Basslink Hookup?

Vintalage · 09-09-2003, 01:55 PM

I just got my basslink today. I know that this isn't the best subwoofer, but I've heard good things about it and I want my trunk space. In the future, I may upgrade to something better.

Anyway, I want to know if I can tap the power wire the monsoon amp uses? I don't want to have to run a wire all the way to the battery if I don't need to. Thanx.

Vintalage · 09-09-2003, 05:24 PM

um...yeah, anyone care to respond???

OneQuickGT1 · 09-09-2003, 06:10 PM

First off, don't be so down on your purchase. I have one of these as well, and let me tell you, it gets the job done well. I ran the power to the battery, and I would do the same. Just a clean connection and not that hard to do. Enjoy the Basslink!

Brett

Vintalage · 09-10-2003, 10:14 AM

But is it possible to use the monsoon's power wire?

MattBatt · 09-10-2003, 10:56 AM

Your Basslink will sound better with an 10-8 gauge wire (Less people will laugh at you) go to Wal-Mart buy the 8ga wiring kit for like $20 and learn what the inside of your car looks like. or you could pay Circut City $100 to do it.

Vintalage · 09-14-2003, 08:33 AM

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use the monsoon wire? All I would probably need to do is change the fuse to a higher number to accomadate the added load. Right???

From what I can see from the Monsoon pin out chart:

E11 ORN Battery Positive Voltage
E11 ORN Battery Positive Voltage

This would mean that the monsoon amp is getting it's power from the battery? If not, how the hell do I run the power wire to the battery? What do I need to take apart?

MattBatt · 09-14-2003, 03:51 PM

yes it is possible however it would be better to use a larger wire like an 10 or 8 guage wire. If you pick up a wiring kit at walmart (they have some inexpensive ones) you just run the wire from battery to the location that the basslink will be at. The hardest part will be finding a gromet to fit the wire through.
Take off the rocker pannel (the plastic door jamb thingy) and pull back the carpet you should see a rubber boot for the steering wheel and just to the left of it you will see a gromet (another rubber Boot) with some wires already coming out of it.
Poke a small hole in the grommet with say a coat hanger feed the coat hanger through the grommet and into the engine bay.
Attatch the wire to the Coat hanger and pull the wire through the grommet.
Pull enough through so that the other end of the wire has a little slack to the pos battery terminal.
OK I Don't know if you have a 2 door or 4 door but basically you want to pull off the plastic pannels so that you can run the wire in the wire trough. You will see the wire trough it has a large bundle of wires that lead to the back of the car. follow those wires until you get to the back seat.
once you get to the back seat you can remove the bottom cusion by pulling up on it. (you may have to use a little force) run the power wire under the back seat cushion and under the rear seatbacks to the trunk.
Make sure that you have a fuse within 2 feet of the battery terminal on the positive wire. And make sure that fuse is as close as posible to the same ratting as the fuse(s) on the basslink.
As for the ground wire you don't want it to be more than 3 feet long and attatched to a large bolt or screw with a lot of contact with the body of the car.
Phew That is all I can think of but I probably missed something.

Vintalage · 09-14-2003, 05:51 PM

I'll see what I can do tomorrow. I'll get that wiring kit and go from there. This sounds more complicated than I thought it have would be.

Do I have to disconnect the battery? Should I?

Thanks Matt and everyone else for the info you have given me.

MattBatt · 09-15-2003, 08:32 PM

Yeah you defenitely want to disconnect the battery. It's really fairly logical once you get into it. If you don't feel comfortable doing it you could have CC or BB or another instal place do it.

MattBatt · 09-15-2003, 08:41 PM

Here they say a picture is worth a thousand words this should help.

http://www.grandamgt.com/forum/showt...light=firewall

iceman · 09-15-2003, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vintalage
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use the monsoon wire? All I would probably need to do is change the fuse to a higher number to accomadate the added load. Right???

Don't ever, ever, ever do that.. the whole point of a fuse is to limit current to what the wire can handle.. if you put a larger fuse than you should, then poof.

Do what is suggested.

I think there is actually a thread about basslink install, iirc, peeps and sikmindz contributed to it. If you can't find it let me know.

Vintalage · 09-15-2003, 08:49 PM

Yeah, I saw the threads that peeps and sikmindz were a part of. I read it thoroughly. It doesn't provide what I am looking for but it did give me some helpful information.

Thanks for that little info, ice. Now it's starting to make some sense. I'm a noob at car audio installs. :/

Vintalage · 09-23-2003, 02:10 PM

Update: I got it hooked up. It's not completed, but I got to listen to it and hear what it can do. I can't say that i'm truely impressed. It has some thump, but just not enough. I set the bass to -2 and use the basslink to fill the bass. Now the highs are better. The sound is better. But I expected the basslink to hit some low notes. When the trunk is closed, this doesn't happen. When the trunk is open, then you hear the deep bass and it really shines.

It's too bad it can't hit those lows with the trunk closed. Cause the basslink sounds very much like the rear woofers when the bass is set to +6 when the trunk is closed. Except, the basslink is louder and goes just a little lower. But it's a nice addition. Provides the fill that is needed.

In the future, I think i'm gonna get some more thump.

peeps · 09-23-2003, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vintalage
Update: I got it hooked up. It's not completed, but I got to listen to it and hear what it can do. I can't say that i'm truely impressed. It has some thump, but just not enough. I set the bass to -2 and use the basslink to fill the bass. Now the highs are better. The sound is better. But I expected the basslink to hit some low notes. When the trunk is closed, this doesn't happen. When the trunk is open, then you hear the deep bass and it really shines.

It's too bad it can't hit those lows with the trunk closed. Cause the basslink sounds very much like the rear woofers when the bass is set to +6 when the trunk is closed. Except, the basslink is louder and goes just a little lower. But it's a nice addition. Provides the fill that is needed.

In the future, I think i'm gonna get some more thump.

I think you might not have tuned it right (directions in the manual) or maybe a connection isn't quite right. Ask some of the people at GAP who listened to my basslink. Trunk open or closed it was hitting pretty good......

SikMindz · 09-23-2003, 04:20 PM

Ditto that. I love my Basslink. Might want to try tuning it differently. On a better note- glad to hear that you got it in ok! Other peeps (read: me and THE peeps) forgot to put the fuse in the power wire and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't turn on! LoL

peeps · 09-23-2003, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SikMindz
Ditto that. I love my Basslink. Might want to try tuning it differently. On a better note- glad to hear that you got it in ok! Other peeps (read: me and THE peeps) forgot to put the fuse in the power wire and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't turn on! LoL

SSShhhhhh!!!!

Vintalage · 09-23-2003, 06:20 PM

Thankfully, the kit that I bought has the fuse holder built into the line. All I had to do was pop in the fuse.

However, I can't say I got of that easy. I forgot to hook up the ground so I was wondering why it wouldn't turn on too. My friends mentioned maybe I need the remote connection then I realized and said "damn, I forgot to hook up the ground...that's why!"

SikMindz · 09-23-2003, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vintalage
Thankfully, the kit that I bought has the fuse holder built into the line. All I had to do was pop in the fuse.

Yeah..that's all we had to do too. And we still ****ed up...LMAO

Vintalage · 09-23-2003, 06:29 PM

HA!

Peeps, how did you hook yours up? Are you using the speaker level inputs connected to the pins on the monsoon, or did you use a line-out converter from the monsoon's speaker wires and connect it to the basslink's rca inputs? Mine is connected using speaker level.

Also, did you yank/cut the wires out of the monsoon harness and splice the wires with the basslink wires?

SikMindz · 09-23-2003, 06:31 PM

I don't have the Monsoon but I spliced my wires. Didn't have to use the line-out converter.

09-09-2003, 01:55 PM	#1
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	Basslink Hookup to Monsoon? I just got my basslink today. I know that this isn't the best subwoofer, but I've heard good things about it and I want my trunk space. In the future, I may upgrade to something better. Anyway, I want to know if I can tap the power wire the monsoon amp uses? I don't want to have to run a wire all the way to the battery if I don't need to. Thanx. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano] Last edited by Vintalage; 09-14-2003 at 08:33 AM.

09-09-2003, 05:24 PM	#2
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	um...yeah, anyone care to respond??? __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

09-09-2003, 06:10 PM	#3
OneQuickGT1 Detailing Fanatic AKA: Brett Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Homer Glen, Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 416 Vehicle: 2004 GTO	First off, don't be so down on your purchase. I have one of these as well, and let me tell you, it gets the job done well. I ran the power to the battery, and I would do the same. Just a clean connection and not that hard to do. Enjoy the Basslink! Brett __________________ Love the GTO, but I still miss the GAGT...sometimes

09-10-2003, 10:14 AM	#4
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	But is it possible to use the monsoon's power wire? __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

09-10-2003, 10:56 AM	#5
MattBatt I'm An Audio Monkey AKA: Matt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,015 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe	Your Basslink will sound better with an 10-8 gauge wire (Less people will laugh at you) go to Wal-Mart buy the 8ga wiring kit for like $20 and learn what the inside of your car looks like. or you could pay Circut City $100 to do it. __________________ My car is dieing My Website "Life's big problems include the words 'Indictment' or 'Inoperable'. Everything else is small stuff."

09-14-2003, 08:33 AM	#6
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	Can anyone tell me if it's possible to use the monsoon wire? All I would probably need to do is change the fuse to a higher number to accomadate the added load. Right??? From what I can see from the Monsoon pin out chart: E11 ORN Battery Positive Voltage E11 ORN Battery Positive Voltage This would mean that the monsoon amp is getting it's power from the battery? If not, how the hell do I run the power wire to the battery? What do I need to take apart? __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano] Last edited by Vintalage; 09-14-2003 at 08:38 AM.

09-14-2003, 03:51 PM	#7
MattBatt I'm An Audio Monkey AKA: Matt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,015 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe	yes it is possible however it would be better to use a larger wire like an 10 or 8 guage wire. If you pick up a wiring kit at walmart (they have some inexpensive ones) you just run the wire from battery to the location that the basslink will be at. The hardest part will be finding a gromet to fit the wire through. Take off the rocker pannel (the plastic door jamb thingy) and pull back the carpet you should see a rubber boot for the steering wheel and just to the left of it you will see a gromet (another rubber Boot) with some wires already coming out of it. Poke a small hole in the grommet with say a coat hanger feed the coat hanger through the grommet and into the engine bay. Attatch the wire to the Coat hanger and pull the wire through the grommet. Pull enough through so that the other end of the wire has a little slack to the pos battery terminal. OK I Don't know if you have a 2 door or 4 door but basically you want to pull off the plastic pannels so that you can run the wire in the wire trough. You will see the wire trough it has a large bundle of wires that lead to the back of the car. follow those wires until you get to the back seat. once you get to the back seat you can remove the bottom cusion by pulling up on it. (you may have to use a little force) run the power wire under the back seat cushion and under the rear seatbacks to the trunk. Make sure that you have a fuse within 2 feet of the battery terminal on the positive wire. And make sure that fuse is as close as posible to the same ratting as the fuse(s) on the basslink. As for the ground wire you don't want it to be more than 3 feet long and attatched to a large bolt or screw with a lot of contact with the body of the car. Phew That is all I can think of but I probably missed something. __________________ My car is dieing My Website "Life's big problems include the words 'Indictment' or 'Inoperable'. Everything else is small stuff."

09-14-2003, 05:51 PM	#8
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	I'll see what I can do tomorrow. I'll get that wiring kit and go from there. This sounds more complicated than I thought it have would be. Do I have to disconnect the battery? Should I? Thanks Matt and everyone else for the info you have given me. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano] Last edited by Vintalage; 09-14-2003 at 05:54 PM.

09-15-2003, 08:32 PM	#9
MattBatt I'm An Audio Monkey AKA: Matt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,015 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe	Yeah you defenitely want to disconnect the battery. It's really fairly logical once you get into it. If you don't feel comfortable doing it you could have CC or BB or another instal place do it. __________________ My car is dieing My Website "Life's big problems include the words 'Indictment' or 'Inoperable'. Everything else is small stuff."

09-15-2003, 08:41 PM	#10
MattBatt I'm An Audio Monkey AKA: Matt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando FL Age: 41 Posts: 1,015 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am SE Coupe	Here they say a picture is worth a thousand words this should help. http://www.grandamgt.com/forum/showt...light=firewall __________________ My car is dieing My Website "Life's big problems include the words 'Indictment' or 'Inoperable'. Everything else is small stuff."

09-15-2003, 08:49 PM	#12
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	Yeah, I saw the threads that peeps and sikmindz were a part of. I read it thoroughly. It doesn't provide what I am looking for but it did give me some helpful information. Thanks for that little info, ice. Now it's starting to make some sense. I'm a noob at car audio installs. :/ __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

09-23-2003, 02:10 PM	#13
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	Update: I got it hooked up. It's not completed, but I got to listen to it and hear what it can do. I can't say that i'm truely impressed. It has some thump, but just not enough. I set the bass to -2 and use the basslink to fill the bass. Now the highs are better. The sound is better. But I expected the basslink to hit some low notes. When the trunk is closed, this doesn't happen. When the trunk is open, then you hear the deep bass and it really shines. It's too bad it can't hit those lows with the trunk closed. Cause the basslink sounds very much like the rear woofers when the bass is set to +6 when the trunk is closed. Except, the basslink is louder and goes just a little lower. But it's a nice addition. Provides the fill that is needed. In the future, I think i'm gonna get some more thump. __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

09-23-2003, 06:20 PM	#17
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	Thankfully, the kit that I bought has the fuse holder built into the line. All I had to do was pop in the fuse. However, I can't say I got of that easy. I forgot to hook up the ground so I was wondering why it wouldn't turn on too. My friends mentioned maybe I need the remote connection then I realized and said "damn, I forgot to hook up the ground...that's why!" __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

09-23-2003, 06:29 PM	#19
Vintalage Hey paisanos! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 5,490 Vehicle: 2002 Grand Am GT1	HA! Peeps, how did you hook yours up? Are you using the speaker level inputs connected to the pins on the monsoon, or did you use a line-out converter from the monsoon's speaker wires and connect it to the basslink's rca inputs? Mine is connected using speaker level. Also, did you yank/cut the wires out of the monsoon harness and splice the wires with the basslink wires? __________________ 2002 Grand Am GT1 Sedan - Black 7000K HID PICS [SOLD to Jscarano]

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