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Find answers to car audio and electronics questions from installing a car stereo or DVD player to boosting your bass by buying a subwoofer. Learn how to listen to your iPod in your car, and say goodbye to bulky CD cases and boring commercial radio. Looking to avoid speeding tickets? eHow can help you find, install and use radar detectors or radio scanners. From audiophiles looking for high end stereo sounds to long range truckers with CB radio questions, eHow has expert car audio How Tos.

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  • How to Convert a Car Electrical Outlet to a Plug-In Appliance

    Although technology has progressed greatly in the 12-volt appliance market, many mobile individuals still find themselves with the need to utilize 110-volt AC-powered equipment such as blenders,...

  • How to Choose a Car Rear View Back up Camera System

    How to Buy a Suitable Rear View Back Up Camera System. Nowadays, rear view system mainly include wired and wireless. 1. Wired system. A rear view system mainly consists of monitor, rear view...

  • How to Port a Speaker Box

    Ports can be purchased online or at any car audio retailer and are either screwed or glued into place. PVC pipe can also be used and is by far the best way to go when not using a manufactured...

  • How to Connect a Car Stereo to a Car Battery

    Automotive audio systems are designed for low-voltage, high-power operations inside an automobile. These powerful audio systems are capable of high-quality sound output. However, to operate...

  • How to Set Car Stereo Clock on Pioneer

    Set your Pioneer Premier car stereo clock with just the push of a button. However, if you have lost or misplaced your operating manual, finding the right buttons to push can be a frustrating...

  • Ported Vs. Sealed Subwoofer Boxes for Bass

    In the trunk of the majority of car audio enthusiasts, one or more subwoofers are positioned inside a casing known as a "box.' While a variety of types of boxes exist, they can generally be...

  • How to Make a Simple Switch

    A simple switch for some simple electric experiments, a foray into electronics, or the curious DIY-er. Useful and easy to make.

  • How to Make a Car 12 Inch Subwoofer Box

    12 inch subwoofers are a popular way to add bass to a car, truck, or SUV. They can handle a lot of power and put out a lot of sound as well. To operate properly, a subwoofer must be mounted into a...

  • How to Connect a Car Amplifier at Home

    Car amplifiers are built to provide dependable, powerful output in a tough environment. Why not take advantage of those capabilities at home? The problem is that car amplifiers are made to operate...

  • How to Build a 12 inch Subwoofer Box

    Twelve-inch subwoofers are one of the most popular sizes used in car-audio applications. They can produce a lot of bass yet aren't so big that they can't fit into most vehicles. It's important...

  • How to Build a Twin 12 Inch Subwoofer Box

    If you're looking to add some big bass to your car audio system, getting a box with two 12-inch subwoofers is a great way to go. And if you want to save some money, there's no better way to go...

  • How to Wire a Dual 2-Ohm Speaker to a 4-Ohm Amp

    Car amplifiers are designed to operate properly with a specific speaker resistance (impedance) or range of resistances, measured in ohms. Likewise, speakers or subwoofers have specific resistance...

  • How to Properly Solder Wire to Wire

    Soldering two wires together is easy to do and hands down the best way to do it. Wire connecters leave exposed wire, which eventually becomes hard and brittle and can break over time. A soldered...

  • How to Wire Two Subwoofers in Series to an Amplifier

    How you wire subwoofers depends on several factors, including the type of amplifier you're using, the impedance of the subwoofers and the number of subwoofers in your setup. One of the most common...

  • How to Hook Up Power to an Amplifier

    Powering a car amplifier can often be the trickiest part of the car stereo installation process because you have to find or cut a hole from the interior of your car to run the power wire to your...

  • How to Hard Wire a Radar Detector

    Hard wiring a radar detector in your vehicle will help to avoid clutter on the dash and around the instrument panel. While most radar detectors come with an adapter to plug them into a cigarette...

  • How to run TV's, audio, and other line-powered products from your car

    You may want to run a television, audio equipment, computers, or even 120 Volt appliances or small motors that are normally line-powered from your car and its 12-volt electrical system. What is...

  • Solar Panels Amorphous Vs. Polycrystalline

    The production differences between amorphous and polycrystalline solar panels create differences in efficiency, price, and reliability. Determining which panel is for you depends on budget,...

  • How to buy and Install a Xantrex SW600 Inverter

    OutlanderDirect.com has some good installation information on Xantrex Inverters. The first and most important part of the installation is that your new Xantrex SW600 Inverter should not be...

  • How to Replace a Power Antenna Mast

    Over time, your power antenna mast will begin to wear down and not function properly either from usage or faulty devices and you will begin to notice it sticking, rising slower than normal or not...

  • How HID Lighting Works

    "HID" stands for "high intensity discharge" and is commonly used in reference to light bulbs. HID lights have many of the same uses as normal incandescent lights. Most cars can be retrofitted to...

  • How to Adjust a Car Audio Amplifier

    Car audio amplifiers make all your music sound better--stronger, richer, and with more detail. How you adjust the settings of the amplifier will have a lot to do with how good your car audio...

  • How to Connect a Switch to a Car Amplifier

    Amplifiers require more than a 12-volt power source and ground to operate. They're built so that a 12-volt signal--a remote turn-on--is necessary to actually power up the amplifier. In most car...

  • How to Wire Up New Car Speakers

    Purchasing and wiring new car speakers is a simple process as long as you know what you're looking for. First, browse for and purchase speakers that fit into your car. After buying speakers...

  • How to Port a Subwoofer Box

    Port tubes in a subwoofer box can improve the amount of bass response you get from your subwoofer. Most pre-built subwoofer boxes are "sealed" boxes, without port tubes, but port tubes are easily...

  • How to Find Out If Your Speaker Is Blown or Fried

    easyest way to figure out if your speaker is blown or fried or if it is something els. best way to keep the money in your pocket and you from going insane trying to track down an elecrical...

  • How to Hook up Your Cb Radio in Your Vehicle

    how to hook up your cb radio in your vehicle. what to hook up and where to hook it up to.

  • How to Bridge Visonik Amplifiers

    Bridging an amplifier is a good way to produce extra power to subwoofers and the same goes for a Visonik amplifier. When bridging a Visonik amplifier, you're combining two channels into one, which...

  • How to Properly Bridge a Bridgable Car Amplifier

    Bridging a car amplifier is a great way to make use of unused power in your amp. For instance, if you're running a four-channel amplifier but you're only powering two subwoofers, you could bridge...

  • Alpine Vs. Pioneer Premier

    Alpine and Pioneer are two of the key players in the car audio market. Pioneer offers the Pioneer Premier series of car audio products that are generally higher-end than its standard car audio...

  • How to Wire a Tweeter to a Speaker

    Many people think you can wire a tweeter directly to a speaker and that assumption is partially correct. You'll also need a frequency crossover to complete the installation and prevent damage to...

  • How to Hook up a Car Amp

    Wiring a car amplifier can get confusing due to the high volume of wires running to and from the unit. However, if you stick to a wiring diagram, the process is actually simple. If you want a...

  • Kenwood Subs Vs. Alpine Subs

    If you're looking to add or replace a subwoofer in your car sound system, two brands you will run into are Alpine and Kenwood. Both companies offer passive component subwoofers that can be used...

  • How to Use Speaker Adapters

    Speaker adapters allow your aftermarket speakers to fit into the same mounting area as your original speakers without having to drill holes or cut the door. Oftentimes aftermarket speakers are...

  • How to Wire an Amp & Subwoofers Into a Stock Stereo

    Stock car stereo systems usually do not pack much punch. To really highlight the bass of your car stereo, you need a setup capable of properly reproducing low frequency notes. Adding a subwoofer...

  • How to Install a Roof Mount Car DVD Player

    Road trips with your children, Grandchildren or just Family members can be a " Trip " in it self. Your local Car Audio Store can set you up with a Flip Down DVD Player with different...

  • How to Remote Start the Car with an Iphone App

    Follow these steps to get the Iphone app to remote start your car. The best part about this system is you don't need to be in close distance to the car because the signal goes over the cell...

  • Definition of Thermal Circuit Breakers

    A circuit breaker is an electrical switch that protects an electrical circuit from damage, which is generally caused by either overload or short.

  • Automotive Wiring Basics

    The basics of automotive wiring are simple, because the concept is rather generic to all vehicles, with the exception of positive grounds. Automotive wiring is so simple that virtually anyone can...

  • How to Wire Up 6X9 Speakers

    6X9 inch speakers are larger and often more powerful than their standard 6.5 inch brethren. They often required custom fitting to be properly installed in a car. However, wiring a 6X9 is the same...

  • The History of the Kicker Amp

    The Kicker amp and the Kicker audio brand have nearly 30 years of history. Kicker amps are high-performance car stereo speakers popular among enthusiasts who modify their standard car stereo...

  • How to Install Component Speakers in a Car

    Component speakers offer better sound by using a set of speakers, rather than just one. Component speakers consist of the tweeter, for high frequency sound, and a woofer, for low frequency sound...

  • How to Read the Color Code on a Resistor

    Reading the color code on a resistor is not that difficult. All you need to know is what the colored bands mean and what to watch out for.

  • DIY Car Audio System

    Some older automobiles were sold without a factory-installed audio system. However, most cars manufactured today have an AM/FM stereo receiver. You may find, however, that some of these receivers...

  • Delphi Roady 2 Instructions

    The Delphi XM Roady2 Satellite Radio Receiver provides access to over 120 XM Satellite Radio channels in the United States, except for Hawaii and Alaska. It is portable and allows you to listen to...

  • How to Power a 12-volt System with two 6-volt Batteries

    Batteries may be connected to an electrical circuit in such a way that the total voltage of the circuit is the sum of the voltages of all the batteries in the circuit. A recreation vehicle may...

  • How to Connect a Car Amp in Your House

    Car audio amplifiers offer lots of power and outstanding performance in compact reliable designs. Many audio aficionados would like to tap into this performance in their home systems. But since...

  • How to Build a Car Stereo System

    Choosing to build a car stereo system yourself will not only save you money but also teach you about your car's electronics as well. A full car stereo system requires numerous components. For a...

  • How to Make a 12 Volt DC Relay Operate on 6 Volts

    Relays--electrically actuated switches--have many uses in electronics. Applying current at or above a relay's threshold voltage causes the relay to close, which can complete a different circuit,...

  • How to Mount a Subwoofer Box in the Trunk

    Proper placement of the subwoofer box in your car will ensure that you get good bass response from your car audio system. If the box is placed poorly, the bass will sound muddled. Regardless,...

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