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2001 996 WHERE ID MY AMPLIFIER??!

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I installed a new Kenwood radio from Crutchfield

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I installed a new Kenwood radio from Crutchfield

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I installed a new Kenwood radio from Crutchfield and it is no louder than the factory radio I removed. So I assume my amplifier os bad. I cannot find my amplifier??? Help

POST 2Original post

The stock one would be sitting where that rectangular hole is. Black box behind the covered spare tire.

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POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

On the amplifier, what plugs in to the black connector?

POST 6Original post

I guess the amp died at some point, and some hack just joined the wires from the head unit going to the amp, to the speaker wires coming from the amp. Should be easy enough to undo, and you might consider an aftermarket amp. Head unit has very little power, as you�ve discovered.

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So would the thin speaker wires normally connect to the black plug on the amplifier? Where do the thicker wires on the white plug go to?

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There is a dedicated thread to stereo issues down the 996 forum page, there are like 4+ different systems that are all different in what they can do and how they work. Friendly suggestion, You'll save yourself much time with some dedicated searching.. The C4 amp is to the drivers side of the spare IF you have a Bose system with the MOST unit. Door speakers with BOSE on them are the giveaway, and a sub on the right side of the center console passenger foot well.

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