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Dodge Nitro Subwoofer Installation
1. Find the fuse block under the hood and open the fuse box cover.
2. Using a 13mm socket and ratchet loosen and remove the fuse box power supply nut. Fig. 1
3. Connect the ring terminal of the power harness to the fuse box power lug and retighten the nut.
4. Route the wire toward the rubber grommet in the fire wall near the power brake booster securing with wire ties where needed.
5. For vehicles with an automatic transmission remove the rubber grommet A (see Fig. 3) and make a hole using a razor blade.
6. Reinstall the grommet and pass the power wire through it. Pull the power wire until the protective loom over the wire just touches the grommet.
7. For vehicles with a manual transmission make a hole in grommet B (see Fig. 3) using a razor knife.
8. Pass the power wire through the grommet and pull through until the protective loom over the wire just touches the grommet.
9. Find where the wire is coming through the fire wall on the interior of the vehicle.
10. Install the supplied two pin connector by inserting the terminals on the end of the power wire into the back of the connector until it clicks and locks. Either wire can go in either position. Fig. 4
11. Depress the blue terminal retainer down in the center of the connector.
12. Using a panel removal tool gently pry up the threshold/kick panel along the bottom of the front door opening to release fasteners and remove panel. Fig. 5
13. Find the 8mm ground nut in the driver’s side kick panel area and connect the black ground wire of the wire harness.
14. Locate the left front door speaker wires in the wire harness bundle next to the hood release lever. The wire colors are gray with a yellow stripe and gray with a purple stripe.
15. Install one of the self stripping t-tap connectors on to each wire. Lay the wire in the open channel, fold the connector body over and squeeze with a pair of pliers until connector snaps shut. Fig. 7 Tip: Once these connections have been made you might want to test the wire with an inexpensive test-tone generator to verify you have the right wires.
16. Connect the subwoofer harness input wires to the t-tap connectors. The green wire (positive) of the harness connects to the t-tap connector on the gray wire with the yellow stripe in the vehicle. The gray wire (negative) of the harness connects to the t-tap connector on the gray wire with the purple stripe in the vehicle.

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