1998 Factory Amplifier Location

[socomboy]

Hello board! This is my first post so hear we go.....I know about the '97 amplifier thread but it did not provide an answer so does anybody know where the factory amplifier is in the PREMIUM (not MACH) sound system in a 1998 Eddie Bauer Expy?

Thanks Guys!

 

[socomboy]

Anyone Guys?

 

[grizfyrfyter]

no clue, why do you need to know where it is?

 

[socomboy]

I want to bypass the factory amp for my aftermarket stereo. I have all the necessay harneses but can't find the amplifier.

 

[grizfyrfyter]

i believe it on the right side near the 3rd row seat. i havent seen it (it was bypassed when i got the car) but i read about it somewhere. could be the newer models though. good luck.

 

[joe shmoe]

Hey socomboy,where did you get the bypass from?

 

[gjhanson2]

Alright, totally off-topic, but Joe Shmoe, I'm loving the graphic. Haha

 

[socomboy]

best buy online

 

[lakmflx]

The factory amp is located on the rear passenger side of the truck where the 3rd row seat is. Easiest way to find it is look for the jack compartment. Once you find that then that whole plastic piece needs to come off so you can gain access to the amp.

 

[ICrushedAPrius]

did anyone else watch Joe Schmoe's graphic for a straight minute while laughing? lol

 

[aaronl]

I just replaced the factory unit in my '98 w/premium stereo. The amp is in the dash, you can see it when the radio is removed, it's sort of behind & below the climate controls. The harness you need to bypass plugs in at the bottom, which if you look under the dash towards the middle near the console you can see the bottom of the amp & the plugs. The amp in the rear is for a sub in the Mach system.

 

[EXP Edition]

All I did to bypass mine was the same thing I did in my Durango with the Infinity speakers..

Take your remote wire turn on from the deck and connect it to the blue wire coming from the dash. I believe it is the power antenna wire coming from the dash. That's it! My speakers all turn on fine!

 

[henry98]

I want to bypass the factory amp for my aftermarket stereo. I have all the necessay harneses but can't find the amplifier.

its behind the radio straight down..its a bear to remove i just removed mine and by passed it even though it worked perfectly fine