subwoofer:

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Axxess Line Output Converter:

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Supplies:


Speaker Wire:

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Quick Disconnects:

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Scotch Locks:

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T-Taps:

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Questions:

These are all of the supplies I have obtained besides wire strippers, pliers, etc. My question is, do I have all of the supplies needed to undergo this little project?

Also, is the speaker wire I have the only wire that I am going to need?

My amp has 6 channels & 6 RCA ports, so will this line output converter work for this project? Or do I need a line output converter that has 4 or 6 RCA ports?

Do I need any type of wiring harness to complete this project?

Will I need a wiring diagram for the factory head unit? If so, where can I find a correct one? I've tried looking many places & they all seem to be horribly off.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
After reading through many tutorials I was under the impression that all I needed to power was the sub w/ the amp & LOC. Do I need to power any speakers as well? I thought about getting one of those blue "scosche" LOC's from walmart which I heard are supposed to have more channels? I am not opposed to this idea at all. So all I need to do is tap the front speakers into the loc? Would that be in the "R" and "L" area of the LOC? Or would I need to join the speakers with all of the colored wires on the LOC? I was under the impression that all the colored wires on the LOC needed to be hooked into the back of the radio wires? Is this necessary?
 
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I have gotten to the point where I have everything hooked up except the remote wires. I can't seem to find a correct wiring diagram for my 2010 Hyundai Accent GLS to determine which wire is the remote wire. I tried using a voltmeter or a multimeter, but none of the "blue wires" seemed to put out any voltage. Also, I have no idea in which direction the remote wires should be. As of right now my facotry head unit supposedly has a remote wire, the line output converter has a remote wire, and my amp has a remote wire input. Do I just fuse together the one from the head unit with the line output converter and send that to the amp?
 
Discussion starter · #9 ·
Just left of the rca's on my amp is a switch, not an input. Sorry the pics are so crappy. I finally got everything all hooked up except the remote cable.. Just can't seem to get my amp to turn on after trying to hook the remote to wires behind my HU. It's very frustrating. I've gone through & checked all my wiring multiple times even w/ a voltmeter & the power I running fine to my amp, but it won't kick on. Hope it isn't blown. Plus I can't find a correct wiring diagram for my Hyundai accent. About ready to give up.
 
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When hooking up a line output converter do I need to actually cut the back of the head units colored speaker wires in half & connect the line output converter to them, or should I just strip the head units speaker wire and connect the LOC's colored wiring to the JUST stripped head units colored speaker wires? I have everything done except this and I finally got my amp to kick on after replacing the remote wire(even though the one I had was brand new) sorry for the stupid questions, I'm a chick and you have no idea how hard this has all been >.< Lol.
 
Discussion starter · #15 ·
I ended up using scotch locks. Simple and easy :) if you guys can bear with me I just have two more easy questions. When I went to tap into the front 2 speakers(left and right) I noticed each speaker has 4 speaker wires attached(2 of each color) I'm assuming that means there's 2 pos & 2 neg. do I need to tap into all four in each speaker(total of 8) to run to my amp or just one pos & one neg wire from each speaker?

My 2nd question is my amp is a 6 channel, so what channel does my sub plug into? What channel does my drivers side(I'm in America) speakers plug into? And what channel does my passenger side speaker plug into?

Thanks for all y'all's help and feedback! It's much appreciated!!
 
Discussion starter · #17 ·
So even though there is 2 sets of wires coming out of each speaker(2 brown/2white) and (2 black/2 yellow) I only tap into one set of one of each color on each speaker? That's what I initially did, I just didn't get any sound from any speakers when I did that. Is it because I haven't bridged a channel on my amp for my sub? Or do I need to try to tap into the other set of speaker wires instead of the initial ones?
 
Discussion starter · #22 ·
I haven't tried to trace them back yet because the way they have everything installed I'd be a total ***** to even attempt. I will if I have to. I knew I wasn't just crazy though!! I'm no car audio genius, but I knew something was strange!! I guess maybe I'll try to tap into both sets of wires before I start taking apart everything else in my car. Freaking Hyundai's!! This whole ordeal has been made way harder than it should have been!
 
Discussion starter · #25 · (Edited)
Each colored set intertwined and feeds into a pin(2 pins total per speaker) could this anomaly be because of my cars "upgraded power bass" also, once I tapped into the front 2 speakers(one of each color on each speaker) I'm not getting audio through any of my speakers now. Do I need to tap into all 4 wires on each speaker & run them all to the amp?
 
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