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my system needs some help

so ive already bought new speakers 4x kicker ks680's and i have a single 10" jl audio w3v1 w/ a kicker zx300.1 amp.

my question: how do i wire my amp to my pickup while retaining the stock HU?

and how should i wire my sub to my amp

here are some pics of my amp connections

this one confuses me cause if it was mono it would only have one in and one out correct? why is there a left and right? and how would i wire this to my sub?
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for this one i know what gain is, but what is and how would i use (if needed) the other two? one says remote and the other smaller one says high level input.
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this one i know 12v+ will be battery + and the other to ground. as far as the batt+ what is in the line im guessing a fuse (how big?) and is there anything else that should be in there? and the one in the middle, i dont know what that is, its labeled REM, what is that and how is it wired (if needed?)
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overall view of one side of amp
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and this pic, these terminals are not labeled except for a + on the right one and a - on the left, what are these, what do they do and how are they wired (if needed?)
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some diagrams would be absolutly superb lol

thanks a million for any help that anyone has

Chappy
 
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looks like that amp will not work for what you wont....unless you buy a aftermarket head unit...

i know this is not what you got but the wiring connection you need is in the picture



see the pig tail connection? thats what im talking about
 
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why wont this amp work?
 
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the amp does not have to connection to work with a stock head unit
you need a unit with RGA outputs
 
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Rem is your remote wire to recieve the signal from the head unit to turn the amp on. Just buy an aftermarket deck and wire it right. Believe me it will be so much better than what you are trying to do
 
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The + and - ports are where you connect the speaker wire coming from the sub. The input port comes from the head unit and the output isn't going to be used.
 
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i cant get a line level converter to get the rca jacks i need for the input?

the whole reason i want to keep the stock HU is for the prying eyes that may happen by my pickup, if they see a stock HU they will be less likely to want to break in to see what other goodies i have.
 
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