Wiring my new subs

Alright I'm pretty new to car electronics and the like but am pretty knowledgeable outside of that. My friend is letting me borrow his two 12"s and an amp until around Christmas time when I buy my own sub/amp.

I have next to no idea how to wire a sub + amp in a car. I heard the battery hookup is in the hatch and is easily accessible which is good. So can anyone step by step me or point me to a good resources. Prii can be much different than regular cars and that's why I stopped here before reading up.

 

Alright so I found some wiring info here : http://www.crutchfield.com/app/Support/KnowledgeBase.aspx?ifs=prius

I have an 07 w/o navigation w/o JBL

I've got power to the amp figured out. Pretty much what I need to know is :

1) Where the REM wire should go to from the amp
2) Where the speaker input to the amp should come from
3) Where the Power-on wiring should come from

keep in mind I'm pretty much completely new to car audio.

 

With a bit of searching I found two guides detailing the removal of the dash. I think I have enough knowledge to go out and do it myself but I do not have a wiring kit I'll have to go out and purchase one.

The only thing I still don't know how to do is get the audio from the stereo to the amp. I guess I use RCA cables or something but I do not see any RCA connections in the pics of the removed stereo.

 

Hmm I found a few posts with the Kenwood but I still haven't found pics of the wiring...I'll keep looking

EDIT : I keep finding info for the Kenwood install and others but then find out its for JBL which I don't have so is it completely useless to me? I found some info about plugging into the rear channels of the amp under the seat, but this was for JBL.

EDIT2 : Seems I can tap into the rear speakers for the input : http://priuschat.com/forums/showpost.php?p=84377&postcount=2

http://priuschat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36016&highlight=subwoofer
How would I go about doing this though?

 

I think I got it now.

PWR goes to +Bat Terminal
GRD I'll find somewhere good.
The turn-on thing will go to my ACC power in my center console
Then I need a LOC to tap into the rear channels--RCA into the amp
I guess the REM is useless AFAIK (with the Prius)

One question though...How do I "tap" into the rear channels so to say...I don't need the colors..I just don't seem to understand how I can get it pumping through both the rear speakers and the subs via amp.

 

It's a mono amp. So it looks like I'm just going to be listening to Subs+Front Speakers+Front Tweeters, correct?

 

Thanks for the info. I have to double check, but the subs/amp that I'm borrowing at the moment are pretty cheap, so I doubt I have speaker-level inputs, I don't remember seeing any. I'm planning on investing in the JL Audio CleanSweep later on, along with a whole new audio setup, but for now I'll have to deal with an LOC

 

Alright, it's been a little while. I'm finally getting to install this tomorrow. The amp has a high level input that looks like the stock speaker plug on the Prius meaning I shouldn't have to get an LOC. If I do that though, I'm only going to have one speaker feeding to the amp so would it be better for me to keep the other one connected or unplug it too, I don't know what would sound better.

 

Alright, I got everything done I'm just having a slight problem with the REM turn on. 1) does it matter if I stick it in the center console ACC or the PWR outlet by the glovebox? The two fuses are different amperages so I don't know if that may be a problem. 2) Do I need to get to the back of the cigarette lighter and tap into the wires there or is there some spiffy way I can do it without tapping into the back?

 

Thanks for answering my first question, but do you have any idea about the last one?