[WhiteEvo05]

Originally Posted by deadmeat

Sorry for the partial thread hijack but I figured I'd ask here since the other thread I posted in doesn't seem to get a lot of views.

Is there a way to make it so the sub in the SSL package doesn't just act as a speaker with an aftermarket HU? I installed an Alpine CDA-9886 the other day and this is the only snag that I've run into so far. I used both the Metra and Mitah adapters and everything went into place with no issues (thanks to Crutchfield's very helpful installation guides) but I can't figure out why my sub isn't working right. It seems to behave like it's on the same channel as the rear speakers and adjusting the subwoofer level does nothing.

Everything else works perfectly. The main reason I got the Alpine was for the USB/iPod support which is nice but I'm almost tempted to put the stock HU back in so my music actually has some depth to it.

Sorry for the derail!

The stock sub does little, btw...so make sure it is actually NOT doing anything (You've probably done that so moving along...) Have you checked to make sure that there is not a low-pass enabled on your HU that is filtering out the sub frequencies and sending them to a channel not hooked up? If yes, turn the subwoofer setting off and see if your lows aren't back in your standard four channels. My iDA-X001 was like this when I installed it. Turned the separate sub function off and it was back...all the sub function on the OE stereo is handled in the factory amp's internal crossovers.