[Cracker289]

I need some help, I'm not too familiar with this. I'm replacing the factory cassette deck & seperate CD player with a Kenwood unit. I didn't realize I had a "premium" sound system, but apparently I do. There is a factory amp behind the console area. The wiring kit says I can use the amp or bypass the amp, but I don't know which I should do. And if I bypass it, I don't know how to get to the plugs, you can't even get your hands down there hardly.

Can anyone offer some guidance or assistance?

[snowboarder7710]

if you reuse the amp, just use the blue/white wire which is the amp turn on wire. hook that up to the blue/white amp turn on wire from the new radio and youll be fine.

[Beansss95]

Unless you are going to install a big amp, Id just use the factory one. Why let it set there? If you arent replacing the speakers too, might as well send them the power.
I think there are 2 blue wires on the harness, just look closly at them ......... n/m that was on my Sony

[Cracker289]

I got it figured out, the connectors on the back did not look the ones it was supposed to mate with in my re-wire kit, but after getting out the haynes manual and checking the wire colors I realized I did have exactly what I needed.

I skipped the factory amp, the new Kenwood puts out 200 watts, but the factory amp is 80 watts. I tried it both ways, and the sound is definitely louder & cleaner when I bypass the factory amp.

Thanks guys!