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[Jonathan Burch]

If you’re planning to just run off the aftermarket headunit power, your stock speakers, battery, and wiring should be fine. There are wiring adapters on the market that convert your aftermarket HU’s harness to the stock harness.

Your stock speakers will probably be happier with the aftermaket HU’s power output rather than the stocker’s. In audio, while it is possible to destroy speakers by overpowering them, it is more likely for you to kill speakers by clipping your amp, or turning it up beyond its capability, sending direct current to your speakers at the top and the bottom of the soundwave, rather than alternating currect throughout the speaker cycle.

This is all decided by how far you turn the volume knob.

I don’t think you’re in any danger of damaging your car if you’re just installing a radio. Besides wiring the harness adapter to the HU’s harness, it should be reletively plug and play.

[Jonathan Burch]

I used to be into it as well until I got a job working with loud equipment. Time in the car was better enjoyed for the quiet at that point.

I’d like to get back into it now, but I need something a little more audio friendly than the daily driver.

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