Adding Aftermarket Amplifiers to a Stinger Radio

 

This tutorial explains how to add a “highs” amp to a Stinger integrated radio kit. The vehicle must be non-amplified.

1. Connect the speaker wires.
   • Locate the speaker connector harness from the PAC interface module. The PAC RadioPro CH4A-JW18 is shown for example. Your PAC interface may be different. (Figure A)
   • Carefully cut and remove the Tesa tape from the harness to expose the speaker wires inside.
   • Cut the (8) speaker wires in half and leave about 3 inches on each side to work with.  (Figure B)
   • Figure C shows what the harness should look like at this point.  (Figure C)
     • Tape off and disregard the speaker wires coming from the PAC interface module (red X mark in Figure C).
     • Connect the speaker wires heading towards the vehicle, to the aftermarket amp (red check mark in Figure C).

Gray: Right Front +

Gray/Black: Right Front -

White: Left Front +

White/Black: Left Front -

Purple: Right Rear +

Purple/Black: Right Rear -

Green: Left Rear +

Green/Black: Left Rear -

2. Connect the “amp turn on” wire.
   • From the Stinger kit, locate the Blue/White wire labeled Amp Turn On+.
   • Connect this Blue/White wire to the aftermarket amps turn-on input (also labeled Remote In).
3. Connect the RCA input jacks.
   • Locate the RCA inputs jacks on the Stinger radio harness labeled Front Out and Rear Out.
   • Connect the appropriate RCA jacks to the aftermarket amp.
4. If applicable, connect the chime speaker included with the Stinger kit to the PAC interface module.
5. Turn on the radio and test for functionality. Test to make sure the fader is working. If applicable, test that the chime speaker is working.

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C