Sub/Radio question, general question

[dmbrisket 51]

sorry if its already been asked, i half a**ed searched and didnt find anything on my question. First its a 99 Sable (same car, more activity here), owned by an elderly friend of the family who can't get in it easy anymore, went to go put a CD player in it, and i just cannot justify 70+ dollers for just the damn plastic, so i was woundern if it was possible to somehow hook up a Factory CD changer and put a sub or two in the trunk, i was also woundern, seince im 18 and can't leave stuff alone, is there anything i can do to squeeze some more power out of the 24V Duratec moter? TIA
-Doug

[drdisque]

The Factory CD Changer will wire straight up to most Sable's radio "brain" in the trunk. To run a sub off the stock head unit, you need a line converter and an aftermarket amp.

For information on adding power, see
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=471081

[dmbrisket 51]

k, thanks, i figgured the factory cd changer would wire up, that explains the plug on drivers side in the trunk,thanks, i wasnt sure if there was a way to get the signle to my amp from the stock head, thats what the line converter is for?

[mwt878991]

Originally Posted by drdisque

The Factory CD Changer will wire straight up to most Sable's radio "brain" in the trunk. To run a sub off the stock head unit, you need a line converter and an aftermarket amp.

For information on adding power, see
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=471081

It has to have the cd controls on the face to be able to do it.

Not all of them have the controls.

Mike

[drdisque]

every one I'VE ever seen has the controls and since his radio brain has the plug, his probably does, especially considering its a Duratec Sable (probably an LS) and not a Taurus G or something bottom basement like that.

The Line Converter takes the spliced amped signal going to one of your speakers (rear deck are by far th easiest) and coverts it down to input amperage and wattage which can be plugged into an aftermarket amp.

[mwt878991]

Originally Posted by drdisque

every one I'VE ever seen has the controls and since his radio brain has the plug, his probably does, especially considering its a Duratec Sable (probably an LS) and not a Taurus G or something bottom basement like that.

The Line Converter takes the spliced amped signal going to one of your speakers (rear deck are by far th easiest) and coverts it down to input amperage and wattage which can be plugged into an aftermarket amp.

It doesn't matter if the only ones you have seen have the faceplate with the controls.

He has to have the one with the faceplate controls.

All of the RCU's have the plug.

I have seen two that do not have the faceplate controls.

There are a lot of people reading this stuff so it needs to be correct information.

Mike

[dmbrisket 51]

mine is a sable GS, what does that even mean? And i need some support on this, i know i have a leg to stand on, heres the problem, Ford is the ONLY one to work on this car seince 00, and less then 5k ago, the elderly ladie had a tranny flush and filter done, got the car on the hoist today, and the pan doesnt look like its been droped in years, and one tranny bolt is missing from the side! sorrry had to vent

[shorod]

I dropped the tranny pan on my car, changed the tranny filter, put the pan back on and filled last spring and no one would ever be able to tell now. Especially since one of your pan bolts are missing, I would suspect the dealer really did drop the pan. Unfortunately, they must not have verified the torque on all bolts when putting it back together.

-Rod

[shorod]

Originally Posted by drdisque

every one I'VE ever seen has the controls and since his radio brain has the plug, his probably does, especially considering its a Duratec Sable (probably an LS) and not a Taurus G or something bottom basement like that.

The Line Converter takes the spliced amped signal going to one of your speakers (rear deck are by far th easiest) and coverts it down to input amperage and wattage which can be plugged into an aftermarket amp.

Well, since someone else brought up about the information being accurate, TECHNICALLY a line level converter takes the speaker level signal and, via a voltage divider, drops the voltage to an appropriate level for most audio amplifiers. There is some very basic filtering (electrolytic capacitors) as well. However, the series resistance of the converter is high enough that it's not really effecting the amperage (current) or wattage (power) to the speakers or the amplifier. Yes, since the converter does have a series resistance (which will change over frequency) and is dividing the voltage, you could calculate current and power, but the intent is to be a voltage divider, yada, yada, yada.



-Rod