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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:38 PM
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96 a4 quattro v6 and i wanted to know whats involved with installing an aftermarket radio.is it direct plug in with a wire harness or will i have to run speaker wires to each speaker because of the amp and if so if anybody can tell me how to install the aftermarket radio and all?thanks
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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Default Crutchfield offers harness wire kits. But it will all depend on what you are adding...

You may need a separate set of speaker wires ran to the rear speaker.
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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Default The easiest is to buy a radio with pre amp outputs. When I first bought

mine I asked around at some local stereo shops and they said I would either need to replace the rear speakers or buy some special pre-amp adapter because normal pre-amp outs will not work with the Audi rear amp. Their story sounded kind of fishy so I went out and bought a radio with front and rear pre-amp outputs. Ran speaker level to the front, pre-amp to the back. Works perfect. Nothing special needed other than the harness adapter and the face plate.
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