Power Supply: amzn.to/2OtfYQQ or amzn.to/2vTeclk Inexpensive Car Stereo with BT: amzn.to/2vBmNZQ

@realf1rme

4 жыл бұрын

What if i dont have the power adapter and I just have the other end that goes plugged into the wall?

@nariesmedicalsummanazhi1804

4 жыл бұрын

@@realf1rme it will burn

@freshx4751

4 жыл бұрын

@@nariesmedicalsummanazhi1804 by

@woodfold

4 жыл бұрын

@Forrest Lambert The 5 amp will probably work at low volume, but as you turn up the volume, the radio will draw more than 5 amps and probably burn up the power supply.

@Somchine13

4 ай бұрын

Thank you.

I did something similar back in 1995 when I was in the 7th grade and was broke. I had an old car radio, and an old AT (not ATX) computer power supply. I used the 12v off of the old power supply to power the radio. I used a cassette tape adaptor with an AUX cable (they were used to connect portable CD players to car radios) cut the cable and spliced it into AV cables and connected them to the sound out of my Super Nintendo. A friend had two home speakers that he let me have which I connected to the speaker outputs. The radio was broken which is why I got it for free. I found out that the cassette wouldn't line up causing muffled sound. I found out that if I slightly pried the cassette adaptor up it would sound normal so I used a spoon jammed into it to achieve this. My mother always hated it as she thought that I would "burn down the place" as she used to say. hahahaha.

Honestly the best and simplest most understanding instructions ever on hooking up a car stereo....others on youtube are waste..thanks bro

@Dhanukakw

2 жыл бұрын

agree

Thanks, very clear explaining. We had lots of salt issues living on the beach so we went 10 years ago for this system. It works great no more problems and we hooked up our old speakers and we're ready to go. Another benefit is the easy swapping between an old and a new radio.

@walterbkeen

9 ай бұрын

Marine radio would be ideal for this... Same connectivity, just designed for harsh environments.

Using Toids instructions I repurposed an old JVC El Kameleon (AM/FM/Single CD) car stereo I had laying around to drive my (2) Bang & Olufsen CX50 and (2) CX100 speakers. The El Kameleon has RCA inputs, I purchased a stereo RCA to 3.5mm jack cable that allows me to directly plug into a Bluetooth receiver module or any source that has a 3mm headphone type jack. Thanks Toid, My system sounds great!

Did this back in the early 80s when I worked in a garage. Pioneer KP-500, Jensen 6 x 9 speakers mounted in triangular boxes, power source was an old battery charger. Worked great.

@lawrencedavidson6195

3 жыл бұрын

KP-500 was the best!

Awesome! Everyone else is trying to get you to use a car battery in your house, which I just see as an accident waiting to happen. You just made my day with this video. Thanks! I plan on using both my old XPlod car stereo and speakers.

Been trying to find a simple guide to the wiring for a similar set up for a while now. Thanks!

Thank you what a great idea and simple to do i got a stereo with everything on it for 20 euro at my local junk yard and have it working already would not have a clue without your help again thanks.

I just bought a Pioneer DEH-X3800UI car hifi for this very reason, the sound quality from these pioneer head units is amazing, but you need a good power supply to get the best sound, 14.2v at 15 amps, these are designed to run from a battery (cleaner power) so a good psu is essential for decent sound quality and long life of the hifi itself.

@enrike8822

Ай бұрын

Can I use a laptop charger 13v. 1.8A

@mcplutt

6 күн бұрын

@@enrike8822 LOL

Just saved me the cost of a garage stereo! Awesome, now I can buy another tool for the collection

that's awesome now I have a project with my extra car audio stuff lol

You're a boss @123Toid worked first time, that's me sorted in the garage/workshop. Thank you 👍

I used to have the same alpine stereo in a lotus Elise 18 years back! It was my x husbands car and I bought him the stereo for a birthday present.

@williamkoonrad7930

3 жыл бұрын

I think I had that in my first car when I was in high school and its still my favorite of all time something about alpine there the best

I have a very good sounding Sony head unit (Sony CDX-FW570). It sounds extremely good. I lost my car in a wreck however and I would like to try this as this head unit sounds great. When I end up buying another car, I will be putting that head unit back in. For those in my situation, use wiring nuts instead of soldering. That way, you can install your head unit into your new car with ease.

This is best video about this DIY stereo there is.

I have always fancied having a car stereo for home use so I can run it with a 12V battery If need to. Thank you for telling me how to hook up the antenna and had always thought I would have to get it from a wrecking yard somewhere.

Awesome video!!

@lio1234234

3 жыл бұрын

@Skyg Walker308 you would need a step down dc-dc converter since it needs 12v. I doubt 13v is close enough, might go into safety

Thanks.You really helped me a lot.

it works decently well. i made one for the shop. using 2 6*9 car speakers. so they have a good range of sound.

I did this with a car battery and a solar charger to recharge the battery. Also made sure the positive and negative never touch or are exposed. I blew out a good unit like that. Good video!

@DystrophicEvolution

8 ай бұрын

Great idea in current times when the price of electricity is sky high. A deep cycle marine/rv battery would be perfect to get through cloudy days or dark nights during winter. Those 12V automotive solar panels are cheap. By using an inverter on the deep cycle battery, could likely charge up a laptop too. Might come in handy in case of a power outage to use a phone or laptop to check for power company updates.

You made this video in 2017 and its still helping others thank you so much!

great video thanks. might consider doing this for a computer setup makes for a fun project indeed. and a lot more desk space wont need my stereo on the table anymore :D

You saved my life! I didnt know both the red AND the yellow wire needed power! I almost wanted to give until i came across this video i subbed and liked!

This helped me. Thank you

I just did this! But, there's an easier way than splicing power wires together. The replacement power supply I found on Amazon came with a two-port adapter for the positive/negative leads. It was only $11. It's the "Kastar" ac adapter (12 v ~ 6 a). The entire setup (including where I wanted to place it) took me literally 5 minutes. Now I just need better speakers!

@Bradley-sl2uv

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this info. I bought the exact model power supply that you recommended and setup was a breeze.

@NLARA01

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the info.

Great video man. At first i didnt believe it, till my radio and lights came on.😅

Great vid. Thanks mate!

damn only now you guys figured it out? we been doing this since the late 80's early 90's back we we were in high School. an ac/dc convertor works better just like the ones in the stereo shops

@Vaposer

2 ай бұрын

maybe you should have taught people your skills instead of being a useless old gatekeeper

Hey thanks bro been thinking of making a sound system and have a computer education but wasn’t sure if this was a possibility and now I know it is. Going to build one tomorrow and I will let you know how it goes. Thanks for the how to step by step video to make a dream a reality. Great tutorial and awesome teacher koodos to you and much thanks. 😎👌👌👍✌️

@Toid

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I am glad I could help out

after doing this,i quickly listening to AC/DC song..that great.

Thanks!! In my case went a bit further. Pioneer head unit with remote capability, speakers in 3 rooms, and raspberry Pi is turning it on (set to AUX) while giving options on web GUI to play music from NAS or TuneIn app. Cat5e's as speaker wires. Kind of no-brainer to put carstereo to home environment //compared to home system prices I was considering.

Yay! I've wanted to hook up my old Ford radio since I don't have that truck anymore. So excited 😁

Best tutorial on this I've found so far because it is simple and straightforward and doesn't get into snobby audiophile stuff. Thanks for giving me somewhere to start.

Thank you, you helped me so much!! I installed a car radio in an old tractor but for that i had to know wich cables I should use, and it works!!

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Tim de Wit that is awesome! I'm so glad this helped you!

@SSJfraz

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, @@Toid great video. Is it safe to remove all of the excess wires from the back rather than banding it all together. Can I just snip all of the extra stuff off?

@Toid

5 жыл бұрын

@@SSJfraz sure. As long as you're okay without using them in the future

Very nice video man. That is very simple instructions. Good job!!

Cool! I'm trying this on a kenwood 168u for my cd collection!

Great explanation, I'm getting ready to do this and you just made it a breeze for me. If you add an on/off switch in line with the red wire, you would be able to turn the head unit on or off like you would with the keys to your car. The yellow is the 12v constant that keeps settings and time saved

@Toid

3 жыл бұрын

Great tip!

PC power supplies work really well too, you can also power subwoofers as well

One of the best video’s I have seen. All others want to hook up an old computer power supply.

This is great! Thanks for sharing.

a little trick you can do with almost all aftermarket car radios is run them on 16V. ive played with a dozen of these things on my bench and all the digital logic in internally regulated and the power amp IC's in them are almost ALWAYS rated up to 18V. Some of the very very new, like 2017+ decks the power amps are even able to safely drive 2 ohm loads at UP TP 16V! almost 40Wx4 of unclipped power. but heat does become an issue.

Saved to my playlist gonna try this

Very solid and nice video sir! Explained it so a toddler can hook this up in their own home. Very nice!

Wow this worked with my PC speakers🔊🔉🔈 now they are killer

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it worked well for you!

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Lol, not sure I like where this is going. But, with the right speakers, of course :D

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, I am sure you are joking. But if the room is small enough, then yes. Although, you would need a much bigger power supply (something like the x-box 360 or a computer power supply) to output enough watts to get your subs and amp moving that loud.

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as you check the impedance of the speakers and head unit. Most car head units will hook up speakers between 4-8 ohm speakers just fine. If you are concerned, you can always check your car stereo manual, which is typically free online.

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

P.S. The speakers in the video are 8 ohm speakers. Also, the size of the speakers does not matter.

Nice idea

Thank you for creating this video.

@Toid

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help

Just found an old 80s car radio with cassette player, in my garage fresh in the box. Compact and perfect for my home studio for recording radio and converting cassettes to wavs. I'm trying to have rca outputs.

trynna do this with my kenwood radio from my old car, need new speakers though XD

For those who ask what power supply they should use the answer is: 12V DC (not AC), 5A (it should be enough current. If not you may hear distortion or unit will stop working properly on higher volume), 60W. Exact current draw depends on your unit model, some chinese ones have really weak amplifiers, some better brands may have more powerful ones, witch will require more powerfull psu.

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Thaks for pointing out the difference between AC and DC power. I sometimes forget to make the differentiation, but it is not something to be overlooked.

@rawux1228

7 жыл бұрын

AC voltage is like sine wave. At certain points it becomes negative, so it can damage electronics because of wrong polarity. DC is constant voltage. You can use AC supply or transformer, but you will have to use rectifier bridge and some filter capacitors. Have in mind that if you have 12V AC supply, ac converted to dc voltage will be 1.4 times higher.

@sandeeproy3120

5 жыл бұрын

Can I use a 12v DC 20amp powersupply to power a single din pioneer basic car stereo DEH-S1190UB to be specific Will I burn the unit ? Because of higher amps?

@smegnl

5 жыл бұрын

@@sandeeproy3120 No. It will only draw the amps it needs

@boo1402

5 жыл бұрын

rawux1228 will it work with a power supply higher then 12 volts?

This is great! watching these to learn how to wire PC speakers into my car via the headunit I have.

@stevemiller5355

7 жыл бұрын

YTBrowny cheap aftermarket car speakers will sound better and louder

thank you i just installed a car home stereo in my car and works great

@gxy4833

6 жыл бұрын

javier garcia I did that when I was 19, 15 years ago... Poor man's car audio system lol

Thank you so much ! It's help a lot.. Ohh btw, I used pc power supply.. Work better.. I just need to know with wire is..

Nice video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Steve

My Alpine CDE 190R works surprisingly well with KEF Cresta 10 Bookshelf speakers.

very useful DIY thanks

I LIKE . . .

Alpine is nice

Good video that's a good idea I'm going to have to try this out thanks 👍

@Toid

6 жыл бұрын

JOKERBABYG you're welcome

Awesome... I enjoyed that... Brilliant

Great simple DIY to follow Where / How exactly did you hook up the auxiliary cable? Thanks. I have a 13 yr old JVC Car stereo and speakers to set up for my shed

I tried hooking a car stereo up to an old car battery charger and drove a massive speaker at great volume.

This is the best video for examining this thank you

Thanks so much, your awesome

Well, when it comes to Power Supplies, you really should only power it with one that has the same or more Amperage along with 12 Volts. Like My stereo is a 12v 10A Stereo and am running a 12v 17A power supply with a secondary 10A fuse line and runs fully as if it was still in the car with radio and everything working. You can power it with any 12V but how well it'll power it and how loud you can get it is determined by the Amps that Power Supply is pushing.

My first stereo system as a teen was an 8-track player connected to two car speakers with enclosures, and I ran them off a 12 volt power supply my dad had. Hi fidelity? Nope, LOL. But it was cool at the time.

I have a grundig one with 2 edge woofers and 2 6by9s and 2 tweeters and sounds great

WOW!!! I got that exact stereo laying around

@willyorraw5480

4 жыл бұрын

william horvath impossible he made it

X box power brick works very well as a power supply

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Bryn Conn Good to know. I didn't realize they were 12v.

@foewilla7790

7 жыл бұрын

Nope

@foewilla7790

7 жыл бұрын

Not without an amp and you need another kind of power supply for that

@foewilla7790

7 жыл бұрын

Travis Gulley

@alexharshman7025

6 жыл бұрын

Dave M so what if I said I'm running 1500 watts, a pair of tens and a pair of fifteen, (house speakers), and gettin ready to drop in a couple 6x9's, but receiver needs rebuilt so I want car CD player in meantime. If it's a car stereo I can use amp, compacitor and maybe still have the power I'm use to right? You say under 200 watts, that won't even make the lights dim when it turns on

This would be a great father son project when your son asks for a stereo. It would be a typical Dad gag, but this time with a payoff. Dad, I asked for a stereo.....Why are you taking me to the junkyard?

@thomascampbell8064

3 жыл бұрын

I would have loved ,Doing that as a kid ,next kid I abduct I'm doing this with them.

Bro really helpful alot of the other videos I have watched the creators just time lapse the wiring without explaining how to do it

I loved the video, helped a lot!

@Toid

6 жыл бұрын

AZAR EBRAHIM that's always great to hear. I'm glad it helped!

I am 12 and i did this thing with a Nissan Almera stock car radio with tape cassettes and it works!

@Toid

6 жыл бұрын

ImpromptuX aka Steve_LOLxD they is great to hear! Glad it worked for you!

@dennismckeown5863

5 жыл бұрын

@Harry Clams ..Well Harry everyone knows you can't play Rap on stereo.

You can get a cheap head unit at Walmart for twenty bucks

@MrWolfSnack

3 жыл бұрын

Go on eBay and you can get a name brand unit for $20. I just got an Alpine CDM9821 from Goodwill for $25.

cool idea

Thanks! Helped me put speakers on my Polaris ranger!

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I am glad this helped you out!

yes good 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

You did not cover your soldered power supply leads, electrical tape or shrink tubing will work, they could short out against each other.

@blueballs8599

4 жыл бұрын

This fuckers a total dumbass

@joanmagnusmagnusson5896

4 жыл бұрын

@@blueballs8599 I dont like to call people dumbass... better to say a bit to quick. ;)

@godfatherdon3392

4 жыл бұрын

@@blueballs8599 He did that to show us the connections. He covered them afterwards.

I did this to an old kenwood car minidisc player that even has a remote, also put in a headphone socket and a power socket so it could be more mobile and use it with headphones, put a couple resistors in on the headphone jack to have a more balanced volume control and to completely remove the wow and flutter coming off of the speaker lines as that is where I tapped into. makes a damn fine little hifi though.

Its working thank you

easiest power source old laptop charger. . . . . wow!! yes... o my God... Imagine the counless possibilities. . . . Miltiple Amp and Sub Woffers. . .☇☇☇

@unlimitedmovies3027

5 жыл бұрын

Most laptops off right between 13 and 24 volts

@DannyGruesome

5 жыл бұрын

You need more power than that

@thhpoo3602

5 жыл бұрын

Your gonna need a bit more than that lol

think this has helped. trying to fit a stereo in my boat (one was already fitted but it was dodgy and worked some days and didnt others. so i got a new second hand stereo and going to get ne wires and things i need to hook up to car battery and also charge with solar panel. that should work right? lol

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear that!

@yetidrunkallthetime7383

7 жыл бұрын

dude, check your groundings

Great explains 👍

simple and clean

Now u should do a video on how to install a receiver in your car🧠

@Minecraftpe120Bt

3 жыл бұрын

XD

Kobalt does that with one of their high end tool boxes

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! I actually built one myself from a Dewalt Drill box. I was really impressed. I got over 14 hours with the battery speaker combo I used. You can check it out if you are interested. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ma2e0rxsk5ipkrw.html Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to check out the Kobalt.

@diyboomboxesintexas2805

7 жыл бұрын

John Newburn I built a nice boom box out of a toolbox. go to my channel and check it out

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Looks Good Phillip

@diyboomboxesintexas2805

7 жыл бұрын

123Toid Thank you. I have a Facebook page called " I Love All Things Radio". Please join our group. It's a great place to share ideas. I am actually starting some " how to" videos on my channel as well.

Thanks so much

This was one of the first videos of yours I ever seen.

But how do you prevent the memory loss?or you have to turn it on 24 hours.

@Kaabosurron

5 жыл бұрын

You can disconnect the yellow that tells it to turn on basically add a switch yellow to power (red)

@godfatherdon3392

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kaabosurron Agreed, it's basically the ignition switch. Tells it to keep memory by drawing from battery. You can hook up a 12v backup battery for memory or keep it in standby at all times

@janospal5197

4 жыл бұрын

@@godfatherdon3392 the backup memory is not enough! These car head units use 20-50 mA standby current! Thats why the car batterys going down after a month, if you dont use your car. Plus other electronic consumers like security box, car computer etc...

@godfatherdon3392

4 жыл бұрын

@@janospal5197 I built something similar into pallet seats in my garden and wired it into an ups to prevent memory loss. So far so good

Fry's electronics on sale I got one for 11.98 ya buddy

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

robert bonham Woah! that's an awesome deal!

@matt.squarebody5427

5 жыл бұрын

@Harry Clams lmao yes he did

Good job bro.

Hallo mister ..thank you for this info i need that ...best regards from Germany

??? ... 6 years children.

I done that when I was 13 lol

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Nice! You were way ahead of the curve ;)

@bernhardmichaelfux308

6 жыл бұрын

When i was 13, Car Radio had Valves inside lol...

@oskarpolanski3152

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 11 and done it a few days before this comment was posted

@mrfaty323

6 жыл бұрын

tanveer khan Same here it brought back memories

@SaminthaKaveesh3

5 жыл бұрын

I'm 3 years old and already done that. LOL

yes it worked😀

It's a good way to get a cheap and powerful system. A good power supply is essential. I used to use old PC power supplies which is ideal.

we're did you ground

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Salvadorz lopez the ground is the black wire. When connected as the video instructs, the ground will be grounded as any other electrical device in your house. So no other ground is necessary

@salvadorzlopez8009

7 жыл бұрын

123Toid thanks

can i do it from 12v 2amp

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Posu You should be able to. You just won't get full power out of your head unit.

@VarunDubey-so5ev

7 жыл бұрын

123Toid thanx bro u rock

@Toid

7 жыл бұрын

Posu Thanks! I'm glad I could help. enjoy!

@JeffTheHokie

6 жыл бұрын

A cheap computer power supply can provide over 20 amps on the 12v rail (some go up to 36 amps).

Thanks!

I'd like to add a tip, finding a 12v/10A source is a bit difficult, I was able to supply power using 2 12v/2~3A independent supplies.by connecting them parallel via diodes.