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abrams · 06-02-2014, 04:39 PM

Let me start off by saying I'm not very adept with cars, I just happen to own a 2001 Alero GL. With that:

So my friend recently got a new car that had built-in subs, so he gave me his old sub and amp for free. Here's an album of what I'm working with:

http://imgur.com/a/5rhl5

As far as I could tell in my trunk, I do not have the stock amp ("premium sound system") in my car.
This made me think of a few questions I'd rather make sure of instead of guessing about:

1) Do I need a different HU in order to use this sub?

2) If so, I had this in mind: http://goo.gl/2R6tZV My question with that is will this model fit in place of the radio?

3) If I do need a different HU and that model will work, do I need anything other parts to be able to install this?

I'm aware that my door chime will probably disappear if I need a different HU and I'm okay with that. I did some research on these forums and saw the word "harness" being thrown around a few times, but I'm not sure what one does or if I'll need it.
Any other warnings/tips for installing these would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any sort of helpful reply.

06-02-2014, 04:39 PM	#1
abrams GX Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Illinois Posts: 3	A Request About a Stereo Let me start off by saying I'm not very adept with cars, I just happen to own a 2001 Alero GL. With that: So my friend recently got a new car that had built-in subs, so he gave me his old sub and amp for free. Here's an album of what I'm working with: http://imgur.com/a/5rhl5 As far as I could tell in my trunk, I do not have the stock amp ("premium sound system") in my car. This made me think of a few questions I'd rather make sure of instead of guessing about: 1) Do I need a different HU in order to use this sub? 2) If so, I had this in mind: http://goo.gl/2R6tZV My question with that is will this model fit in place of the radio? 3) If I do need a different HU and that model will work, do I need anything other parts to be able to install this? I'm aware that my door chime will probably disappear if I need a different HU and I'm okay with that. I did some research on these forums and saw the word "harness" being thrown around a few times, but I'm not sure what one does or if I'll need it. Any other warnings/tips for installing these would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any sort of helpful reply.