will I be able to install an amp

[vern_totemoff]

I dont know if the radio has the input for amps I have not been able to take out radio. I have a 1996 taurus

[drdisque]

the factory radio does not have an RCA out, but you can convert the amped signal being sent to the rear deck speakers to give a signal to your amp.

[Madcat455]

I know that most of the newer amps only have RCA inputs... But you might still be able to find some amps that have both style inputs... RCA & dual speaker wire.

If you have a RCA only amp, you want to get an actual box that'll convert your existing rear wires to RCA... RCA outputs usually only carry 1 -4 Watts... if you try to put existing speaker wires directly into RCA terminal (radio shack has wire adapters that you can just crimp on), you might be giving the amp too much signal input, causing distortion and poor sound quality.

I have seen boxes that'll convert your speaker wires to RCA the correct way (reducing the Watts)... But you are probably better off just buying a new head unit (Radio) so you can have the RCA outputs (not to mention beter sound quality for the rest of the system).

Cheap way is radio shack wire... If you're not concerned about sound quality. Just buy a RCA cable that you can see Two pairs of wire going into the ends.. cut and splice. (You can play around with the polairity to get it right).

No better sound system upgrade can be done than the head unit... it creates the base for the whole system to build off of.


Good luck....